Issues appear in alphabetical order
1) Abortion: Please indicate which principles you support (if any) concerning
abortion in California.
___ a) Abortions should always be legally available.
_X_ b) Abortions should be legally available when the procedure is completed within
the first trimester of pregnancy.
___ c) Abortions should be legal only when the pregnancy resulted from incest, rape,
or when the life of the woman is endangered.
___ d) Abortions should always be illegal.
_X_ e) Abortions should be limited by waiting periods and parental notification
requirements.
_X_ f) California government funding should not be provided to clinics and medical
facilities that provide abortion services.
2) Affirmative Action: Please indicate which principles you support (if any)
regarding affirmative action in California.
_X_ a) California government should prosecute cases of discrimination in the public
and private sector.
_X_ b) California government should provide no affirmative action programs.
___ c) Support legislation to require that appointments to government agencies be
balanced with respect to various minority groups.
___ d) California state university system should consider preferences to minority
students applying for college admission.
e) Do you believe that California government should recognize same-sex marriages?
___ Yes _X_ No ___ Undecided
f) Do you support the proposed California Civil Rights Initiative to end most
affirmative action in California? _X_ Yes ___ No ___ Undecided
3) Budgetary Issues: Indicate what changes you support (if any) concerning
levels of funding for the following categories. Select one number only.
Greatly Slightly Maintain Slightly Greatly
Increase Increase Status Decrease Decrease Eliminate
a) Abortion 1 2 3 4 5 XXX
b) Affirmative Action 1 2 3 4 5 XXX
c) Border Security 1 2 XXX 4 5 6
d) Education 1 2 XXX 4 5 6
e) Environment 1 2 3 4 5 6
f) Health Care 1 2 3 4 XXX 6
g) Law Enforcement 1 2 XXX 4 5 6
h) Welfare 1 2 3 4 XXX 6
4) Children & Families: Please indicate which principles you support (if
any) regarding child & family issues in California.
___ a) Increase funding for family support programs to prevent teen pregnancy and
family break-up.
___ b) Provide tax credits for businesses that provide child care for their
employees.
___ c) Deny or suspend state-issued permits and licenses to parents who are
delinquent in paying court-ordered child support.
5) Crime: Please indicate which principles you support (if any) to address
crime in California.
___ a) Increase funds for more state prisons and for hiring of additional prison
staff.
___ b) Expand and promote "community policing" programs.
_X_ c) Support "truth in sentencing" for violent criminals so they
serve their full sentences without parole.
_X_ d) Expand the use of the death penalty for additional circumstances relating
to murder.
___ e) Oppose the death penalty.
_X_ f) Implement penalties other than incarceration for certain non-violent
offenses.
_X_ g) Require mandatory life sentences for third-time, violent felons.
_X_ h) Inform communities when a convicted sex offender moves into the community.
___ i) Increase state funds for programs which rehabilitate and educate inmates
during and after their prison sentences.
_X_ j) Decriminalize the possession and private use of certain illegal drugs such
as marijuana.
___ k) Strengthen penalties and sentences associated with drug-related crimes.
_X_ l) Implement a chain gang program for prisoners which requires inmates to
perform labor wearing leg irons in chained work groups.
_X_ m) Require affluent prisoners to pay the cost of their incarceration in state
prison.
_X_ n) Support laws requiring restitution to victims of violent crime at the
personal expense of the criminal.
6) Crime (Juvenile): Please indicate which principles you support (if any)
to address juvenile crime in California.
_X_ a) Prosecute juveniles who commit murder or other serious violent crimes as
adults.
_X_ b) Provide state funding for military-style "boot-camps" for
juvenile first-time felons.
___ c) Increase state funding for community centers and other social agencies in
areas with at-risk youth.
___ d) Support state government funding of programs for at-risk youth such as
guaranteed college loans and job training and placement.
___ e) Support "zero-tolerance" policies requiring expulsion of students
who bring weapons to school or sell drugs on school grounds.
___ f) Allow cities to impose mandatory curfews for minors in high crime areas.
___ g) Increase state funding for community programs that focus on preventing
youths from joining gangs.
___ h) Allow courts to hold parents accountable for a minor child who possesses a
firearm.
7) Economic Development: Please indicate which principles you support (if any)
concerning California's economic development.
___ a) Increase state funds for improving the state's transportation system,
including major roadways, railways, public transit, and airports.
___ b) Provide low interest loans and tax credits for expanding, start-up or
relocating businesses.
