Heinie Heinzelman

Below are the questions asked in our Liberty questionnaire that went to all Republican candidates for Congressional District 24 seat.  Only 2 have currently responded.  Mr. Heinie Heinzelman was the first to get back with me.  To visit his site and learn more about his campaign CLICK HERE

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1. Will you cosponsor and call for roll call votes on the Audit the Fed bill, designed to bring transparency to the Federal Reserve (H.R. 1207/ S. 604 in the 111th Congress)?   YES

2. Will you support legislation removing capital gains and sales taxes on gold and silver coinage?  Yes

3. Will you vote to oppose any legislation that allows the federal government to prohibit the sale, use, or carrying of firearms?  YES-YES-YES

4. Will you support a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution that includes hard spending limits and allows for no increase in taxes or other federal revenue enhancements?  YES

5. Will you support legislation that forbids U.S. troops from serving under United Nations command?  YES

6. Do you support and will you vote to protect states asserting their rights under the Tenth Amendment?  ABSOLUTELY YES!

7. Will you oppose Big Labor’s Card Check bill and any other legislation designed to empower union bosses?  YES, AND GLADLY

8. Do you support U.S. withdrawal from the United Nations?   YES, YOU BETCHA

9. Will you support the American Sovereignty Act to restrict the Executive’s ability to forge international agreements that lessen our sovereignty?    Yes

10. Will you oppose using U.S. forces to occupy a foreign nation without a declaration of war?  Yes

11. Will you oppose any attempt to nationalize our health care system, including any sort of public option for insurance?  YES-YES-YES

12. Will you oppose so-called “Cap and Trade” legislation?   YES-YES-YES

13. Will you vote to eliminate the IRS?   YES, WITH THE FAIR TAX. (And put some of them on illegal immagration control)

14. Will you vote against any budget that increases our debt?  YES, AND GLADLY

15. Will you oppose federal power grabs like roving wiretaps and warrantless searches, and oppose Patriot Act renewal that includes such items?  NEED TO RESEARCH AND EVALUATE FURTHER.

16. Will you oppose any legislation that requires states and citizens to participate in a National Identification Card program?  YES

17. Will you oppose the so-called “NAFTA Superhighway” and any move toward a North American Union?  PROBABLY, BUT STILL REVIEWING

18. Will you support legislation that ensures Members of Congress have at least 72 hours to read any bill before it is allowed to come to the House floor?  NO–I PREFER 72 HOURS FOR UP TO 288 PAGES PLUS 15 MINUTES FOR EVERY PAGE OVER 288.

19. Will you oppose all tax increases?  YES

20. Indicate the tax cuts you are willing to vote for:
Across the Board Income Tax Cut   YES
Capital Gains Tax Cut   YES
Business Tax Cut  YES-YES-YES
Estate Tax Cut   YES

Pat Patterson

DELAND—Surrounded by supporters, State Representative Pat Patterson (R-DeLand) today formally launched his campaign for Florida’s Chief Financial Officer in his hometown of DeLand.

As the House Chair of the Insurance, Business, and Financial Affairs Policy Council, Patterson and his committee members oversee many divisions within the Office of the Chief Financial Officer and the Offices of Insurance and Financial Regulation. He also serves on the General Government Policy Council, and the State Universities and Private Colleges Appropriations Committee.

Representative Patterson, an independent, consumer-focused insurance agent of more than thirty years, is currently serving his fifth term in the Florida House of Representatives. A U.S. Navy veteran and former public school teacher, Patterson also served two terms on the Volusia County Council.

“Floridians deserve a Chief Financial Officer who is willing to put the wellbeing of Floridians first,” said Patterson. “I want to put my thirty years of experience to work advocating for consumers in Tallahassee.”

A native Floridian, Patterson emphasized his three decades of experience assisting consumers with insurance and financial decisions to the crowd gathered for his announcement, held at DeLand’s historic Grant Bly House. He has advocated for greater consumer choiceandcriticized Tallahassee for placing billions of dollars in hurricane risk on the backs of the people of Florida.

“Floridians deserve to have a choice in this election,” said Patterson. “With me, they’ll get someone who has spent a lifetime educating and advocating for consumers, and someone who understands that we can’t just sit idly by while our state is one major storm away from financial devastation and potentially billions in unfair tax increases.”

A meeting in Washington designed to resurrect the $1.2 billion SunRail project was held on Wednesday.

In attendance were Orlando mayor Buddy Dyer, US Rep Corrine Brown D-Jacksonville, John Mica R-Daytona, representatives from the Federal Transit Administration, Federal Railroad Administration, Amtrak and CSX.

CSX reminded the attendees just how much money can be made from SunRail. CSX went on to say that they were willing to extend the June 30^th deadline for negotiating one of the sweetest corporate welfare programs in the history of Florida.

According to a report at http://www.wesh.com Florida DOT has already overpaid for several million dollars worth of property for SunRail stations.

FDOT officials are telling the sellers that SunRail is a “done deal”.

SunRail was defeated last legislative session, mostly by the efforts of Paula Dockery R-Lakeland and Rhonda Storms R-Brandon.

Calling themselves Paula-ticians, supporters of a Draft Dockery for Governor, an ad hoc committee, are holding a meet and greet with Senator Dockery, at the Rosen Centre Hotel, 9840 International Dr, in Orlando tomorrow from 11:00 to 13:00.

The draft Dockery web site is here.

SunRail proponents have never been able to answer exactly how they are going to convince Central Floridians to give up their great American freedom machines, (their cars) ride Sun Rail and then hitch hike to their destination from the Sun Rail station.

We are still waiting on that answer.