Donald Trump U.S. President

Republican

US President

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POSITION ON ISSUES

These issue positions are derived from the annual Citizens Count issue surveys or candidate websites, social media posts, media interviews, voting records, and other sources.

Crime and Public Safety

Should the federal government expand background checks for firearms sales?

OTHER | Read My Position

"We’re working on background checks. There are things we can do. But we already have very serious background checks. We have strong background checks. We can close up the gaps. We can do things that are very good and things that frankly gun owners want to have done."

Source: 2019 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-shooting/trump-says-he-will-push-to-close…

Should the U.S. impose additional sanctions on Russia in retaliation for its aggressive action in Syria and the Ukraine?

FOR | Read My Position

"Today, I signed into law the 'Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act,' which enacts new sanctions on Iran, North Korea, and Russia. I favor tough measures to punish and deter bad behavior by the rogue regimes in Tehran and Pyongyang. I also support making clear that America will not tolerate interference in our democratic process, and that we will side with our allies and friends against Russian subversion and destabilization.

"That is why, since taking office, I have enacted tough new sanctions on Iran and North Korea, and shored up existing sanctions on Russia.

"...Still, the bill remains seriously flawed – particularly because it encroaches on the executive branch’s authority to negotiate. Congress could not even negotiate a healthcare bill after seven years of talking. By limiting the Executive’s flexibility, this bill makes it harder for the United States to strike good deals for the American people, and will drive China, Russia, and North Korea much closer together. The Framers of our Constitution put foreign affairs in the hands of the President. This bill will prove the wisdom of that choice.

"Yet despite its problems, I am signing this bill for the sake of national unity. It represents the will of the American people to see Russia take steps to improve relations with the United States. We hope there will be cooperation between our two countries on major global issues so that these sanctions will no longer be necessary."

Source: Candidate's Website 2019

Should the U.S. impose additional sanctions on North Korea unless it abandons its nuclear program?

FOR | Read My Position

"Just spoke to President XI JINPING of China concerning the provocative actions of North Korea. Additional major sanctions will be imposed on North Korea today. This situation will be handled!"

Source: Candidate's Twitter Feed 2017

Should the government legalize marijuana at the federal level?

FOR | Read My Position

"Last Thursday, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren (D) and Colorado Senator Cory Gardner (R) teamed up to announce the Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States Act (STATES). According to Gardner, the bill will 'ensure that each state has the right to determine for itself the best approach to marijuana within its borders. The bill also extends these protections to Washington, D.C, U.S. territories, and federally recognized tribes, and contains common-sense guardrails to ensure that states, territories and tribes regulating marijuana do so safely.'

"President Trump appears to be all in on the bill. Before jetting off to the G-7 summit in Canada, he told reporters, 'I support Senator Gardner. I know exactly what he's doing. We're looking at it. But I probably will end up supporting that, yes.'"

Source: Other 2019 https://www.greenentrepreneur.com/article/314798

Should the federal government limit certain firearm purchases to residents over age twenty-one?

FOR | Read My Position

"But I will tell you, background checks — I called many senators last night, many congressmen, and Jeff and Pam and everybody in this room. I can tell you, Curtis, they’re into doing background checks that they wouldn’t be thinking about maybe two weeks ago. We’re going to do strong background checks. We’re going to work on getting the age up to 21 instead of 18. We’re getting rid of the bump stocks. And we’re going to be focusing very strongly on mental health, because here’s a case of mental health."

Source: 2018 https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-meeting-…

Do you support Pres. Trump's decision to withdraw from the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement?

FOR | Read My Position

"End the nuclear deal with Iran and the ransom payments to the world’s number one state sponsor of terrorism."

Source: Candidate's Facebook Page 2019

Should the NSA continue its bulk data collection programs for U.S. citizens?

FOR | Read My Position

"If it's a security situation and if they're saying we need this - there are checks and balances. There are certain checks and balances. You just can't do exactly what some people are saying you can. But I think we have to err on the side of security. It's certainly not something I like, certainly not what you like. When you have all these maniacs all over the world, I think we probably have to go that little bit of an extra step."

Source: Other 2015 https://grabien.com/file.php

Economy, Budget and Taxes

Should the federal government raise the minimum wage?

AGAINST | Read My Position

"In early May 2019, Trump’s Secretary of Labor, Alexander Acosta, testified before two Congressional committees, declaring: 'We do not support a change in the federal minimum wage at this time.'"

Source: 2019 https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/trumps-top-labor-official-oppos…

Do you generally support higher tariffs on imports from countries such as China, where we have a large trade deficit?

FOR | Read My Position

"The US is likely to ramp up pressure on China by raising existing tariffs if a trade deal is not reached soon between the two countries, a key White House adviser has said.

