Survey | Republican Liberty Caucus

Which member of Congress or a state legislature best represents your ideology and future style of governance?

How many votes do you project you will need to win your primary election? And general election?

How much money do you believe you will need to raise to be competitive in your primary election? And general election?

Mark all that apply:

I am the incumbent for this seat

I formerly held this seat

I previously ran for this seat

I currently hold a lower office

I will have a competitive primary

I will have a competitive general

I am an RLC Member or Former Member

I have attended an RLC meeting or event

None

Which of the following best describes your view of the proper role of the federal government? (select all that apply)

Providing for the common good

Protecting individual rights

Preserving the American culture

Ensuring financial stability

Ensuring the safety of our citizens and allies

In an ideal setting, the Federal government should be shrunk by the following percent across the board:

I pledge to join the following caucuses in Congress (or would join a state equivalent): (select all that apply)

Freedom Caucus

Liberty Caucus

America First Caucus

Second Amendment Caucus

Term Limits Caucus

Republican Study Committee

None

Do you believe in enacting term limits for all members of Congress?

What is the best way to stop Climate Change? (select all that apply)

Climate change is a threat that affects everyone and governments should take action before it’s too late

Climate change is settled science and the US is on a path toward fixing the problem

The US will be under actual water in 12 years so who cares

Climate change is an overreaction to increase governmental control and regulation of the economy

Climate change may be a problem but the free market is best suited to solve environmental trouble

Dr. Anthony Fauci should be: (select all that apply)

Given a medal of honor

Revered as a national hero

Fired

Thrown in federal prison

None

Vaccination mandates for the Covid-19 virus should be: (select all that apply)

Mandated across the board

Conducted through the federal bureaucracy

Private businesses should be permitted to enact their own vaccine policies

Banned across the board

The appropriate response to the Covid-19 virus by the federal government would have been:

Which of the following past or present pieces of federal legislation or federal issues will you pledge to support or stop/end? (select all that apply)

SUPPORT an Audit of the Federal Reserve: shedding light on one of the least transparent quasi-governmental entities

SUPPORT an Audit of the Pentagon: conducting a financial and systems audit of the federal government’s largest spending apparatus

SUPPORT a Balanced Budget Act: requiring the federal government to pass budgets that balance

SUPPORT an opt-out of social security: allowing citizens to keep or reallocate their social security taxable earnings

SUPPORT the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act (REINS): Senator Rand Paul’s bill ensuring Congress has jurisdiction in the new federal bureaucracy

SUPPORT a Partial-Birth Abortion Ban: banning late-term abortions

SUPPORT defunding Planned Parenthood: removing taxpayer funding from the largest abortion provider

STOP the creation of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC): threatening the free market and financial privacy of American citizens

STOP the Marketplace Fairness Act: allowing states to create an Internet sales tax on businesses located outside of the state’s jurisdiction

STOP the Green New Deal: ushering in a New Deal style overhaul of the economy

END the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare): overhauling the American healthcare system

END the Department of Education: fully eliminating the federal bureaucracy invading the state’s discretion in education

END the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA): authorizing foreign intervention without a constitutional declaration

END the NSA’s mass surveillance system: warrantless search and seizure of American data

END the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA): allowing increased governmental spying of internet history

None

The 2020 election was a boondoggle. What action do you propose to fix it, if any, and what proposed solutions do you have to ensure it never happens again?

Assuming you agree our current federal income tax system is not the best path forward, what is your ideal tax structure for the federal government?

Under what circumstances would you support a budget that increased spending over the prior year's budget?

Under what circumstances would you raise the debt ceiling?

With respect to international trade, which do you favor? (select all that apply)

Multilateral treaties to reduce barriers to trade

Support and protection of industries in trouble

Eliminate treaties, tariffs, and trade barriers, allowing free flow of international trade

Trade restrictions to make American businesses more competitive

What is the best way to handle education policy at a federal level? (select all that apply)

A centrally controlled public education system with federal intervention

Local community schools managed by counties on down

A voucher system to allow educational choice from the states

Elimination of tax-supported education allowing free-market solutions

What is the best way to provide access to quality medical care? (select all that apply)

Individuals should be free to spend their money however they choose and should not be required to purchase health insurance

Open the marketplace to allow modern reforms such as direct primary care and price transparency

Employers should be required to provide health insurance for their workers

Tax income to provide vouchers which citizens can use to buy private health insurance

Government should tax the wealthy to provide health insurance for those that cannot afford it

When is US military intervention in other nations justified? (select all that apply)

Whenever national interest is at stake

When a “clear and imminent threat” is evident

After Congress declares war

To prevent the risk of injury to US citizens

None that is provided

When is US foreign aid justified? (select all that apply)

When it promotes the popularity of the US to prevent attacks

When there is a serious humanitarian need

When the money is spent on goods from US companies

When it helps out our friends and allies

We should not be involved in the affairs of other countries and instead focus on America First

I favor national service (military draft registration) that is: (select all that apply)

Strictly voluntary

Universal for all citizens

Compulsory for military needs

Limited to males

What should be the US policy toward the continuing War on Terror: (select all that apply)

Leave now

Leave when we have ensured stable democracies

Leave now but get the Americans out

The US must remain a presence on the global stage

The US should remain active in which of the following international organizations? (select all that apply)

The United Nations

NATO

The Paris Climate Accord

The World Bank Group

World Health Organization

None

The following federal bureaucracies maintain the equivalent of a SWAT team. Which of the following should remain in place? (select all that apply)

Department of Environmental Protection

Department of Energy

Department of Homeland Security

Federal Protective Services

Immigrations and Customs Enforcement

United States Coast Guard

The United States Secret Services

Department of Justice

Department of State

Department of Treasury

National Park Services

Central Intelligence Agency

Amtrak Police

United States Federal Reserve System

The United States Capitol Police

None

What is the role of the federal government in reducing gun violence?

Do you support “Constitutional Carry”? The idea that an individual citizen may carry a firearm openly or concealed without permission from the government.

Yes

Yes, with training

No

Do you support “red-flag laws”? A law or mandate allowing state or federal officials to seize firearms without due process from individuals who are reported to be a threat to themselves or others.

Yes

In limited circumstances

No

What is the best path forward on marijuana policy? (select all that apply)

Marijuana should be legalized for all adults

Marijuana should be decriminalized for all adults

Marijuana should be legalized exclusively for medical use

Marijuana should be banned and have harsher sentences

The War on Drugs: (select all that apply)

Has stopped crime and kept our streets safer

Needs more resources to stop drug trafficking across our borders

Has created victimless crimes and unnecessarily punished and adversely affected the lives of millions of nonviolent citizens

Has increased violent crime and created a lucrative industry for violent criminals

What is the best policy or policies to secure our border?

The regulation of vape products should be:

A role of the federal government in protecting children

Left to the states

A non-issue as all adults over the age of 18 have a freedom of choice

Do you support the full protection of an individual or businesses' right to hold, trade, and accept as payment digital assets such as crypto currencies?

Yes

Yes, with limitations

No

What is the appropriate response to the looming threat of Big Tech?

Lastly, do you have any additional comments or explanations for your answers?