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Candidate Name: Mike Beilstein
Office Candidate is running for: US Congress, OR 4th District
Campaign Website: www.newmenu.org/mikebeilstein
# ISSUE ANSWER
CANDIDATE COMPARISON QUESTIONS
Please answer "yes" or "no" to the following questions. The optional explanations will be included in your Individual Candidate Guide.
1 Do you support drilling for oil and natural gas on public lands and waters? No
 
2 Do you support the EPA conducting aerial surveillance on agricultural operations? Yes
 
3 Do you support the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act allowing the U.S. Military to arrest and detain ANY "suspected" terrorist without trial, legal counsel, or accusation of wrongdoing? No
 
4 Do you subscribe to the theory that human activity has a significant impact on climate? Yes
 
5 Do you support a public audit of the Federal Reserve System? Yes
 
6 Do you support the IRS demanding group membership lists? Decline
  Depends on the circumstances. Legitimate investigation of tax cheats are acceptable.
7 Do you support the FCC monitoring newsrooms and the internet? No
 
8 Do you support closing Guantanamo Bay? Yes
 
9 Do you support increasing taxes for higher income families? Yes
 
10 Does the federal government have constitutional authority to regulate schools? Yes
 
11 Do you support federal secret service agents being assigned to local schools? No
 
12 Do you support dismantling the U.S. Department of Education? No
 
13 Do you support Common Core State Standards? Decline
  Standards are not the problem. The problem is inadequate school funding.
14 Do you support a constitutional amendment to enumerate the already existing natural rights of parents? No
 
15 Do you support restrictions on the ownership of guns by law abiding citizens? Yes
 
16 Do you support the direct election of the president by popular vote? Decline
  States should apportion their electoral college votes to reflect the popular vote.
17 Should the federal government return to the states land it owns for the purposes not authorized by the Constitution? No
 
18 Do you support free trade agreements with foreign nations? Decline
  I support free trade, but not the one-sided pro-corporation trade agreements negotiated since 1994.
19 Do you support requiring all employers to verify employee eligibility to work in the United States? Decline
  I support full labor rights for all workers.
20 Do you support securing the borders before any form of amnesty is legalized? No
 
21 Do you support spending public funds to benefit illegal immigrants? Yes
 
22 Do you support automatic citizenship to children born in the U.S. when both parents are not legal residents? Yes
 
23 Do you support the Federal "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act" (Obamacare)? Decline
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24 Do you support paying for the "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act" by cutting Medicare services and reimbursements? Decline
 
25 Do you support subsidizing insurers for lack of enrollees in the "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act"? Decline
 
26 Do you support legalizing genetically altered marijuana? Yes
 
27 Do you support the First Amendment right of business owners to run their business in accordance with their religious beliefs? Decline
  I don't support a constitutional right to bigotry.
28 Do you support spending public funds on abortion services? Yes
 
29 Do you support repealing the Supreme Court decision in Roe versus Wade? No
 
30 Do you support the federal funding of embryonic stem cell research? Yes
 
31 Do you support the Humane Society of the U.S. and the U.N. to make all animal cruelty laws a felony? Yes
 
32 Do you support adding the Oregon Spotted Frog to the endangered species list affecting Oregon ranchers and farmers and recreational areas? Yes
 
33 Do you support preserving Israel's existing borders including occupied territories? No
 
34 Do you support U.S. aid to Israel to ensure it can defeat its enemies? No
 
35 Do you support laws that exempt government officials from laws that apply to private citizens? Decline
  I accept the tradition of not prosecuting the President, except by impeachment.
36 Do you support replacing Social Security gradually rolling over to private retirement plans for future beneficiaries? No
 
37 Do you support raising the Medicare eligibility age? No
 
38 Do you support enforcement of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)? No
 
39 Do you support the use of presidential executive orders that changes law? No
 
NARRATIVE QUESTIONS
The following questions will not appear in the Candidate Comparison Guide, but will be included in your Individual Candidate Guide.
40 How would you ensure the land-use rights of rural Oregon and how would you protect their ability to farm and ranch?  
  Rural Oregonians need to realize that they only have tenure on the land during their lives. The land and humanity will be there long past there mortal lives. We have to think of the future and plan land use in a way that it will continue to serve us through generations.
41 How would you propose to strengthen the checks and balances of the federal system?  
  Prevent imperial wars by not allowing use of military force without declaration of war.