ISSUES POSITIONS: (See 2010 Political Courage Test, Project Vote Smart).

 Abortion Issues:

Pro-choice. Abortion should be legal: when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape; when the life of the woman is endangered; not just within the first trimester of pregnancy. Federal subsidies Should NOT be prohibited from being used for abortion procedures.

Other or expanded positions, see attachment to PVS.

 Budget, Spending, and Tax Issues:

1. Spending:

Indicate your positions on the following issues, using the KEY:

1 = Greatly Increase; 2 = Slightly Increase; 3 = Maintain Status; 4 = Slightly Decrease; 5 = Greatly Decrease; 6 = Eliminate

_4__ a) Agriculture

_5__ b) Arts

_5__ c) Defense

_5___ 1) Intelligence operations

_5___ 2) Military hardware

_5___ 3) National missile defense

_5___ 4) Salary and benefits for active duty personnel

_5___ 5) Programs to improve troop retention rates

_5___ 6) Research and development of new weapons

_4___ d) Education

_3___ e) Environment

_5___ f)  Homeland security

_3___ g) International aid

_3___ h) Medical research

_3___ i)  Scientific research

_3___ j) Space exploration

_3___ k) United Nations

_4___ l) Welfare

_6___ m) Other or expanded positions, see attachment to PVS.

2.  Taxes:

_1___ a) Alcohol taxes

_5___ b) Capital gains taxes

_1___ c) Cigarette taxes

_4___ d) Corporate taxes

_2___ e) Gasoline taxes

_6___ f) Income taxes (low-income families)

_6___ g) Income taxes (middle-income families)

_4___ h) Income taxes (high-income families)

_6___ i) Other or expanded position, see attachment to PVS.

From PVS q. 3-6:

SUPPORT: the elimination of the federal estate tax; requiring the federal budget to be balanced each year; government funds to stimulate and improve the economy.

Other or expanded positions, see attachment to PVS.

Business and Employment Issues:

a) OPPOSE: Privatizing elements of Social Security. 

b) OPPOSE: reducing government regulations on the private sector.

c) SUPPORT: increasing the federal minimum wage; 

d) SUPPORT: the ability of workers to unionize. 

e) SUPPORT: federal funding for job-training programs that retrain displaced workers.

f) Other or expanded positions, see attachment to PVS.

Campaign Finance and Government Reform Issues:

a) OPPOSE: increasing the amount individuals are permitted to contribute to federal campaigns.

b) SUPPORT: Congress SHOULD regulate indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions.

c) OPPOSE: removing all contribution limits on federal campaigns?

d) SUPPORT: candidates for federal office should be encouraged to meet voluntary spending limits.

e) SUPPORT: giving the President the power of the line item veto for items concerning

appropriations.

f) SUPPORT: limiting the President’s ability to define how legislation is applied through the use

of signing statements.

g) Other or expanded positions, see attachment to PVS.

Crime Issues:

a) OPPOSE: capital punishment for certain crimes.

b) SUPPORT: programs that provide prison inmates with vocational and job-related training

and job-placement assistance when released.

c) SUPPORT: programs that provide prison inmates with substance abuse treatment.

d) SUPPORT: reduced prison sentences for non-violent offenders.

e) OPPOSE: mandatory prison sentences for selling illegal drugs.

g) Other or expanded positions, see attachment to PVS.

Education Issues:

a) SUPPORT: federal education standards and testing requirements for K-12 students.

b) OPPOSE: federal funding for universal pre-K programs.

c) OPPOSE: federal funding for charter schools.

d) OPPOSE: federal funding for K-12 school vouchers.

e) SUPPORT: the federal government providing college students with financial aid.

f) Other or expanded positions, see attachment to PVS.

Environment and Energy Issues:

a) SUPPORT enacting environmental regulations aimed at reducing the effects of climate change.

b) SUPPORT: international emissions targets aimed at reducing the effects of climate change.

c) OPPOSE: allowing energy producers to trade carbon credits under a “cap and trade” system.

d) SUPPORT: strengthening fuel efficiency standards on all gasoline and diesel-powered engines,

including cars, trucks, and sport utility vehicles.

e) OPPOSE: domestic oil exploration in federally-protected areas.

f) SUPPORT: federal funding for the development of alternative energy.

g) OPPOSE: the development of nuclear reactors.

h) Other or expanded positions, see attachment to PVS.