"The world's two largest economies have been locked in a bruising trade war since Trump in March last year imposed tariff hikes of up to 25 per cent on USD 250 billion of Chinese goods.

"In response, China, the world's second-largest economy after the US, imposed tit-for-tat tariffs on USD 110 billion of American goods.

"Michael Pillsbury, an adviser to the White House on China policy, said that Trump would likely escalate the trade war by raising existing tariffs if no deal is reached."

Source: 2019 https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/us-likely-to-escalate-trade-war-with-china-if-no…

Should the federal government increase funding for transportation infrastructure, such as road repair and highway expansion?

FOR | Read My Position

"To keep pace with the needs of a growing economy, the Trump administration is committed to improvements that address all facets of infrastructure. So the president is calling upon Congress to pass legislation that delivers new and important infrastructure investment to clear up the backlog of needed repairs and modernize America’s aging infrastructure."

Source: Candidate's Website 2019

Should the federal government reform Social Security by raising the retirement age?

AGAINST | Read My Position

"Well Paul ... nice guy but I disagree with him on this... Paul wants to knock out Social Security, knock it down, way down... No. 1 you're going to lose the election if you do that... But more importantly... I want to keep SS intact... I'm not going to cut it, and I'm not going to raise ages, and I'm not going to do all of the things that they want to do. But they want to really cut it, and they want to cut it very substantially, the Republicans, and I'm not going to do that."

Source: Other 2016 http://money.cnn.com/2016/07/15/news/economy/trump-pence-social-security/

Should the U.S. join the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP)?

AGAINST | Read My Position

"The Trans-Pacific Partnership is an attack on America's business. It does not stop Japan's currency manipulation. This is a bad deal."

Source: Candidate's Twitter Feed 2015 https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/590982593736286208

Should the federal government institute a flat income tax for all income brackets while eliminating many deductions?

AGAINST | Read My Position

Trump said, "The one problem I have with a flat tax is that rich people are paying the same as people that are making very little money. And I think there should be a graduation of some kind. Because as you make a certain amount of money, I think you should have to graduate upward. That doesn’t mean a raise in taxes. That means rich people might be paying less than they’re paying right now."

Source: Other 2015 http://www.breitbart.com/video/2015/08/24/trump-decouple-from-china-you-can-have…

Should the federal government privatize some or all of Social Security?

OTHER | Read My Position

In his 2000 book "The America We Deserve", Trump voiced support for private Social Security accounts. However, at the November 2015 Politics and Eggs forum, he said, "My plan is to leave Social Security alone. What we're going to do is get rid of the fraud, abuse and waste."

Source: Other 2015 http://www.unionleader.com/article/20151111/NEWS0605/151119828/-1/news

Education

Should the federal government allow student loan payments to be reduced based on income?

OTHER | Read My Position

In 2015, Trump said, "That’s probably one of the only things the government shouldn’t make money off — I think it’s terrible that one of the only profit centers we have is student loans."

However, Trump has not taken significant action on student loans, and there has been some controversy over the issue in his administration.

In 2018 Seth Frotman, the student loan ombudsman at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, published a scathing resignation letter that said, "the Bureau has abandoned the very consumers it is tasked by Congress with protecting. Instead, you have used the Bureau to serve the wishes of the most powerful financial companies in America."

Source: Other 2019

Energy and Environment

Should the federal government do more to combat climate change by taxing carbon emissions?

AGAINST | Read My Position

"I will not support or endorse a carbon tax!"

Source: Candidate's Twitter Feed 2016

Do you agree with President Trump on withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement?

FOR | Read My Position

"The Paris Climate Accord is simply the latest example of Washington entering into an agreement that disadvantages the United States to the exclusive benefit of other countries, leaving American workers — who I love — and taxpayers to absorb the cost in terms of lost jobs, lower wages, shuttered factories, and vastly diminished economic production."

Source: Candidate's Website 2017

Health Care

Should the federal government pass a law guaranteeing the right to an abortion as decided in Roe v. Wade?

AGAINST | Read My Position

"Let me be clear—I am pro-life. I support that position with exceptions allowed for rape, incest or the life of the mother being at risk. I did not always hold this position, but I had a significant personal experience that brought the precious gift of life into perspective for me. ... If using taxpayer money to facilitate our slide to a culture of death was not enough, the 1973 decision became a landmark decision demonstrating the utter contempt the court had for federalism and the 10th Amendment. Roe v. Wade gave the court an excuse to dismantle the decisions of state legislatures and the votes of the people. This is a pattern that the court has repeated over and over again since that decision. Perhaps Roe v. Wade became yet another incidence of disconnect between the people and their government."

Source: Candidate's Facebook Page 2016

Should the federal government amend the Affordable Care Act/"Obamacare" by giving states a fixed block grant for Medicaid?

