Constitutional Amendments
As your U.S. Representative, I will support certain national initiatives to amend the United States Constitution.
Term Limits
- Two six-year senate terms
- Six two-year house terms
- One six-year senate term and three two-year house terms
- No Tenure / No Pension for members of Congress
Budget Amendment
- Mandates that Congress must pass an operating budget prior to each fiscal year.
- Rule: Anytime there is a budget deficit of more than 3% of GDP, all sitting members of Congress are ineligible for re-election.
Tax Reform
As your U.S. Representative, I am in favor of repealing the entire I.R.S. tax code and replacing it with a simplified tax code that is apportioned. The current convoluted tax code is the main tool politicians use to hide handouts to big corporations, big labor unions, and to procure class warfare. In order to raise revenues for the Federal government, we need to broaden the tax base, lower taxes, and encourage entrepreneurial growth.
I support former presidential candidate Herman Cain’s 9-9-9 tax plan. I disagree with those who say it will give Congress a blank check to raise taxes and I disagree with those who say 9-9-9 is a regressive tax on the poor. Herman Cain’s plan will give certainty to small businesses, higher monthly cash flow for American working families, and it will stimulate economic activity. The plan will end class-warfare as we know it in Washington D.C.
Health Care
As your U.S. Representative, I will work tirelessly with others to repeal and defund the disastrous Health Care Reform bill Senator Klobuchar, President Obama and the Democrats passed using shady tactics. I do not believe in a one-size-fits-all approach to health care.
I will support market-based reforms to the health insurance industry – reforms that will increase competition, lower the cost of health care and decrease the number of people dependent on government health care.
Social Issues
Abortion
The right to life is a core principle described both within the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution. As your U.S. Representative, I will work to protect the natural right to life from conception until natural death.
Family
The family is the core unit of a healthy and prosperous society. Many of America’s economic woes can be solved with strong families. The best way Congress can support stronger families across America is to work to lower taxes and the cost of living.
Minnesota Marriage Amendment
In 2012, Minnesota voters will decide whether to amend the state constitution to define marriage as between one man and one woman. I believe that government should have a very limited role in marriage. As a result, I support the referendum in that I believe it is best for the people of Minnesota, rather than politicians or activist judges, to decide this important cultural issue.
Immigration
Legal immigration is the foundation of America’s greatness and prosperity. I want America to, once again, be the #1 destination in the world for people to work, start businesses, and invest. I don’t want the magnet for immigrants to be government welfare.
Currently, there are some 12 million undocumented immigrants residing in the United States. Many of these people are not paying taxes but are consuming public resources.
We must solve this problem by:
- Securing the Border with Mexico
- Documenting the undocumented. I am not in favor of amnesty, but I am in favor of streamlining and expanding the H1B1 visa granting immigrants with employer vouchers temporary working visas.
- Increasing legal immigration in an effort to create more tax payers, contributors to Social Security, and demand for real estate.
End Illegal Wars
Congress has not declared war since World War II. Article 1, Section 8 of the US Constitution states that only Congress shall have the power to declare war. If we want to restore the American Dream and the United States Constitution, then I believe we must enforce the Constitution as the supreme law of the land.
It is time for Congress to either declare war against defined enemies in defined states or to bring our troops home. In order to have rule of law, we can no longer pick and choose which parts of the Constitution Congress will follow.
