Don’t Kill The Goose

So - how many NC House members have gone to prison in the last year or two? First, we have Jim Black, former “Sneaker of the House” who was involved in any number of illegal activities.  Now, he is “Jailhouse Jim,” and is in the pokey somewhere in the Federal system. See the details here [...]

All you have to do is watch the TV news or read the paper, and you will see all sorts of crime and savage behavior in our midst. Even in the nice area that District 35 consists of, crime occurs. North Carolina has a huge problem with crime, and much of it is gang related.
First [...]

We need to fix congestion by building roads in urban and suburban areas such as the Triangle area. To do this, we need to drastically modify the transportation “equity formula” that is used to allocate road money. Wake County gets somewhere between 60 to 65 cents back for each dollar we give to the State [...]

Human life is precious. Human life is a gift from God. Speaking as a man who has two (mostly) wonderful children, I know every day when I see my son and daughter that they are a blessing without equal in our life.  I wouldn’t trade them for anything.
But some people think that a baby is [...]

North Carolina has a budget problem. The North Carolina General Assembly spends money like a drunken sailor. But, as Ronald Reagan famously said, at least a drunken sailor is spending his own money. Unfortunately, the State of North Carolina is like a drunken sailor who has happened upon YOUR wallet, not his: It is spending [...]

We need to fix the problem with Wake County Schools. First off, the current board is not accountable enough to the voters. To fix this, we need to support electing the Wake County School Board in at-large county-wide elections of district members - the same way that the Wake County Commission is elected. This will [...]

Market based reform is needed to address the huge problems in health care. We need to allow insurers from out of state to compete in North Carolina. We need to lower the cost of insurance by removing most or all of the 46 coverage mandates in North Carolina. I ought to be able to purchase [...]

Short Version:
I will vote for any and all legislation that will provide incentives for illegal aliens to leave North Carolina.
I will vote for any and all legislation that will deny illegal aliens all taxpayer funded benefits. This includes subsidized UNC System or Community College System education, whether it is in-state or out-of state tuition, as [...]

Short Version:
Forced Annexation and Eminent Domain Abuse are wrong. Period.
I will vote for any and all legislation to expand the property rights of all North Carolina citizens, especially in regard to preventing the misuse of eminent domain.
I will vote against any and all legislation that will harm these same rights.
I will introduce and work for [...]

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I will vote for any and all legislation to expand the rights of all decent, law abiding North Carolina and other United States citizens to keep and bear arms.
I will vote against any and all legislation that will harm these same rights.
I will introduce and work for the passage of any and all necessary [...]