FOR | Read My Position

"The Administration recognizes that the only way to reform Medicaid and set it on a sound fiscal path is by putting States on equal footing with the Federal Government to implement comprehensive Medicaid financing reform through a per capita cap or block grant. A new Federal-State partnership is necessary to eliminate inefficient Medicaid spending, including repeal of the Medicaid expansion, and reducing financing gimmicks such as provider taxes. The Budget would empower States to design State-based solutions that prioritize Medicaid dollars for the most vulnerable and support innovation."

Source: 2019 https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/budget-fy2020.pdf

Should the federal government amend the Affordable Care Act/"Obamacare" by automatically enrolling every citizen in Medicare, replacing most private insurance?

AGAINST | Read My Position

"The Democrats' socialist 'Medicare for All' plan would devastate the American healthcare market and lead to higher taxes."

Source: Candidate's Website 2018

Should the federal government continue to fund Planned Parenthood?

AGAINST | Read My Position

"For decades, American taxpayers have been wrongfully forced to subsidize the abortion industry through Title 10 federal funding. So today, we have kept another promise. My administration has proposed a new rule to prohibit Title 10 funding from going to any clinic that performs abortions."

Source: Candidate's Website 2018

Should the federal government amend the Affordable Care Act/"Obamacare" by eliminating the "essential health benefits" insurance plans must cover?

FOR | Read My Position

Trump supports Association Health Plans and short-term, limited duration plans, which do not have to offer all of the ten essential health benefits in the Affordable Care Act.

Source: Candidate's Website 2019

Should the federal government ban abortion after 20 weeks gestation, with exceptions for cases of rape/incest and health complications?

FOR | Read My Position

"President Trump has expressed strong support for the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, which would stop late-term abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, when science tells us that an unborn child can experience pain."

Source: Candidate's Website 2018

Recreation and Transportation

Should the federal government increase funding for transportation infrastructure, such as road repair and highway expansion?

FOR | Read My Position

Social Issues

Should the federal government provide more funding to states to fight opioid addiction?

FOR | Read My Position

"On October 26, 2017, President Trump issued a Presidential Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies to use all lawful means to combat the drug demand and opioid crisis. He also directed the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to declare the crisis a Public Health Emergency.

"'We are already distributing nearly $1 billion in grants for addiction prevention and treatment, and more than $50 million to support law enforcement programs that assist those facing prison and facing addiction,' the President said before signing the memorandum. 'We have also launched an $81 million partnership to research better pain management techniques for our incredible veterans.”

"The President’s proposed Federal Budget requests $3 billion in new funding in 2018 and $10 billion in 2019 for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to combat the opioid epidemic by expanding access to prevention, treatment, and recovery support services. The funding would also go toward addressing mental health concerns."

Source: Candidate's Website 2018

Should Congress create a path to citizenship for illegal/undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children?

OTHER | Read My Position

Trump rescinded the Obama administration Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which created legal status for children brought to the U.S. illegally as children. However, he has voiced support for Congress passing a program similar to DACA, if they also increase border security.

In 2018 he tweeted, "I have offered DACA a wonderful deal, including a doubling in the number of recipients & a twelve year pathway to citizenship, for two reasons: (1) Because the Republicans want to fix a long time terrible problem. (2) To show that Democrats do not want to solve DACA, only use it!"

Source: Other 2019

Should the federal government continue to fund Planned Parenthood?

AGAINST | Read My Position

Should the U.S. build a physical wall between Mexico and the U.S.?

FOR | Read My Position

"They say walls don’t work. Walls work 100 percent. Whether it’s El Paso — I really was smiling, because the other night I was in El Paso — we had a tremendous crowd, and — tremendous crowd. And I asked the people — many of whom were from El Paso, but they came from all over Texas. And I asked them. I said, 'Let me ask you, as a crowd: When the wall went up, was it better?' You were there, some of you. It was not only better; it was like 100 percent better."

Source: Candidate's Website 2019

Should the federal government ban abortion after 20 weeks gestation, with exceptions for cases of rape/incest and health complications?

FOR | Read My Position

VOTING RECORD

This candidate did not hold office as a legislator in the most recent session, and therefore does not have a voting record available.

COMMENTS

Patricia Myers
- Deland

Border Wall:

Thu, 09/19/2019 - 1:27pm

Border Wall:
I live in a melting pot neighborhood, its low income family's and alot of Drug selling on my corner!!
I know on first hand experience, that Mexican's come here and get on every government program the U.S has ! They are not out working!! they have children, lots and lots of Children! because....the more they have
the more they get from the U.S!! while I, a single White mother, has been working since I was seventeen!!
have always been told I make to much money for help! so guess what, I struggle month to month to pay my
bills, I have No Health Insurance, Because I Cant Afford it!!! and then I had to pay taxes because of Obama
F#*#ing care!!! so I can't afford Insurance and then I get penalized for it!!!!!
I say, Build that Wall!! Build it high, I'm tired of paying for them in my taxes, while I do without!!!

