Rich Ashooh
Printed Answers:
1) Who should control the local public schools?
Parents and local taxpayers.
2) Do you support a voucher system, where tax payers can send their child and their
tax dollars to a school of their choice, whether it be a public, private, charter or home
schooling?
Yes, depending on the details of the program.
3) Who should control gun carry and ownership laws?
The people – through their elected state officials.
4) What will be your highest priority if you are elected to Congress?
Promoting fiscal discipline and responsibility in Congress.
5) Do you believe illegal aliens should have the right to government welfare programs?
I do not believe that illegal aliens should have any rights that are reserved for
American citizens.
6) What is you solution to the energy crisis?
Reduce energy consumption and increase supply through innovative private sector,
market driven initiatives rather than government regulation and interference.
7) Do you believe a senator or congressman must read a bill fully and thoroughly before
voting on it?
Yes, I believe they should. I don’t know any way – other than the voters sending the
right people to Congress – to ensure they do, however.
8) Do you support term limits?
Yes – for members, for committee chairman, and for Congressional leadership.
9) Where exactly is the federal government currently spending too much?
So-called stimulus funding.
10) Do you believe it is the responsibility of the federal government to stop global
warming?
No.
11) Do you believe the Federal Reserve should be thoroughly audited?
Yes. All parts of the Federal government should be regularly audited.
12) Would you support a law that mandates teaching both creationism as well as
evolution as theories in my public school science class?
No. Local school boards should make that decision.
13) Do you support a progressive form or taxation or a flat form of taxation?
Flat.
14) Do you support the health care reform bill and if not what type of bill would you
support?
No, I do not support ObamaCare. I support consumer oriented, market driven
solutions to lower costs. These include purchasing across state lines, allowing small
businesses to pool together, and incentivizing Health Savings Accounts. These,
along with ending the practice of “defensive medicine” though meaningful tort reform,
will truly lower the cost of care.
15) What to you think is our most pressing family/social issue? (i.e. defense of marriage
act; abortion; etc) What will you do to address it?
Liberal activist judges and the threat they pose to traditional American family values.
16) Who should be responsible for the printing and managing of our currency?
The U.S. Department of the Treasury.
17) Should international law be used to influence national law?
No. The United States Congress should debate and enact our nation’s laws.
18) Should our legislators or judges be impeached for enacting unconstitutional
legislation?
Judges should not be enacting any legislation. Legislators are accountable to the
people every two years when we have elections.
19) How do you view our Constitution, as a fluid or absolute document?
I am a strict constructionist. If the language needs to change as the nation changes
that’s why there is an amendment process.
20) Would you consider yourself pro-choice or pro-life?
Pro-life.
21)Would you support a bill providing amnesty to illegal aliens already living in the
United States?
No. I believe that people who we know are in the country illegally should be
deported.
22)Do you believe the stimulus bill is working and how?
No. All the stimulus has done is delay recovery, drive up the deficit, and grow the
government.
23)Do you support a presidential line item veto power?
Yes.
24)Would you have supported the Troubled Asset Relief Program bill?
No.
25)Do you support line item voting for the House?
Yes.
26)Do you support line item voting for the Senate?
Yes.
1) Who should control the local public schools?
Parents and local taxpayers.
2) Do you support a voucher system, where tax payers can send their child and their
tax dollars to a school of their choice, whether it be a public, private, charter or home
schooling?
Yes, depending on the details of the program.
3) Who should control gun carry and ownership laws?
The people – through their elected state officials.
4) What will be your highest priority if you are elected to Congress?
Promoting fiscal discipline and responsibility in Congress.
5) Do you believe illegal aliens should have the right to government welfare programs?
I do not believe that illegal aliens should have any rights that are reserved for
American citizens.
6) What is you solution to the energy crisis?
Reduce energy consumption and increase supply through innovative private sector,
market driven initiatives rather than government regulation and interference.
7) Do you believe a senator or congressman must read a bill fully and thoroughly before
voting on it?
Yes, I believe they should. I don’t know any way – other than the voters sending the
right people to Congress – to ensure they do, however.
8) Do you support term limits?
Yes – for members, for committee chairman, and for Congressional leadership.
9) Where exactly is the federal government currently spending too much?
So-called stimulus funding.
10) Do you believe it is the responsibility of the federal government to stop global
warming?
No.
11) Do you believe the Federal Reserve should be thoroughly audited?
Yes. All parts of the Federal government should be regularly audited.
12) Would you support a law that mandates teaching both creationism as well as
evolution as theories in my public school science class?
No. Local school boards should make that decision.
13) Do you support a progressive form or taxation or a flat form of taxation?
Flat.
14) Do you support the health care reform bill and if not what type of bill would you
support?
No, I do not support ObamaCare. I support consumer oriented, market driven
solutions to lower costs. These include purchasing across state lines, allowing small
businesses to pool together, and incentivizing Health Savings Accounts. These,
along with ending the practice of “defensive medicine” though meaningful tort reform,
will truly lower the cost of care.
15) What to you think is our most pressing family/social issue? (i.e. defense of marriage
act; abortion; etc) What will you do to address it?
Liberal activist judges and the threat they pose to traditional American family values.
16) Who should be responsible for the printing and managing of our currency?
The U.S. Department of the Treasury.
17) Should international law be used to influence national law?
No. The United States Congress should debate and enact our nation’s laws.
18) Should our legislators or judges be impeached for enacting unconstitutional
legislation?
Judges should not be enacting any legislation. Legislators are accountable to the
people every two years when we have elections.
19) How do you view our Constitution, as a fluid or absolute document?
I am a strict constructionist. If the language needs to change as the nation changes
that’s why there is an amendment process.
20) Would you consider yourself pro-choice or pro-life?
Pro-life.
21)Would you support a bill providing amnesty to illegal aliens already living in the
United States?
No. I believe that people who we know are in the country illegally should be
deported.
22)Do you believe the stimulus bill is working and how?
No. All the stimulus has done is delay recovery, drive up the deficit, and grow the
government.
23)Do you support a presidential line item veto power?
Yes.
24)Would you have supported the Troubled Asset Relief Program bill?
No.
25)Do you support line item voting for the House?
Yes.
26)Do you support line item voting for the Senate?
Yes.