Gun Issues:

a) SUPPORT: restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns.

b) SUPPORT: believe that the Second Amendment guarantees the right of individual citizens to own guns.

c) SUPPORT: allowing individuals to carry concealed guns.

d) OPPOSE: ban on assault rifles.

e) Other or expanded positions, see attachment to PVS.

Health Issues:

a) SUPPORT; a publicly-administered health insurance option.

b) OPPOSE: expanding access to health care through commercial health insurance reform.

c) OPPOSE: federal government expand eligibility for tax-free medical savings accounts.

d) OPPOSE: monetary limits on damages that can be collected in malpractice lawsuits.

e) SUPPORT: relaxing regulations on the importation of prescription drugs.

f) Other or expanded positions, see attachment to PVS.

Immigration Issues:

a) SUPPORT: a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants.

b) OPPOSE: decreasing the number of legal immigrants allowed into the country.

c) OPPOSE: establishing English as the official national language.

d) OPPOSE: the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police.

e) Other or expanded positions, see attachment to PVS.

International Policy Issues:

a) OPPOSE: United States military action in Afghanistan.

b) SUPPORT; increasing military assistance for Afghanistan.

c) SUPPORT: increasing economic development assistance for Afghanistan.

d) OPPOSE: United States continue to strike suspected terrorist targets in Pakistan.

e) OPPOSE: granting aid to countries when it is in the security interests of the United States.

f) SUPPORT: the United States should support the creation of a Palestinian state.

g) OPPOSE: increasing sanctions on Iran if it continues to defy United Nations mandates.

h) SUPPORT: the withdrawal of United States troops from Iraq.

i) OPPOSE: the United States’ involvement in free trade agreements.

j) Other or expanded positions, see attachment to PVS.

Social Issues:

a) OPPOSE: marriage only should be between one man and one woman.

b) SUPPORT: allowing openly-gay men and women to serve in the United States military.

c) SUPPORT: federal funding for embryonic stem cell research.

d) OPPOSE: federal government end affirmative action programs.

e) Other or expanded positions, see attachment to PVS.

Legislative Priorities:  See attachment to PVS.

Attachment to:

Project Vote Smart

2010 Congressional Political Courage Test.

            (A). Legislative Priorities

            (B).  Other or expanded principles/ categories on various items.

Legislative Priorities:  Top 3 priorities:

(1). Eliminate: “MURDER- fraud- crime- injustice networks”= cruel tyranny= robbery machine= “super classes of crimes/ welfares”= ROBBER-ISM; on-going, penetrating, expanding; public-private, profit/non-profit; 3 branches, local- federal-global; abuse/ violations of Constitution, laws; threat, coercion, victimization, injuries, torture; endless unlawful, unjust practices, influences, destruction, deprivation: resources (public, private; personal, business, civic, political); false information/excuses (private- public partnership, economic development, housing, school construction, transportation, healthcare, rehabilitation, demolition; grants/ programs); unlawful: stop, search, arrest, kidnap, hostage/ransom, detention, litigations (civil, criminal), levies, foreclosures; processing of complaints, proceedings, docketing; destroy society, justice, peace. (2). Televise issue/candidate forum/debate; disseminate/ maintain meaningful information, archives. Objective screening: meaningful examinations/endurance tests. (3). Restore: good concepts, principles, merit, justification (fairness, accountability, capability, reasoning, good sense of justice, public interest, endurance, social cost/ benefit), “check and balance”, true essences of democracy, freedom, fair election.