Thank You
Pat Myers

Cynthia Dick
- Foxburg

Our FABULOUS President Mr.

Fri, 05/03/2019 - 1:53pm

Our FABULOUS President Mr. Donald Trump
I am tired of the press and all the false news they print about you. I hope the American people are smart enough to realize that the press is just a lot of false news to sell there paper and by printing all this false news it is contributing to the division of our country. The democrats are also contributing to the so called division in our country. The democrats should be putting more effort into things that are important to the American people instead of tying to divide us. The democrats are aiding in this countries division. This impeachment they are so determined to accomplish is another way to try to divide the country. I believe the democrats are still teenagers, because the way they do things reminds me of all those drama queens from high school. Mr. President you are right about these witch hunts and that's what they are, a witch hunt! I hope they soon give up and move on to more important things, like the American people's needs. I voted for you in the last election and I'll do so this 2020 election. I know that you are doing a great job and could do more if you had more support from the drama queens in Congress. I am glad you became our President, and I hope you get another term, so you can really make (AMERICA GREAT AGAIN) for another 4 years. Keep draining the swamp!

Roger McGinnis
- Sparta

Gun Control

Fri, 03/09/2018 - 12:07pm

If we control our borders, control drug trafficking, and allow parents to discipline their children vs. the state; control wouldn't even be an issue!!

Roger McGinnis

David Johnson
- Dayton

guns

Tue, 03/06/2018 - 11:55am

If you want to raise the gun age to 21 then we should raise the voting age to 21 also, And for trump to say we will take someones guns and worry about the law after is the scariest thing Ive ever heard a president say. I do know with talk like this donald you will never see a second term, you have lost my family and friend vote, thanks for the betrayal.

Vik Singh
- Sacramento

Health Care

Wed, 02/14/2018 - 9:24am

They are creating a huge health care mess and it needs to be fixed.

Anita Abanto-Pretty
- Cincinnati

President Trump

Wed, 01/17/2018 - 9:01pm

Hello President Trump,
I don't tweet but I watch Fox News frequently and You usually say what I was thinking!
I think your rock. You have my family total support!
Thank You, for making an America Great Again !
The Thomas William CFD and Anita Abanto-PrettyMSN, RN

James Mizzles
- Tyler

Wake Up America

Sun, 12/31/2017 - 5:51pm

I request your feed-back on these issues

WAKE UP AMERICA
by: James I. Mizzles

Greetings: President Trump
Today is but one step from tomorrow: We only have a slight hint as to what it holds, what we do know is what we have to face today; more precisely, this second, and we know what yesterday held. When we put those two together we have the makings for building a better, or worse tomorrow. It all depends on how we use that knowledge: There were times in our past that we applied wisdom, and of course, times of foolishness. The question is, what are we going to do today? Now! Life is a clump of wise and foolish decisions, accomplishments and failures, but can we afford to sit back and watch some of the greatest mistakes in the history of mankind being devised before our very eyes? Can we? I certainly hope not! We have to have the backbone and grit to stand up and fight against every evil that Satan may devise against our Country, our people and especially against our children. Fight against everything that stands against what our forefathers fought for. Worse than that. Our Government was, at one time, a country after God's own heart. One that strove to truly live as "One Nation Under God," but that is not the case today. By all appearances our nation is striving (in general), to go against the basic structure of what the BIBLE stands for, pursuing the things and standards of the devil himself. You may ask how I can say those things? I will be glad to tell you: First; When does life start, .... when does a fetus become a human being? When does true life actually begin?
thought: If a man were to plow his field and plant corn in that field and another person was to come along and kerosene over that crop, killing the seed, even thought not one seed has germinated the perpetrator would be charged with killing the first mans crop. I remember back in 1968 my aunt Leonora hit a cow on an old farm road, her insurance company paid the rancher, not only for the cow but for each calf (2 to 4)that she could be expected to have.
Why do we put more emphasis on crops and livestock than we do on our own children: Just as when a seed of corn starts to grow in the ground that plant is just as much a corn plant as it will be once it reaches maturity at harvest time, that is no less true with a child; conception is the instant that a man's seed fertilizes a woman's egg, that is when life begins, from that moment on what was an egg is now a living, breathing (through the mother)separate human being and given enough time will be a living breathing adult. Yes, a fetus is just as much a human as you and I are right now: Just think inside of an acorn is a mighty oak, just as inside of a woman's egg is another human, just as not every acorn produces an oak, not every egg in a woman produces a child, but once her egg has been fertilized you can be sure that without any unforeseen circumstances a child will be born.

