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Rachel Bingham

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Questionnaire

General

Please describe what you believe are the most significant issues in this race, why and what you'll do to address them?

Property taxes, border security, fiscal responsibility. Help educate the voters of my precinct, support conservative candidates, and vote for any such resolutions that come before the CEC.

Do you promise, if elected, to abide by the RPT platform? And if not, please enumerate what problems you have. 

Yes.

What differentiates you from your opponents?

A proven track record of conservative voting in the CEC, involvement at the grassroots level, and supporting the June 2016 by laws. 

What best describes your political ideology most(circle only one).   
1.        Republican                     
2.        Grassroots                     
3.        Conservative
4.        Tea Party

2. Grassroots

Please list 3 federal agencies that are popular in our culture and should be abolished

US Department of Education, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, Environmental Protection Agency

Should Texas GOP limit their elected officials to 8 years or less from the same office, even though it will force some good candidates to leave an office?

Yes. Power so often corrupts. Any good law or rule must be constructed in such a way that it will give protection from abuse of power yet give freedom for good candidates to work. A term limit of 8 years provides that protection from having to deal with an entrenched, corrupt politician.

When you leave office what accomplishment/s do you want to be your hallmark, your legacy, and why?

I want to leave a mark that says I stood for protecting biblical values against cultural redefinitions; freedom of choice in families especially that of education and vacination; financial accountability, transparency and responsibility; and the protection of life including the unborn.

Taxes

What form of federal tax law do you support (e.g., current, flat tax, fair tax, other) and why?

A flat tax would give more equity to the american citizen, stop penalizing the productive and rewarding the idle and would provide much needed simplicity in an overcomplicated multi-fronted tax system. 

A couple of years ago, a resolution was put forth by MoCo GOP to institute a 20% Homestead Exemption.  Did you support or oppose this and why?

Supported. This was actually my first CEC as a precinct chair and its been lively ever since. :)

2nd Amendment - guns

Do you believe the Second Amendment grants an individual right or a militia right?

Individual right

10th Amendment

Please explain your interpretation of the Tenth Amendment and the principle of nullification. Do states have a right of nullification? What should the federal government do if a state attempts nullification?

The federal government has taken over many areas in which the constitution did not give it the right to do so. The 10th ammendment gives the federal government powers ONLY in the areas delegated by the Contitution. All other powers are to be given to the states. 

The supremacy clause of the constitution says the constitution, and the laws and treaties made in pursuance of it are to be the law of the land. So legally, the principle of nullification does not stand. However, I do believe in the principle of nullification as it sends a strong message of disapproval to the federal government as well as shows a state's willingness to protect their sovereignty in the case of a federal government overreach or violation of the constitution.

Other civil liberty

Do you support or oppose federal funding for Planned Parenthood and other agencies that perform abortions, both in the U.S. and abroad (even if they use money derived from other sources)?

Oppose. This is a violation to protect life and an abuse of federal powers and funding.

At what point should the "right to life" or "personhood" be granted to new human beings (e.g., at conception, birth, 5 days old, etc)? What action, if any, will you take to reflect this in law?

Conception. To that end, I will support any pro-life resolutions that come before the CEC and any like-minded candidate, and oppose any that do not protect life. 

Education

Do you support or oppose allowing parents direct the flow of federal education funds (e.g., to their school or home school of choice)? Support? Oppose? Please explain.

Honestly I have mixed views. I support this in the sense that property taxes already fund public schools and education. Yet I have concerns that accepting federal funds would mean in some way having to be accountable and thereby losing freedoms. As such, I think I would oppose this.

Ethics

Do you agree with precinct chairs involvement in republican primaries? Why or why not?

Yes. The involvement of precinct chairs can have a big impact. Precinct chairs need to be free to help the candidate that best represents integrity and conservatism win the primary.

What's your impression of GOP Speaker Dennis Bonnen after he was caught offering a Quid Pro Quo to Empower Texans Michael Quinn Sullivan?  Should Speaker Bonnen resign?  Should he suffer legal ramifications for his action/s?

Its a glimpse into the kind of dirty politicking that goes on behind closed doors and shows a major lack of integrity with Bonnen. Yes, out of respect for what his position should mean, Bonnen should resign. No legal ramifications if he did not in all actuality violate the law. 

Is there anything in your background of an embarrassing nature that should be explained before your election? Arrests/Convictions? Bankruptcys?

No.

Immigration

What, if anything, should be done to protect our borders from illegal immigration?

This should be a priority of the federal government as well, as it is not just a state border but a national border. Increase of funds and man power, greater accountability of those funds, ie more security through whatever means required. 

Amnesty comes in many forms.  What's your view as it pertains to Texas?

In regard to amnesty of illegal immigrants, it goes against the constitution and the cost far outweighs any benefit.

Transportation

Do you support or oppose the referendum passed by both the MoCo GOP Executive Committee and SREC to allow voters, at the statewide level, to decide in the voting booth whether or not they want a particular toll road?  Why or why not?

Supported. Taxpayers should have a say on if their dollars should fund toll roads or not.

Did you take a public position on the May 9, 2015 Road Bond, and if so, what was it? And in a few sentences, explain why.

No I was not a precinct chair then and did not take a public stand on the bond.

Other

What does being a conservative mean to you?

Recognizing the Constitution as the supreme law of the land, protecting personal liberties and standing for limited government.

Do you support the Montgomery County Republican Party By-Laws as adopted by the CEC on 6/26/18?  And if not, why not?

YES