(B).  OTHER OR EXPANDED PRINCIPLES/ CATEGORIES:

Abortion Issues: (On Project Vote Smart test, p. 1)

f) Other or expanded principles:___________________

Eliminate: “official misconduct- government gang- fraud- crime- injustice networks” operation, improper calculation /processing/ denial of earnings, salaries, benefits (social security, fringe insurance, retirement, pension, annual/sick leaves, etc.);  damage/harm workers (physical, mental, bodily, financial), employment, families, socials relations; lack of support, foster and child care, health/medical/ rehabilitation services, insurance. Problems: various agencies, staff,  contractors (local- federal), DOJ, SSA, Health and Human Services, Office of Family Assistance, Maryland Education Department, Barbara Smith, Susan Page; Offices of Attorney General, Comptroller, Treasurer, legal/judicial/ court personnel; destroy families, society, justice, peace.  If society and child care are good, abortion will be unnecessary or reduced.

Budget, Spending and Tax Issues:

1) Spending:

_____6____m). Other or expanded categories:________________________

Eliminate  “MURDER- fraud- crime- injustice networks”- government gang, misconduct; unjust practices, policies, manipulation, influence; endless unlawful acts; bad bills/appropriation, hidden agenda; opposite government function (private-public; 3 branches, local-global); cause “ROBBER-ISM; destroy society, and essences of democracy, capitalism, free market mechanism – quality, competition; abuse/misuse/ disguise of power, laws, resources; nonsense/non-merit grants, projects, agencies, subsidies; false/misleading excuses: e.g. wars; abandonment of properties, resources; maintenance of “paper roads”,  false “free meals”; public/ private partnership, economic development, housing; e.g.Rockville Town Center for Federal Realty, City Attorney Paul Glasgow, related law firms David Venable, LLC, Bejair Venable and Howard; “annual night out”, “phony universities”.

2) Taxes:

_____6_____i) Other or expanded categories:________________

Eliminate:  “MURDER- fraud- crime- injustice networks”, brutality and injuries by police, health agencies, etc; unjust levies, liens, garnishment, guardianship, power of attorneys, foreclosure, eviction, complaint processing; causing homelessness, poverty, broken homes, socio-political- media- budget- legislative problems. Uunjust judicial/court/legal personnel; unjust, biased, prejudiced, irresponsible, incapable, judicially disabled: Warren Donohue, John Debelius, Durk Thumpson, Ann Harrington, Louise Scrivener, Lawrence De Beard, Eric Johnson, James McKenna, David Boynton; court auditor Robert Romero (private attorney), etc.  Reduce spending; reduce taxes and taxpayers’ burden. Protect people’s rights, resources (time, properties, home, cars, assets, accounts); Improve families, nourished children, workers; health, productivity, investment, employment, tax base.  

6).  Other or expanded principles: ____________________

Televise public hearings, citizen/candidate forum/debate. Maintain/ disseminate meaningful accurate information, records. Objective screening by unified meaningful examination, evaluation, and promotion considering knowledge, skill, experience, and pay, etc.

Restore essences of democracy and fair market mechanism. Promote quality, capability, accountability, reasoning, good sense of justice, public interest, endurance;

meaningful people input (policies, issues, officials, judges; not unjustly propagandized, manipulated, influenced by “official misconduct- fraud- crime- injustice networks”), which cause abuse, waste, and serious vicious cycles of  ”socio- political- media- budget- legislative- systems problems”. 

Business and Employment Issues: (On Project Vote Smart test, p. 2.)

f).  Other or expanded principles: ____________________

Promote quality, equality, competition, principle, fairness, cost-effectiveness, accountability, reliability, capability, “check and balance”; fair election, justice, peace; benefits to general public; no unjust harm to consumers, taxpayers.  Penalize the companies and officials who discriminate or violate the laws. Hold companies accountable for all damages, e.g., injuries, pollution, etc. Public funding of projects should base on merits, justification considering all factors, e.g., cost effectiveness, cost- benefits, budget constraints, social needs and priorities; rigorously evaluated by academically very well trained professionals; Not unjust rhetoric schemes of “fraud- crime-networks” with connection/ conspiracies/ bribery to officials, attorneys. Protect whistleblowers.  NO: double standards; improper processing of complaints, procedures, proceedings; falsification, false records/ witnesses, tampering of evidence, data; harassment, intimidation (complainant, witnesses); abuse of power, laws, authorities; e.g., false charges, citation, bond, imprisonment; disparities and improper treatments, sentence, etc.