1. ABORTION: Giving men and women the right (rite) to murder (take and innocent life) their own children by the millions, just because These children have yet to leave their mother's womb, fulfilling their birthing process and because PEOPLE WANT THE RIGHT TO SIMPLY HAVE SEX, as they will, WITHOUT CONCERN FOR THE LIFE THAT THEY MAY BRING IN TO THIS WORLD. People scream about the wanton wide spread murder through-out the streets of our great cities, how The FBI's “crime clock” indicates that a violent crime occurs every quarter of a second ...... how about the fact that approximately 125,000 abortions are performed every day in the USA by some doctors, that have taken an oath to preserve life, whom, will for the LOVE OF MONEY, (GREED), set that oath aside to butcher a child. DOCTORS WHO MURDER HELPLESS BABIES, simply because of greed and HEARTLESS PARENTS who desire selfish pleasures having no regard for the life that they may bring into this world ..... Yes, I, too, was shocked when I heard that Our Great Country had declared it legal to murder our children, helpless little BABIES, more shocking than that was how little it angered the, so-called, "Christian Community." Where are the true Christians that stand up for God and all that He stands for and stand against all that He stands against.

Some incidents some time back planted a question in my mind,.... the cry that rose up concerning the Branch Davidian fire and 911, yet many of the same people sit by and do little to nothing concerning the MURDER OF OUR LITTLE BABIES: How absurd! We cry-out in anger when children are injured, or even worse, killed in an accident, but sit silently by while MILLIONS OF OUR BABIES ARE MURDERED!

What about the cry that went up because of the Oklahoma City Bombing? and Most of those same people see no wrong in the SLAUGHTER OF THE UNBORN CHILDREN. ALTHOUGH In each account the victims had tasted life, and a few had even survived, but our poor helpless babies have no place to run, their silent cry has no ears to hear, they have no chance for survival, once the selfless mother chooses to abort it those MILLIONS OF BABIES have no recourse of any kind, except to CRY OUT IN SILENT PAIN as, in many cases, they are BUTCHERED BY THE VERY HANDS THAT HAD VOWED TO PRESERVE LIFE! Why do I not hear more screaming about the murder of these little children who's only fault was that of being conceived in the womb of a heartless mother. We still talk about the atrocities of Hitler and the GENOCIDE by the Bosnian Surbs. How about focusing on the GENOCIDE OF OUR FUTURE, our children?

2. HOMOSEXUALITY: We also know that America has designated Homosexuality as an alternative lifestyle? Our children are told that they actually have the option to choose to be of the opposite sex.

The first thing that I want to cover is the purpose of sex (copulation or intercourse), when a man has intercourse with a woman there is a reasonable chance that a child will be conceived, but when a man has intercourse with another man, or a woman with another woman the chance of conception is zero. The purpose of intercourse is procreation, to produce children, true God did want us to enjoy sex, but that enjoyment was not intended to be the full purpose of the act. God tells us in 1st Corinthians 6:9, "Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: Neither Fornicators, idolaters, adulterers, effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, (in some translations the last two are combined as "Homosexuals"). No! God does not support Homosexuality, He tells us in Leviticus 18:22 "Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: It is an abomination. Further more, in Leviticus 20:13 it states; "If a man also lie with mankind as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: THEY SHALL SURELY BE PUT TO DEATH; their blood shall be upon them. "Do I have to say more? GOD HATES THE GAY MOVEMENT, and we as Christians have to take the same stand. No, we are not to go out and slay every known homosexual, nor are we to support them; if we support their movement we stand against God! I would prefer to stand against all the armies of the world than to stand against God: Everyone that supports the Gay movement stands against God; this cannot be over emphasized. I do not care how religious you claim to be, nor does it matter how many (so-called) churches back the Gay and Lesbian movement. All true Christians must fight this PERVERSION through education, association and counseling. If you are not a part of the answer, you are a part of the problem, you cannot straddle the fence, if you do not stand against the Gay movement you are supporting it!!

3. DIVORCE & REMARRIAGE: Matthew 5:31-32 informs us that "It has been said, whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement, but I say unto you, that who so ever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery, and who so ever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery."
In America and most parts of our world we have come to accept fornication (pre-marital sex) simply as a part of growing up and adultery as just one of those things that happen. God informs us, in 1st Corinthians 6:9, "Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: Neither Fornicators, idolaters, adulterers. , nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortionist, shall inherit the kingdom of God,” yet we allow it to happen as a simple way of life, we even entertain ourselves and our children with it as we put it in our movies books and magazines making it appear to be acceptable. Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; God wants us to respect our bodies and His laws.

