Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives - Texas 21st Congressional District in 2024 Texas General Election.
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Get StartedState-sanctioned discrimination against any law-abiding person is wrong no matter in which group he or she might be categorized. People are individuals and should not be assumed members of identity groups for government to manipulate. Learn more
Qualified immunity against civil legal actions is a debatable proposition when and only when it is used to give patrolmen the benefit of the doubt in high stress policing situations; it should never be applicable to higher ups in law enforcement and bureaucrats who have the time to consult policy manuals and attorneys when making their decisions. Learn more
We should not position US troops in harm's way to serve as tripwires. Learn more
Government should not dictate educational decisions, and must yield to the primacy of law-abiding parents in making all such decisions for their families. Public schools must be transparent as to the curriculum they are teaching students so that parents can make informed judgments about them versus other educational options. Learn more
Our recent over-involvement in wars around the world has been fueled at least in part by our chronic dependence on foreign-sourced energy. This is well within our power to correct, and to do so in far more environmentally responsible ways than by importing energy from countries like Venezuela, who care not one whit for the environment. Learn more
We shouldn't be seeking an empire to control, or to tell other nations how they should govern themselves. Let's engage them diplomatically and with free trade, avoiding unnecessary provocations, yet having the unquestioned capacity to defend our vital interests. These interests are sea-lanes and the skies above them for free international commerce; the security of our North American, Central American and Caribbean neighbors; and a balance of power in other parts of the world that deters aggression. Learn more
The major geopolitical threat to US interests is not Russia. It is China. Without abandoning our NATO commitments, we need to shift the primary burden of containing Russia to our European allies, while we shift our principal attention to the situation unfolding in the western Pacific. Learn more
I would support more funding to bolster our NATO allies’ support for Ukraine, but only if we offset it with other spending cuts. Learn more
Government at all levels spends too much time regulating small and medium-sized businesses in highly competitive industries, while looking the other way as their cronies in monopolies and oligopolies get favored treatment, to the detriment of consumer choice. The focus of government regulation should always be on industries with the least competition. Learn more
My idea is to negotiate simplifications and expansions of LEGAL immigration programs, then put them on the shelf to be activated only once enforcement activity restores functional control of our borders. Learn more
We must act and we must act now to cut these massive deficits and return our Federal government to far lower levels of spending -- amounts that are some 2 trillion a year below where we are currently spending. Learn more
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