Campaign finance and government Reform Issues: (On Project Vote Smart test, p. 2.)

g).  Other or expanded principles: ____________________

Televise public hearings, citizen/candidate forum/debate. Maintain/disseminate meaningful accurate information, records; capability, reasoning, good sense of justice, public interest, endurance. Oppose the requirement of small donors and matching public finance for campaign, as it will do more harm than good, and would cause taxpayers tremendously.  This candidate Dr. LIH YOUNG testified to oppose similar bill before Maryland General Assembly, and have so advised civic organizations, Common Cause, NAACP, Move-on, etc. Objective screening by unified meaningful examination, evaluation and promotion.  Improve election and hiring processes, private- public, not by unjust schemes of “official misconduct- government gang- fraud- crime- injustice networks” as usually do.

Crime Issues: (On Project Vote Smart test, p. 2.)

g).  Other or expanded principles: ____________________

Eliminate “MURDER- fraud- crime- injustice networks”; private- public; local- federal- global; OPM, DOJ, IRS, SSA, FBI, law enforcement, National Park Service (Prettyman?), Library of Congress (Neil Gladd); many financial/brokerage/ accounting/ bill-payment processing/ collection institutions/agencies; insurance, car-dealers Lakeforest Oldsmobile; phone/ utilities/cable, legal/judicial/court personnel, detective/ process server/ impersonators or with phony names; Leslie Gradet, Tamera Jones, William D Roessler; Offices of Treasury, Comptroller, Attorney Gneral: Joel Jacob/Jacobson, Gail Malle-Davis, Sylvia J. Brokos, Mary Hawse, Linda Tanton, Gerald Langbaum, John Barry, Pamela Porter, Leo F. Partridge, Mark Vulcan, Jamis Riley, James Britt, Audrey Thomas, Jeanne Lippy, Jesse Rosenburger, Ralph Lepson; transcribers Margaret Bauer.

Education  Issues: (On Project Vote Smart test, p. 2.)

f).  Other or expanded principles: ____________________

Eliminate “MURDER-fraud- crime- injustice networks”; unjust abandonment/ demolition of land/schools/ buildings/ resources; false excuses of economic development, housing, transportation,…) nonsense grants/programs/projects; grants/ public debts shuffling; among jurisdictions, local-federal. Eliminate destruction/deprivation of housing (homeowners, tenants), resources (cars, properties, assets, accounts, documents), parental rights, custodian/guardianship;  as by Sherry Davis (MC human services), MCPD, officer Davis; Denis Lewis (Baltimore County, Md); Montgomery County sheriff: R. Lewis (White, female), K. Naff (white, male); fire/rescues (even when there was no fire); attorneys: Robert McCarthy (Bethesda), Olivia Cammack, David Slacker (both bribed by Court auditor Robert Romero); Ria Rochvarg; landlord/ landladies Chia Yao (Gaithersburg), Jiewen Tan (Rockville).

Environment and Energy Issues:  (On Project Vote Smart test, p. 2.)

h).  Other or expanded principles: ____________________

Eliminate: “official misconduct- fraud- crime- injustice networks”; abuses, burden for family members to work; each for multiple jobs;  need of cars; more trips; more stress, fatigue; abuse, waste; unjustified budget, appropriation; taxation, fees, public debt; increase people’s burden; improper processing of complaints; arbitrary assignment of cases/hearing across all jurisdictions; unjust cancellation of hearings/ trials; rulings without affidavits, hearings, trials; need for appeals, and further complaints.  Improve implementation of laws, complaints processing. Reduce: the need for people to drive or on the roads, traffic congestion, stress, accidents. Provide mass transit, good schedules (frequent, reliable).