4. Let us take a look at our LEGAL SYSTEM: Talk about pampering criminals, we have lost nearly all of the deterrent effect we can, without abolishing the legal system entirely.
Many of our, so-called, prisons are no more than highly restricted social clubs, set aside for those that have proven themselves to be such bad people that we have to "PUNISH THEM?" by furnishing them with food, clothing, shelter and full medical care, saying, "We have taken away their freedom as a punishment;" Let us take a look at it: First a little word picture: In America we have millions of under employed and unemployed citizens, many of which do not even have the benefit of a roof to shield them from the elements, most of whom are underfed, and only a few of which have any form of medical coverage, yet our government does little, if anything to help those people. Unlike "Robin Hood," who took from the rich in order to help the poor. Our government TAKES FROM THE POOR TO HELP CRIMINALS. What I see is a government spending billions of dollars to support the criminal (deviate) element of our society almost ignoring the poor and depraved. I see the criminals of our great land, sitting in their state funded home, eating three meals a day, while many, poor, law abiding, citizens are starving on the street; then we see the same criminals receiving full medical coverage, at no cost to them (in many cases), while hundreds of thousands of poor citizens make do with inadequate, inefficient medical care, if any at all. Is this the way it should be? Why is it that an individual can rob, rape, kill or brutalize our fellow citizens, and if injured they and the person THEY INJURED go to the hospital where the criminal receives all the care that they need, the victim is like-wise treated: We the people pickup the tab for the criminal, but the victim is released with great big bills; even if they have insurance, they generally, end up paying around 20%of the bill, but the criminal pays nothing, I ask you .... is that fair? They were victimized, why should they have to pay the bill too. Where is their Justice? Is it fair to treat criminals so well, while innocent citizens suffer? Oh but we have to be sure that the "RIGHTS?" of criminals are protected: (Personally, I am of the opinion that criminals forfeit their rights when they decide to over-look the rights of others): Who is it that suffers when criminals are afforded those specific rights? All of the victims, their families, relatives, friends, associates and any one else that comes in to contact with them at the wrong time, (in or out of jail). How many times have you heard of someone that was released repeating their offense? How many of them were already multiple offenders? .... Is it right for us to have to continue to pay for their every need, after they have been found guilty of an offense against us that is worthy of death? No! It is not right, but ... THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT WE ARE DOING!
OPINION … We should take the valuables and money confiscated from criminals, pool it together and use it to help the victims of crimes.

5. What does the Bible have to say about MURDER? Genesis 9:6 says "Who-so shedeth man's blood, (murders another person) by man (the legal system) shall his blood be shed: For in the image of God made He man. "Thus saying that the PUNISHMENT FOR MURDER IS DEATH. Numbers 35:30 says that "Who-so killeth (sheds the innocent blood of) any person, the murderer shall be put to death by the mouth of witnesses; but one witness shall not testify against any person to cause him to die, moreover you shall take no satisfaction (pleasure) in the life (execution) of a murderer, but he shall SURELY be put to death.
VIEWPOINT: I fail to see where attempted murder is any less deserving of the death penalty than that of murder: Why should we reward an individual for failure, after-all it was not their intention to fail, their heart cried out for success: Intent is the key.

6. What does the Bible have to say about RAPE? Deuteronomy 22:25,26, God tells us: "But if a man find a betrothed damsel in the field and the man force her, and lie with her: Then the man only, that lay with her shall die .... but to the damsel, Thou shalt do nothing; there is in the damsel no sin, worthy of death .... for he found her in the field, and the betrothed damsel cried out, and there was none to save her.

7. What does the Bible say about SEX BEFORE MARRIAGE? Deuteronomy 22:28,29; says that "if a man find a damsel that is a virgin, which is NOT BETROTHED, and lie with her, and they be found; the man that lay with her shall give unto the damsel's father fifty shekels of silver, and she shall be his wife; because he has humbled her, HE MAY NOT PUT HER AWAY (Divorce her) ALL HIS DAYS." This passage spoke directly against forcing a woman into a sexual encounter against her will, or what we know today as rape. This command was meant to protect women and to protect the nation of Israel from committing sinful actions making it clear that rape is sinful in the eyes of God and, under the Law, led to the most extreme punishment possible—death for the rapist.

