Ed George - Freedom Voter Guide

Party:

Libertarian

District:

34

Office:

State House or Assembly

@electedgeorge

Survey Responses:

S = Support
O = Oppose
NR = No Response

Life	S	O	NR
1. Protecting Life: Protecting the right to life of an unborn baby with a beating heart.		X
2. Taxpayer Funded Abortion: Allowing taxpayer dollars to fund organizations that provide abortion.		X
3. Physician-Assisted Suicide: Allowing voluntary physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill patients.	X

Candidate's Comments:

I am a man of principles. My political approach is based on personal liberty and freedom. Thomas Jefferson is said to have made two statements that are the basis of my campaign. First, "The purpose of government is prevent men from harming one another:, and second, "If my neighbor has neither broken my leg nor taken money from my pocket, his affairs are. his own." 1. The decision of abortion is the affair of my neighbor, and the decision is between her and God. I'll let them handle it. 2. The use of taxpayer dollars to pay for abortions takes money from my pocket; I'm opposed. 3. Decisions between a doctor and my neighbor are theirs, not mine. Government should stay out of that decision. Warmest regards, Ed George

First Amendment	S	O	NR
4. Conscience Rights for Professionals: Prohibiting the government from denying required licensure or certification to individuals because of their religious or political beliefs.	X
5. Conscience Rights for Faith-Based Organizations: Exempting faith-based organizations (e.g. adoption/foster care providers, private schools) from regulations that cause them to violate their sincerely held religious beliefs.		X
6. Prohibiting De-Banking/Insuring Based on Beliefs: Prohibiting financial institutions from shutting a customer’s bank account or canceling their insurance because of their religious or political views.	X

Candidate's Comments:

I am a man of principles. My political approach is based on personal liberty and freedom. Thomas Jefferson is said to have made two statements that are the basis of my campaign. First, "The purpose of government is prevent men from harming one another:, and second, "If my neighbor has neither broken my leg nor taken money from my pocket, his affairs are. his own." 4. Government licensure is a violation of freedoms of the people; government should not be in the business of granting licensure to anyone, not denying the right of anyone to participate in a willing relationship, business or otherwise, with anyone else. 5. Generally I would support, but not always. If the religious belief results in an action that causes harm to another person, then the action should be illegal. Otherwise, government should stay out of anything regarding religion as with any other supernatural beliefs.

Family	S	O	NR
7. Protecting Kids from Social Media: Requiring platforms to by default prevent underage accounts without parental permission, preserve parents' authority when access is allowed, and remove addictive design features and data exploitation from underage accounts.		X
8(a). Parental Rights: Allowing parents to obtain professional counseling for a child struggling with gender confusion to help the child find comfort with his or her biological sex.	X
8(b). Parental Rights: Protecting parents from losing custody of their child solely because they treat their child consistent with his or her biological sex.	X

Candidate's Comments:

I am a man of principles. My political approach is based on personal liberty and freedom. Thomas Jefferson is said to have made two statements that are the basis of my campaign. First, "The purpose of government is prevent men from harming one another:, and second, "If my neighbor has neither broken my leg nor taken money from my pocket, his affairs are. his own." 7. Actions by others which hurt children should be met with aggressive government action. However, parents are responsible for raising their children and controlling their access to platforms and the internet, not the government. 8a. This is an issue of my neighbor, not mine. Government should stay out of it. 8b. Government should stay out of family matters, unless there is physical harm involved.

Education	S	O	NR
9. School Choice: Allowing the use of tax credits, vouchers, and/or education savings accounts to cover the cost of children attending the school of their parents’ choice, including private religious schools.	X
10. Free Speech at School: Protecting teachers and students from being forced to refer to a person by inaccurate pronouns that do not align with the person’s sex.	X
11. School Healthcare Disclosure to Parents: Requiring schools to inform parents of any mental, physical, or emotional health information and treatment that a child is receiving at school.	X
12. Transparency in School Curriculum & Activities: Giving parents access to the curriculum, presentations, and activities that their children are learning in school and allowing them to opt their children out of school extra-curricular activities, presentations, or specific lessons to which the parents object.	X

Candidate's Comments:

I am a man of principles. My political approach is based on personal liberty and freedom. Thomas Jefferson is said to have made two statements that are the basis of my campaign. First, "The purpose of government is prevent men from harming one another:, and second, "If my neighbor has neither broken my leg nor taken money from my pocket, his affairs are. his own." 9. How parents choose to educate their children is their business (as my neighbor, not my business). 10. This issue would best be handled by privatizing all education, and getting government out of issues that do not affect me, nor most of my neighbors. 11. Government schools should not be supplying this treatment, let alone keeping it a secret. 12. I would advise my neighbor to get their kids out of the government school, and into one that aligns with values of reasonable people.

Health and Welfare	S	O	NR
13. Medical Rights of Conscience: Protecting health care workers from losing their jobs if they decline to participate in a procedure or treatment that violates their personal beliefs and conscience.	X
14. Women’s Privacy: Preventing males who identify as female from entering sex-separated spaces intended for females, such as showers, locker rooms, bathrooms, dormitories, women’s shelters, prisons, etc.	X
15. Protecting Pregnancy Centers: Ensuring pregnancy centers that provide life-affirming support to women and their families are not targeted or penalized by government officials.	X

Candidate's Comments:

I am a man of principles. My political approach is based on personal liberty and freedom. Thomas Jefferson is said to have made two statements that are the basis of my campaign. First, "The purpose of government is prevent men from harming one another:, and second, "If my neighbor has neither broken my leg nor taken money from my pocket, his affairs are. his own." 13. No one should be forced to supply a service they do not wish to provide. This is counter to principles of individual rights and personal liberty. 14. Anyone who feels otherwise is simply stupid, and in violation of our social norms. Otherwise, why have separate facilities at all? 15. Government should stay out of my neighbor's affairs.