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Candidate Questionnaire

Thank you for participating our first candidate questionnaire.
All answers will be published as written. Submissions are due May 15, 2022. Publication will happen on or before May 20, 2022. We will not grade answers or give a rating. Submissions are for public comparison of candidates.
Constitutional Grounds will publish our answers for additional comparison and discussion.

Candidate Information

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Name - First/Last *

First

Last

Email *

Unique ID (included in invitation email. In order to assure publication accuracy for each candidate, a Unique ID provided by Constitutional Grounds is required for each submission.) *

If you are a candidate and have not received an invitation email, contact us for your Unique ID

General Topics

1. Is the US Constitution a binding legal document, or strictly an historic one? *

Binding, legal document Historic document Both

1a. Please support your answer; especially include appropriate constitutional Article(s) and Clause(s): *

2. Will you propose, support, vote for, or enforce a bill or law which is constitutionally improper? *

Yes No Other

2a. Please support your answer; especially include appropriate constitutional Article(s) and Clause(s): *

3. Must citizens obey unconstitutional laws? *

Yes No

3a. Please support your answer; especially include appropriate constitutional Article(s) and Clause(s): *

4. Does any government in the US have the lawful authority to require licenses? *

Federal government only State & Local governments only Federal & State/Local governments None

4a. Please support your answer; especially include appropriate constitutional Article(s) and Clause(s): *

5. Are unborn children entitled to the same protections as those already born? *

No. They are not the same. Yes, but only upon viability Yes, from conception

5a. Please support your answer; especially include appropriate constitutional Article(s) and Clause(s): *

6. Are non-legislative branches of government authorized to make rules that are binding in the same manner as laws? *

Yes No

6a. Please support your answer; especially include appropriate constitutional Article(s) and Clause(s): *

7. Is any government authorized to issue mandates, edicts, or dictates? (eg: natural disaster evacuation orders, vaccine mandates, mask mandates) *

Yes No

7a. Please support your answer; especially include appropriate constitutional Article(s) and Clause(s): *

8. Which of the following are lawful acts of government? Choose as many as apply. *

Prohibition of sodas over a certain size Prohibition of drugs Prohibition of speech Prohibition of alcohol Prohibition of certain guns or accessories None of the above

8a. Please support your answer; especially include appropriate constitutional Article(s) and Clause(s): *

Federal Topics

State from the US Constitution whether each of the following are lawful or unlawful powers of the federal government:

9. Food Stamps *

Lawful Unlawful

9a. Please support your answer; especially include appropriate constitutional Article(s) and Clause(s): *

10. Border Security *

Lawful Unlawful

10a. Please support your answer; especially include appropriate constitutional Article(s) and Clause(s): *

11. Social Security *

Lawful Unlawful

11a. Please support your answer; especially include appropriate constitutional Article(s) and Clause(s): *

12. Standing Army *

Lawful Unlawful

12a. Please support your answer; especially include appropriate constitutional Article(s) and Clause(s): *

13. Medicare *

Lawful Unlawful

13a. Please support your answer; especially include appropriate constitutional Article(s) and Clause(s): *

14. Medicaid *

Lawful Unlawful

14a. Please support your answer; especially include appropriate constitutional Article(s) and Clause(s): *

15. Public Education *

Lawful Unlawful

15a. Please support your answer; especially include appropriate constitutional Article(s) and Clause(s): *

16. Farm Subsidies *

Lawful Unlawful

16a. Please support your answer; especially include appropriate constitutional Article(s) and Clause(s): *

17. Levy taxes *

Lawful Unlawful

17a. Please support your answer; especially include appropriate constitutional Article(s) and Clause(s): *

18. Industry Subsidies *

Lawful Unlawful

18a. Please support your answer; especially include appropriate constitutional Article(s) and Clause(s): *

19. Immigration *

Lawful Unlawful

19a. Please support your answer; especially include appropriate constitutional Article(s) and Clause(s): *

State & Local Topics

Cite from the US and/or Oklahoma Constitution whether each of the following are lawful or unlawful powers of state government:

20. If the State constitution or statutes authorize a program that the US Constitution prohibits the states from enacting, is the program: *

Lawful Unlawful

20a. Please support your answer; especially include appropriate constitutional Article(s) and Clause(s): *

21. Is it lawful for states to participate in federal programs that are either not authorized by the US Constitution or are prohibited by it? *

Lawful Unlawful

21a. Please support your answer; especially include appropriate constitutional Article(s) and Clause(s): *

22. Are statutes calling for police to impound automobiles for no driver's license, tag, and/or insurance lawful or unlawful? *

Lawful Unlawful

22a. Please support your answer; especially include appropriate constitutional Article(s) and Clause(s): *

23. Is it lawful or unlawful for municipalities to prohibit certain business types from operating in their town? *

Lawful Unlawful

23a. Please support your answer; especially include appropriate constitutional Article(s) and Clause(s): *

24. May states make agreements or compacts with other states or foreign powers? *

Yes Yes, but only with consent of Congress No

24a. Please support your answer; especially include appropriate constitutional Article(s) and Clause(s): *

Comments, Concerns, Questions

This may be anything you wish to communicate to Constitutional Grounds which was not included in the answers above. These comments will not be published. *

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