8.What does the Bible say about Adultery? A common scenario is that of the woman caught in the act of adultery, "John8:48, He brings out that they used this case to tempt Jesus, (to try to trick Him in to a mis-judgment). They asked Jesus what they should do with her, for the law said to stone her. Jesus casually marked on the ground and said "He that is without sin among you, let him cast the first stone. "Her accusers left. Why? In verse 9 we read "They, being convicted by their own conscience went out one by one ...., "now, let us look at Deuteronomy 22:22, "... and if a man be found lying with a woman married to a husband, then they shall, BOTH OF THEM DIE, both the man that lay with the woman, and the woman. "Now in our little story, from John 8, an ingredient was missing, ... THE OTHER PERSON, if she was caught in the act of adultery, ANOTHER PERSON had to be involved; why were they only punishing the woman? OPINION: They knew that person was missing, and had figured Jesus would not notice it and tell them to do what the law said, to stone her; in Jesus' wisdom, what I believe He was actually telling them was that any one that had no part in this treachery may cast the first stone. What treachery? Where is the other person! Why was he not there to be stoned too? I believe that he was there, he was probably one of them that was going to stone the woman. Thusly, ALL WHO COMMIT ADULTERY SHOULD BE EXECUTED. Jesus knew that it would be wrong to punish the one and let the other go free, thusly Jesus told the woman that seeing that she had no accusers, she was forgiven, to go her way and sin no more.

9. How about KIDNAPING? Deuteronomy 24:7 we learn that .... If a man be found stealing any of his brethren of the children of Israel, and maketh merchandise of him, or selleth him; then that thief shall die; and thou shalt put evil away from among you. Now.... Exodus 21:16 tells us, "And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death." Of course we know that selling someone would be the same as holding someone for ransom, or for any other personal gain, such as prostitution and child pornography.

10.What a bout THEFT? Exodus22:19 tells us that "If a man shall steal an ox, or sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall restore five oxen for an ox, or four sheep for a sheep. If a thief be found broken up, that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him. If the sun be risen upon him then there shall be blood shed for him; for he should be sold for his theft. If the theft be certainly found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, donkey, or sheep; he shall restore double. "That is a lot to remember: What it says today is,
"If someone steals something and it cannot be recovered the thief is to make restitution of four to five times the value of that object, but, if the object is recovered they are to restore twice it's value. At this point we are also told that if the thief is killed in the attempt to apprehend them, the person that caused their death is not guilty of murder, that no charges should be filed against them. Now if that thief has been captured, duly subdued and is then killed, (not in self defense), then the killer is guilty of murder, because the thief was of no threat to anyone and was only required to make restitution. Now if they are not able to make restitution they are to be sold into servitude (a bond servant) in order to pay their debt; Exodus 21:2 tells us that he is to work for the one that bought him for a period of six years, they are to be given their freedom on the first day of the seventh year. You may have noticed that up to this point prisons have not even been mentioned. Granted, most cases require MINIMAL JAIL TIME, as they are bound over for a hearing, but prison is rarely required.

11. Let us take a closer look at is the JUDICIAL SYSTEM,
ACCORDING TO THE BIBLE:
A. All cases should be heard and dealt with, quickly (with-in a week).
B. All judgments should be carried out quickly: if restitution is to be made, it will be done at the end of the hearing, or arrangements will be established. Otherwise the individual will be incarcerated until their services can be sold to pay restitution. If the sentence is death, they should not see another sunrise.
C. All judgments of the court are final, except in the case where new, substantial evidence is found, (whether the individual was found innocent or guilty), only then will the case return to court, (of course that is only if the individual is still among the living). Accidents do happen.
D. If a bond servant (inmate) refused to work; runs away or in some way causes great difficulty to the purchaser (facility of incarceration), that individual may be resold (moved to another unit), or possibly sent back to court to face further charges; if they continue to refuse to cooperate they should be placed on a work farm where they will (probably) spend the next seven years. If they run away from the work farm they should be executed.