_X_ c) Expand legalized gambling (e.g. casino gambling, slot machines).
_X_ d) Reduce state government regulations on the private sector.
_X_ e) Remove state government controls or caps from wages, prices, rents, profits,
production, and interest rates.
___ f) Support limits on cash damages in lawsuits against businesses and
professionals for product liability or malpractice.
___ g) Increase state funding for programs to re-train unemployed workers.
___ h) Increase state taxes on gasoline to pay for mass transit services and safety
improvements to streets and highways.
_X_ i) Support the phasing out of rent control.
___ j) Create tax incentives for first-time home buyers.
___ k) Support legislation to increase the California minimum wage.
___ l) Grant employers the legal right to require employees to work more than
eight hours per day.
8) Education: Please indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding
California's education system.
___ a) Increase state funds for professional development and salaries of public
school faculty.
___ b) Endorse teacher-led voluntary school prayer in public schools.
_X_ c) Encourage private or corporate investment in certain public school
programs.
_X_ d) Provide parents with state-funded vouchers to send their children to any
participating school (public, private, religious, technical).
_X_ e) Support charter schools where teachers and professionals receive state
authorization and funding to establish new schools.
___ f) Require the use of state-wide achievement standards for all state
public schools.
_X_ g) Emphasize local control of education as long as the school district meets
basic state standards.
_X_ h) Support sex education programs which stress abstinence.
___ i) Support sex education programs which stress safe sexual practices.
___ j) Increase state funds for school security (e.g. metal detectors,
truancy officers).
___ k) Provide state funding for programs which increase students' access to the
Internet and other telecommunications networks.
_X_ l) Allow teachers to be fired for "unsatisfactory performance"
rather than the stricter "incompetence" standard.
___ m) Advocate bilingual education programs in public schools.
_X_ n) Establish single-sex magnet schools as options for parents and students.
9) Environment: Please indicate which principles you support (if any)
concerning California's environment and natural resources.
___ a) Enact tougher environmental standards to encourage the sale of cleaner
burning fuels throughout California.
_X_ b) Support "self-audit" legislation which creates immunity
incentives for polluting industries to clean up pollution.
_X_ c) Require a cost/benefit analysis be completed to determine the economic
impact of any proposed environmental regulations before they are
implemented.
_X_ d) Require the state to reimburse citizens limited in utilizing privately
owned lands due to state-sponsored environmental regulations.
___ e) Provide funding for recycling programs in California.
_X_ f) Request flexibility from the federal government in enforcing and
funding federal environmental regulations.
_X_ g) Suspend California's participation in unfunded, federally mandated
environmental protection legislation.
_X_ h) Maintain minimum environmental quality as mandated by current federal
regulations.
_X_ i) Promote the sale of pollution credits to encourage industries to
decrease the amount of pollution.
_X_ j) Support legislation which would give more control to states and
localities in dealing with environmental issues in border areas.
___ k) Provide state funds for incentive programs that reward farmers for
conserving soil and using minimal fertilizers and pesticides.
l) Do you support the construction of facilities to house commercial low-level
radioactive waste in California? ___ Yes ___ No _X_ Undecided
10) Government Reform
a) Do you support the current law which limits terms of the following
California officials?
1) State Senators (8 years) and Representatives (6 years)
_X_ Yes ___ No ___ Undecided
2) Governor (Two 4-year terms) _X_ Yes ___ No ___ Undecided
b) Do you support amending the U.S. Constitution to require an annual balanced
federal budget? _X_ Yes ___ No ___ Undecided
c) Do you support requiring limits on individual contributions to state
legislative candidates? ___ Yes _X_ No ___ Undecided
d) Do you support requiring limits on PAC contributions to state
legislative candidates? _X_ Yes ___ No ___ Undecided
e) Do you support requiring limits on corporate contributions to state
legislative candidates? _X_ Yes ___ No ___ Undecided
f) Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure of campaign finance
information? _X_ Yes ___ No ___ Undecided
g) Do you support imposing spending limits on state level political campaigns?
___ Yes _X_ No ___ Undecided
h) Do you support partial funding from state taxes for state level political
campaigns? ___ Yes _X_ No ___ Undecided
i) Do you support initiatives to privatize segments of California state
government? _X_ Yes ___ No ___ Undecided
j) Do you support limits or bans on campaign contributions from out-of-state
contributors? ___ Yes _X_ No ___ Undecided
11) Gun Issues: Please indicate which principles you support (if any)
concerning gun issues.
