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CANDID CANDIDATE: An e-Interview with DannyTarkanian

Posted by Nancy Dallas on Mar 25th, 2010 and filed under Politics. You can follow any responses to this entthrough the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry from your site

(Nancy Dallas) This is the fourth in our week-long series of interviews with Republican candidates for theUnited States Senate this year in Nevada. Todays featured candidate is Danny Tarkanian.

1. Please write a brief summary of your professional and political history.

I proudly believe in constitutional conservatism. I believe in limited government and oppose the governmenttakeover of private sector industries. I believe in a smaller government that with some occasional help leaves the average person free to achieve his or her ambitions.

2. What past experiences do you think best qualify you to represent Nevada in the U.S. Senate? Why

should voters support you over your Primary opponents?

I know what it means to fight for what is right and never give up. During my campaign for Secretary of Statewas attacked by Harry Reids allies in the general election. Following the campaign, I said enough, takingthose who had falsely attacked me to court for libel. I won the first ever campaign libel case in Nevadaclearing myself of the accusations for good. I am running in this race on conservative principles that I haveheld my entire life. I have an un-altering view of how our government should function based on constitutionlaw and those principles set me apart from some of the other leading primary candidates. I bring experience itough campaigns and a strong commitment to fiscal conservatism.
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3. Should individuals be allowed to contribute unlimited amounts of money to Federal candidates?Would you support a law requiring immediate disclosure via the internet of large contributions?

As a fiscal conservative, I dont support regulating how individuals choose to invest their money, therefore Idont support limiting individual campaign contributions. However, I am also committed to transparency andaccountability, and I will support legislation requiring every dollar of every contribution be recorded and thesource of the contribution reported for the public to see. Let everyone donate as much as they would like and

let everyone see just who is donating, that is the fair and transparent way.

4. Understanding the proposed Congressional health plans are under scrutiny and changes will be madto the original proposals, what are your greatest concerns with the current proposals? What specificalternatives would you propose?

The current healthcare proposals on the Democrats side are reminiscent of a socialized, all-at-once approachto healthcare reform. The costs are enormous and the effect will only be expanded government involvement providing healthcare, an approach that is already struggling to succeed in Medicare and Medicaid. I haveproposed common-sense solutions since I got into this race that will not cost taxpayers one additional dollarand will not expand the role of the government. We need TORT reform, we need to open insurance purchase

across state lines, we need to separate insurance from the workplace and make it personal, we need to cutwaste, fraud, and abuse out of the current federal healthcare programs, and we need to reduce mandates thathave driven costs up.

5. Our national debt is growing at an astronomical rate (to $1.4 trillion this past year). Do you supportbalanced budget amendment to the Constitution? If so, specify your plan to create an annual balancebudget?

I do support passing a balanced budget amendment. I have also proposed over $1.4 trillion in budget cuts as beginning point if I am elected to the senate, you can view those at this website:www.tark2010.org/news/proposed-federal-agency-budget-cuts

6. Do you support the current U. S. militarys rules of engagement in Afghanistan? Explain.

I support our efforts in Afghanistan to root out and destroy all terrorist assets and contributors. This should bour primary effort and our sole effort in Afghanistan and once we have brought all those responsible for 9/11to justice, we should bring our troops home. I support any means necessary to accomplish this mission,terrorists are not war-time combatants, they are not protected by the Geneva Convention and should be treatelike the cowards they have shown themselves to be.

7. Nevadas unemployment rate is one of the highest in the nation. What, if any, steps should be takenby the Federal government to specifically address Nevadas unemployment concerns?

I have outlined a clear path forward to help boost Nevadas economy, you can read my full plan here:www.tark2010.org/news/economic-growth-plan-for-nevada.

8. How would you propose the Federal government address the issues related to the number of illegalaliens currently in the Untied States?

We need to do whatever it takes to secure the borders and stop completely the flow of illegal aliens. We needto enforce the laws we currently have on the books, taking away all incentives for them to be here, and no


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amnesty should be given.

9. What would be your priorities in resolving the concerns related to the increasing dependency of theUntied States on foreign oil? What measures would you propose at the Federal level to help alleviateNevadas high energy costs? Do you support Nuclear energy? How do you propose we resolve thedilemma of dealing with nuclear waste?

I support drilling in ANWR and off the Coast. I support increasing, and in fact doubling, our nuclear energydependence to 40% of the national electricity output. I support re-opening Yucca Mountain and transitioninginto a nuclear spent fuel advanced reprocessing facility so we can bring the spent nuclear fuel to Nevada andrecycle it to retrieve over 95% of the unused fuel and at the same time receive the $250 million a year inrevenue from the Federal government. I propose making Nevada the home of small nuclear reactordevelopment, a revolutionary new technology that is cleaner, safer and more efficient than the old largereactors. I support encouraging renewable energies like wind, geothermal, and solar, and finding ways to mait cheaper. I support the use of clean alternative energies like natural gas and the continued use of our naturalresources like coal. All of these approaches together outline a clear path to Americas energy independenceand freedom from dependence on foreign oil.

10. Is there a Federal department/cabinet position you would support eliminating? Explain.

National Endowment for the Arts, and the IRS. The NEA is a program that falls so far outside of theconstitutional purpose of Congress that it is absurd. Congress was not designed to be the funding institution fthe arts, it is one massive earmark and I propose eliminating all earmarks. I support a complete overhaul of thtax code to a fair tax system which would base the entire tax system on a set national sales tax. If this reformwere to take place, the IRS would be unnecessary.

11. Should the Federal government be involved the regulation of our nations public school educationsystem? If so, to what degree? Are you satisfied with the No Child Left Behind law? Explain.

I oppose NCLB and will vote to repeal it. The department of education should be completely scaled back toonly include funding programs for higher education like running start and college aid. Public schools shouldbe funded and run at the local and state levels where the parents, teachers and those closest to the children cadetermine the needs best.

12. The inclusion of apparently wasteful, foolish pork and earmarks in federal legislation is anhistorical practice the public and many elected officials decry this practice, but, with no one wantingto be left off of the gravy train, it seems it is impossible to curtail. As a U.S. Senator, what will you do iregards to this issue?

I have signed a pledge to neither seek nor accept pork/earmarks. I am opposed to this federal slush fund that

in place as a vote purchasing mechanism. I will stand firm on my position and refuse to solicit pork funding a U.S. senator and seek to end the practice all together.

13. Should the United States support Israel in their efforts to protect their nations security and safetyits citizens? Explain.

Israel is this countrys strongest ally in the Middle East and we should support whatever steps Israel feels arenecessary to protect themselves, especially in light of the recent remarks by Iran declaring they are developina nuclear program. Israel has the right to defend itself and as their ally we should support them.


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14. How would you propose to reform the Social Security program?

It should be privatized into individual, private accounts.

15. Senator Harry Reid has a long history of using dubious Congressional rules and procedures to skirnormally accepted procedures in order to promote/pass his personal/partys agenda. What would beyour position in regards to skirting the normal process in this manner in order to gain approval of youagenda?

I believe in a transparent legislative process and in respecting the will of the people. If you cannot pass a piecof legislation through the accepted procedures, it is probably not worth passing.

1 Response for CANDID CANDIDATE: An e-Interview with DannyTarkanian

1. CANDID CANDIDATE: An e-Interview With Danny Tarkanian | Reid-B-Gone says:March 29, 2010 at 7:31 pm

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