The argument against capital punishment, that I keep hearing, is that "God is merciful." That is a true statement, He is also a fair God: Think about the compassion we are supposed to demonstrate to the VICTIMS OF CRIME. In the early part of the Old Testament (Leviticus 4:20) we were advised to take vengeance on them that did them wrong. Not anymore, (Matthew 5:38-39)that is the Judicial System's job. Where as God offers mercy He also has strict standards that we have to adhere to, in many cases the punishment for failure to adhere to them IS DEATH. We need to take a closer look at MERCY: God has always been a MERCIFUL GOD: Look at Exodus 33:19, He will show mercy to whom-ever He chooses. Throughout the Bible we find that He shows mercy to those that show mercy to others. Our government has been, and continues to show mercy to the criminal and leaves the victim to suffer. VICTIMS? I could easily extend that to refer to all taxpayers, they have to foot the bill for the support of all prisoners, as well as their legal fees. What great deed have they done that we should support them for the rest of their lives? Yes! I asked that same question earlier, THINK ABOUT IT! That brings to mind a group of criminals that I have saved especially for this section, the INSANE: Where in the Bible does it say that an individual is not to be held accountable for their actions just because they are insane? Does the fact that they fail to understand their actions lessen the impact of the crime on their Victims, or Society in general? No! AS a matter of fact the damages would tend to be worse because they do not have the capability to understand the harm that they are causing. It seems that we have taken the idea of COMPASSION and distorted it to protect the wrong ones. When doctors encounter cancerous tissues in a patient do they leave it alone just because it did not choose to be cancerous? No! They eliminate it. If we come across a rabid dog should we leave it be? It did not choose to be rabid. Of course not, we have to take its life. When we find cancer in our society we have to eliminate it too. Criminals and deviates are that cancer; a mild cancer can be eliminated or handled without surgery, just as some nonviolent criminals can be handled without executing them. But, everyone has rights! As in FREESPEECH, the freedom to burn our flag is a symbol of speech but of expression! If the freedom of speech goes that far we may as well discard the rest of our laws too. We cannot allow misapplied COMPASSION to destroy our country, as it is doing right now: Many say that we have to recognize the deviate's rights too. WRONG, ONCE AGAIN; THEY HAVE BEEN PROVEN GUILTY OF IGNORING THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS, but I am told we still have to recognize their rights; I believe that when they chose to ignore our rights they forfeited their own. Further-more when they stand up against our own police officers, that are only doing their jobs: How can any one say criminals should retain their rights WHEN THEY FAIL TO HONOR THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS? We have the right to our possessions, especially our own lives. We have the right to feel safe to walk our streets, in the day or night (at this time few places allow that; because of the criminal element).

As time has shown; catering to deviates is not the answer, we have to strike hard and consistently. Sure some will suffer that are innocent, but, look at the multitudes that are suffering now, that are innocent; virtually every law-abiding citizen is hurt by their deviate behavior. Yes, they are cancerous, if not dealt with properly, they will multiply, possibly to a point where they are out of control; we are nearing that point now. Simply put: We cannot expect to have an operative Criminal Justice System if we do not have teeth in that system. Today we are a, nearly, toothless lion that does little more than roar at the crime and injustice in our great country.

Let us take a final look at our PRISON SYSTEM
First, and foremost; they are overcrowded, we are constantly forced to build new ones (which are quickly filled to capacity, and beyond).Why is it that we are working on the assumption; that taking away ones freedom is punishment enough for violating the private community, and federal rights of the public and government? That assumption is definitely wrong! Why is it that prisoners are frequently recaptured on purpose? Because after their release they have found that life in the Prison is easier and more desirable: As pointed out earlier, all of the basic needs of prisoners are met. Furthermore, most have various recreational opportunities. Prison, as it is today, does not deter crime. We need to go back the bible, or at least to the "Dark Ages," if you will, to the old ball and chain. Yes, A new version of the "Chain Gangs of Old," where men feared the very idea of incarceration: That was more of a deterrent! We need to reinstate the "Death Penalty," which should be carried out immediately, not ten or twenty years later; and what happened to the old idea of a swift trial? Some trials linger on for years.

The first thing we need to do is to put "GOD" back into our legal system:
"SIMPLY PUT"
WHY SHOULD OUR TAX DOLLARS BE USED TO SUPPORT THE DEVIATES OF
AMERICA
CRY OUT AMERICA! DO NOT LET THE SYSTEM
"RAPE AMERICA."

James Maxey
- carmichael

collusion by Trump

Sun, 12/24/2017 - 8:46pm

TO: Donald Trump, Robert Mueller, US Senate Intelligence Committee and others
FROM: James C. Maxey

In order to avoid criminal and civil liability for colluding with the Maxey family and Russia and on behalf of Donald Trump, Steve Minuchen, has reported to the US Secret Service that I sent him an explosive device (as seen on NBC news on 12/24/17). I call on the US Secret Service and FBI to convict him for lying to them.
More to come................................

Timothy Hosman
- Salem

Presidential coin

Fri, 12/22/2017 - 7:18pm

Hello Mr President,

I saw your new presidential coin and just love it. I wish I could afford to purchase one but I’m totally disabled.

Is there anyway you could send me one I would treasure it forever.

Thanks for everything your doing,
Tïm Hosman

Kirsten Andrews
- Valencia

Hello Mr. President, I love

Sun, 12/10/2017 - 1:58pm

Hello Mr. President, I love what you are doing on policies and issues (tax, immigration, terrorism, foreign policy, Obamacare, energy, judicial and cabinet appointments, etc.) - keep it up! I pray for you and our country every day. But may I please advise you, people will respect you more and take you more seriously if you focus on the real issues and not waste your time and energy on twittering against the media (fake news, bad reporters, etc.). People don't pay too much attention to what they say, but more to what you say back. The more you fight back, the more you are stoking the fire. Pray and trust God to help you in your Presidency. May God bless and protect you and your family and give you strength, wisdom, good health and grace. In Christ,

Donald Trump

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