___ a) Support expanding the nationwide federal ban on the public sale of
assault weapons to include all forms of semi-automatic weapons.
___ b) Increase state restrictions on the purchase and possession of firearms.
___ c) Maintain all state registration procedures and state restrictions on
possessing firearms.
_X_ d) Ease state registration procedures and restrictions on the purchase and
registration of firearms.
_X_ e) Eliminate all state bans and measures that restrict law-abiding citizens
from obtaining firearms.
_X_ f) Allow law-abiding citizens to carry concealed firearms that are legally
owned and registered.
12) Health Care: Please indicate which principles you support (if any)
concerning California's health care system.
___ a) Expand state funding for pre-natal and infant care programs available in
the state, including immunizations.
___ b) Provide tax incentives to assist small businesses in providing health care
to their employees.
___ c) Insure that California citizens have access to basic health care through
managed care, insurance reforms, or state funded care where necessary.
_X_ d) Guaranteeing medical care to all citizens is not a responsibility of
government.
___ e) Limit the amount of damages that can be awarded in medical malpractice
lawsuits.
___ f) Allow otherwise uninsured families and the self-employed to deduct health
insurance premium costs from their pre-tax income.
___ g) Assist seniors and disabled persons in having access to home-and
community-based health care to enable them to remain at home.
___ h) Enact legislation which allows citizens and small employers to pool their
health insurance purchasing power.
_X_ i) Request a waiver from the federal government to provide Medicaid services
through managed care programs.
___ j) Support legislation requiring health insurance providers to cover certain
medical services (as in new regulation requiring coverage to domestic
violence victims).
___ k) Support programs in schools and workplaces which will provide California
residents with AIDS/HIV prevention information.
___ l) Require reporting of HIV infection by health care professionals in the same
manner that other communicable diseases are reported.
___ m) Support increased government regulation of managed care facilities.
13) Immigration: Please indicate which principles you support (if any)
regarding issues relating to immigration to California.
_X_ a) States with higher numbers of immigrants should receive extra federal
aid to provide necessary medical and social services.
_X_ b) Support legislation to establish English as the official and recognized
language of California.
___ c) Provide publicly-funded basic health care (e.g. immunizations) and
education for undocumented immigrant children.
_X_ d) Follow Proposition 187 requirement that all state benefits for illegal
immigrants, except emergency medical assistance, be terminated.
___ e) Support legislation which would sanction employers who knowingly hire
illegal immigrants.
14) State Taxes: Please indicate the changes you will support (if any)
concerning California's tax levels for the following categories.
Greatly Slightly Maintain Slightly Greatly
Increase Increase Status Decrease Decrease Eliminate
a) Alcohol Taxes 1 2 XXX 4 5 6
b) Business Taxes 1 2 3 4 5 XXX
c) Capital Gains 1 2 3 4 5 XXX
d) Income Taxes
(incomes less
than $75,000) 1 2 3 4 5 XXX
e) Income Taxes
(incomes greater
than $75,000) 1 2 3 4 5 XXX
f) Property Taxes 1 2 XXX 4 5 6
g) Sales Taxes XXX 2 3 4 5 6
h) State Fees 1 XXX 3 4 5 6
i) Do you support a flat tax structure for state income taxes?
_X_ Yes ___ No ___ Undecided
15) Welfare: Please indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding
California's welfare system.
___ a) Provide child care services for welfare recipients who work or attend
school.
___ b) Allow welfare recipients with small children to work and still receive
state health and child care until they become self-sufficient.
_X_ c) Require that able-bodied welfare recipients receive job training, attend
school, or work in order to receive welfare benefits.
_X_ d) Require that unwed mothers under the age of 18 live with a parent or
guardian (if possible) to receive welfare benefits.
___ e) Limit the welfare benefits given to recipients if they have additional
children.
_X_ f) Provide two parent families living in poverty the same welfare benefits as
one parent families.
_X_ g) Eliminate government-funded welfare and advocate privately funded
assistance to people in need.
___ h) Impose a two-year limit on welfare benefits for recipients who are able
to work.
___ i) Require mothers to identify their child(ren)'s father in order to receive
welfare benefits.
16) Legislative Priorities: On an attached page, in fifty words or less,
please explain what your two main legislative priorities will be if you are
elected to the California State Legislature. If any of your priorities will
require additional government funding, explain how you intend to obtain the
additional funding.
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Candidate Signature _s/Gerald J. Klaas__________________________ Date _02-03-98____
Party _Libertarian________________Candidate Name___Gerald J. Klaas________________
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