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2006 Primary Election
District 10: State Senator
 
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Life, Marriage & Family

John McGee,
REP

Amend Idaho Constitution to define marriage as between one man and one woman and prohibit civil unions

NO RESPONSE

Adoption of children by homosexual couples

NO RESPONSE

Remove "no-fault" divorce from Idaho code

NO RESPONSE

Taxpayer funding for Planned Parenthood

NO RESPONSE

Ban abortions except to save the life of the mother

NO RESPONSE

Parental consent for underage girls to get an abortion

NO RESPONSE

Woman to receive an ultrasound picture of her unborn baby before an abortion

NO RESPONSE

Require women to receive thorough information about abortion risks and development of unborn child before an abortion

NO RESPONSE

Embryonic stem cell research in Idaho

NO RESPONSE

Physician assisted suicide

NO RESPONSE

Education

John McGee,
REP

Require registration of home-schooled students

NO RESPONSE

Require state testing of home-schooled students

NO RESPONSE

Universal kindergarten

NO RESPONSE

State-funded pre-school programs

NO RESPONSE

Remove cap on charter school expansion

NO RESPONSE

Teach the Bible as literature and history in public schools

NO RESPONSE

Require parental permission for student involvement in school-sanctioned clubs

NO RESPONSE

Abstinence-only sex education in public schools

NO RESPONSE

Education tax credits

NO RESPONSE

Religous Liberty

John McGee,
REP

Post Ten Commandments on public property

NO RESPONSE

Protect right of chaplains to pray according to their convictions

NO RESPONSE

Remove jurisdiction from the U.S. Supreme Court over religious liberty issues

NO RESPONSE

Retain "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance

NO RESPONSE

Continue property tax exemption for churches

NO RESPONSE

Continue right of churches to address public policy issues without losing tax exempt status

NO RESPONSE

Continue right of churches to distribute non-partisan voter guides

NO RESPONSE

Fiscal, Tax Policy & Property

John McGee,
REP

Voter approval for all new taxes and tax rate increases

NO RESPONSE

Remove sales tax from groceries

NO RESPONSE

Limit growth in the state and local government budget to the previous year’s level plus population growth and inflation

NO RESPONSE

Limit property tax to previous year’s amount, plus inflation and improvements

NO RESPONSE

Tie school property tax to student enrollment rather than property values

NO RESPONSE

Reduce government spending rather than raise taxes

NO RESPONSE

Reduce welfare programs

NO RESPONSE

Pledge not to raise taxes, fees or rates

NO RESPONSE

"Truth in Taxation" legislation

NO RESPONSE

"Just compensation" for home and property owners when government land regulations reduce property values

NO RESPONSE

Use eminent domain for economic purposes

NO RESPONSE

Other Important Issues

John McGee,
REP

"Sexual orientation" language in hate crimes legislation

NO RESPONSE

Casino gambling on Indian lands

NO RESPONSE

State lottery

NO RESPONSE

Allow teaching in public schools that man is a created being, not an evolved being

NO RESPONSE

Allow teaching in public schools that Ten Commandments is the foundation of western law

NO RESPONSE

Allow teaching in public schools that man’s law should be consistent with God’s law

NO RESPONSE

Allow teaching in public schools that basic rights are a gift of God, not government

NO RESPONSE

Allow teaching in public schools that the proper role of government is to protect rights given to man by God

NO RESPONSE

Legal Use of firearms as a defense against criminals without fear of being prosecuted or sued

NO RESPONSE

Allow convenience store workers to carry firearms behind the counter

NO RESPONSE

Law-abiding citizen’s right to carry a concealed weapon

NO RESPONSE

Allow people to keep firearms in their locked car while at work

NO RESPONSE

Taxpayer supported benefits for illegal immigrants

NO RESPONSE

Enforce existing immigration laws

NO RESPONSE

Recharging the Eastern Idaho aquifer without payment of Idaho Power for "surplus water"

NO RESPONSE

Increased water use for "salmon flushing"

NO RESPONSE

Remove wolves from endangered species list

NO RESPONSE

Breach lower Snake River dams

NO RESPONSE

 

John McGee,
REP

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