{"id":269,"date":"2024-07-18T19:04:07","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T23:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smileyforcongress.com\/?page_id=269"},"modified":"2024-07-18T19:04:08","modified_gmt":"2024-07-18T23:04:08","slug":"issues-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/smileyforcongress.com\/?page_id=269","title":{"rendered":"Issues"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Issues<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Budget<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Work Smarter; Eliminate wasteful spending\/departments, increase transparency &amp; informed decisions, balance the budget.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Civil Rights<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Practice &amp; enforce unbiased education, employment, and housing opportunities, and protect the rights of all Americans.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Education<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ensure safety and focus curriculum solely on academics, American excellence, and global competitiveness.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Elections<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ensure and enforce ballot &amp; voter integrity, and protect voting to only include legal U.S. citizens.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Energy<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Restore energy independence, unleash the free-market, and protect\/improve the infrastructure.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Environment<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Protect and restore air\/water\/land, wildlife and their habitats, and the human condition<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Government<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Transparency, terms limits for all elected officials, blind-trust investments, personal\/legal accountability.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Health<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Protect life\u00a0(womb, special needs, elderly),\u00a0in-source\u00a0<br>drug production, and stop illegal drug importation\/production.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Immigration<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Close the borders, remediate illegal entrants, address chain migration, protect existing guest-worker provisions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Jobs\/Economy<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Unleash the free market, in-source manufacturing, protect citizen jobs, and ensure reciprocal trade practices.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Law<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Enforce equal protection\/enforcement, protect against\u00a0bias, and uphold\u00a0fair\u00a0&amp; natural law.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Legislation<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Eliminate omnibus spending, allow sufficient\u00a0time for review\/dialogue prior to vote, ensure plan alignment with bills\/laws.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Michigan<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Advocate for resident health, safety, welfare, economy, environment, natural resources, and infrastructure.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Military<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Restore\/build arsenal and focus on lethality &amp; protection from enemies both foreign and domestic.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Religion<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Allow the free practice of religion without fear, government overreach, and judicial\u00a0bias.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Safety<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Enable and support law enforcement to effectively perform their duties, and enforce the rule of law.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Self Defense<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Protect the right to arm &amp; defend yourself\/others, and shield manufacturers from personal 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