John Tatar in OnTheIssues interviews with 2018 candidates

On Abortion: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

A: According to the laws of this land YES

On Budget & Economy: Stimulus has proven worse than market-led recovery

A: History has shown NO

On Civil Rights: Government out of same-sex marriage

A: 9th and 10th Amendment: All people have the right to live their life however they want so long as it does not impact upon another citizen. My personal comfortable has nothing to do with people who want to live together. All rights and privileges afforded to a "married" couple should apply to all partnerships, same-sex partnerships etc. Remove government and corporations out of this sphere of so call "married" rights would solve this problem. Yet the Michigan Constitution Article 1 Section 25 says "marriage" is between one man and one women, Until that is changed the term "marriage" is identified in law by the Michigan Constitution.

On Crime: More services to reduce crime, not more punishment

A: More means of employment, better education, reduction of taxes in general will reduce crime.

On Drugs: Marijuana is not a gateway drug

A: This "gateway" to other drugs is a corporate slogan perpetrated by the Oil companies, pharmaceutical companies, textile corporations, and Paper companies to eliminate hemp from the agriculture industry. Hemp would replace the 4 companies and provide the same products WITH NO POLLUTION. Marijuana, a term coined by these robber barons is from Mexico, because these robber barons could not make "cannabis" (the American term) politically incorrect. We have been played. The answer is NO.

On Education: Improve public schools so no need for vouchers

A: Improve the public school system so there will be no need for vouchers.

On Environment: Fight EPA regulatory over-

A: As a governor these over reaches will be "nullified"

On Environment: We the people collectively have little effect on pollution

A: Until the corporations are held accountable for their role in pollution and dumping of toxic waste, and the government stops blowing thing up across the world, using depleted uranium ordinance etc., which are very destructive to the environment, we t

On Free Trade: Keep state out of federal free trade issue

A: Federal Issue

On Government Reform: Validating identity is a minor inconvenience for voting

A: Voting is a duty for Citizens living in the Republic(s). Validating ones name, address and citizenship is a minor inconvenience.

On Gun Control: Absolute right to gun ownership

A: YES

On Health Care: Keep state out of federal ObamaCare issue

A: Federal Issue.

On Homeland Security: Strengthen the military

A: Strengthen not expand.

On Immigration: Keep state out of federal immigration issue

A: Federal Issue

On Jobs: Affirmative action for corporations but not entrepreneurs

A: According to the laws of this land, corporations, because they are a creature of the state of federal government: Yes-- However private entrepreneur: No

On Principles & Values: Individual unalienable rights CANNOT be taken away

We do not have group rights, they are individual. We have been divided into groups battling for scraps of rights because we believe that they are finite. However, the 9th and 10th Amendments state that:

• 9th: "The enumerations in the Constitution of certain rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people."
• 10th: "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States are reserved to the States respectively or to the people."

On Principles & Values: Keep God in the public sphere

A: Our history was based upon God. Our rights come from God and cannot be taken away by anyone. YES

On Social Security: Keep state out of federal Social Security issue

A: Federal Issue.

On Tax Reform: Taxes are theft

A: Reduction of taxes for middle class and lower class. Eliminate the State income tax. Taxes are thief.

On War & Peace: Avoid foreign entanglements as much as possible

A: As much as possible