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Submitted by john wertz on 2022-02-04 14:48:14

Pros

Christian constitutional conservative, combat veteran, and former member of the US Congress(received numerous military awards/citations). Commissioned Officer in Texas State Guard
Believes it will be conservative, free market policies that secures America's future
Says 87th legislative session was a failure; would've called lege back into session until all priorities passed
was a vocal advocate for the legislative priority to end child gender modification surgery in Tx. One of the reasons he stated he's running for Governor
Will review the Sunset Commission recommendations for the last 15-20 years reviewed to assess which recommended programs and agencies have not been eliminated and why • proponent of Zero-based budgeting
In response to best taxing method - he said the goal is to reduce spending and debt
Calls our current confiscatory tax system as Marxist. Transition to a consumption-based system.
Wants to re-establish state sovereignty through the 10th amendment
does not believe in edicts, orders, mandates, and decrees, those are means by which you rule, not govern.
against Common Core, cultural marxism (CRT), and SEL Has concerns about IB. Would fire the current TEA director and replace him w/an educator
Feels our borders are porous and that we're being invaded from the south of it. Says we can execute Art 4 of the Texas constitution to stop it.
Wants to designate cartels as transnational narco-crimnal terrorist organizations and freeze/seize their assets
Abbott took several sessions to pass voter integrity, to only then see voter fraud reduced from a felony to a misdemeanor
seems to have changed his position (from our interview w/him when he ran for RPT Chair), of life begins at conception, instead of previously held position of appx. 18 days.
Will remove the heads of many agencies he considers dead weight 17:20 of video
Endorsed by JoAnn Fleming's Grassroots of America - We the People

Cons

believes in an exception to abortion in cases of rape and incest and that it's up to the family to decide
had previously stated (in his run for RPT chair) that the uber-conservative statewide platform was too long and needed to be shortened. (It's the standard by which we hold elected officials accountable).
some believe he used the Republican Party of Texas chairmanship to run for higher office
Concern over his position to hold a Convention of States