Gun Issues: (On Project Vote Smart test, p. 3).

e).  Other or expanded principles: ____________________

Eliminate: “official misconduct- fraud- crime- injustice networks”, bias, prejudice; unjust practices, manipulation, falsification, defamation, propaganda.  Provide educational material for faculty/students/people to strengthen moral/ethical/social/patriotic values, good concepts, principle, fairness, justification, public interest, cost-benefit (private, social), budget constraints, priorities.  Protect families, communities. Objective screening of quality people with public interest for public services. Protect people, families; rights, resources (public, private; small business, consumers, taxpayers, homeowners, Social Security benefits, pension, housing, etc.)  Improve harmony, racial/ethnic relationships (Gay, Afro Americans, Latino, Native Americans, etc.); respect people’s choice of lifestyle. Support equality, equal treatment and protection under law.  Reduce hate crime, violence and gun.

Health Issues: (Project Vote Smart test, p. 3)

f).  Other or expanded principles: ____________________

Eliminate  “MURDER- fraud- crime- injustice networks” conspiracies; wrongful arrest, bond/bail, detention, diagnoses, medication, injuries (physical, mental), guardianship, power of attorneys, process; deprive of rights, resources (private, public); human services/health agencies, hospitals, emergency staff, psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, staff, nurses, legal/judicial/court personnel, law enforcement, accounting, etc; Sherry Davis, Susan Lord, O’Dick (?), Bonnie Klem, Marsha Aaron, Jean Burgess (white, female); Suburban Hospital, Jody Crecensi (?), Patricia Grafferty (?), Robert Rothstein, M.D. (?), Tipp Woodward M.D.; Manor- Care (Potomac): Cheryl Paulson (? administrator), Jolie Smith (Md DHMH, forensic), Potomac Ridge Steven Israel, Collin(?), Gabriel(?); Tracy Lewit; Springfield Hospital: Kevin Knight, Valadez (?), Carla Craville, Francoise Reynolds, Roxanne Heyman, Amy True; Ria Rochvarg esq, Robert McCarthy esq., Timonthy Adelman esq.(?), law firms Adelman, Sheff and Smith(? Annapolis, Md), Judges James Sasfield, Gary Crawford, Cheryl McCally; John McCarthyEsq., Nunylny (?); MCPD Davis, Rockville Sgt. Cowell, C. P. Sadleson, M. Dickerson (District Commissioner), court personnel T.M. (only initials available), etc.

Immigration Issues: (Project Vote Smart test, p. 3)

e).  Other or expanded principles: ____________________

Eliminate “official misconduct- fraud- crime- injustice networks”, private- public, 3 branches, local- global. e.g., discrimination, unjust treatment against citizens, especially immigrants, ethnic groups.  Senators: Walter Baker, Barbara Hoffman, Thomas Middleton, Trooper: Marty Sealey, Vincent Mass, State Election Board Ross Goldstein; Maryland DOEd Susan Page, Barbara Smith(?),  SSA employees/supervisors (especially in Rockville, Md), and Bullivant (? other states). Lobbysts/ lawyers/affiliates, Paul Glasgow, David Venable, Joseph Stoltz, Jr., Barry Gordon, Stephen Perouka, David Steinberg, Wolpoff & Abramson, Richard D. Mirsky, Poppleton, Garrett & Polott, P.C., Marc Sliffman, Samuel White, Shawn Barkley, Daniel Pesachowitz; Laura Jolly (phony substitute trustee), accountant Hilda K. Matijevic..more.

International Policy Issues: ( Project Vote Smart test, p. 3)

j).  Other or expanded principles: ____________________

Eliminate “official misconduct- government gang- fraud- crime- injustice networks”. 

Define/ identify terror/ “crime” right; not falsification, misleading, deceit to victimize people (here or overseas). Support humanity, peace, justice. Respect other’s cultures. Cooperate with United Nation, other countries. Oppose: horrible violent force, invasion, occupation, deprivation/ destruction (countries, population, properties, soldiers; resources, reputation; public, private);

Pay for damages, restitution, reparation to victims; penalties against those who caused the wars, problems, damages. Reconstruction mainly to benefit the victims or the  general public of the countries being victimized; not to distort the resources to benefit a few or “official misconduct-MURDER-fraud- crime- injustice networks.”

Social Issues: (Project Vote Smart test, p. 3)

e).  Other or expanded principles: ____________________

Oppose grants, federal to local state, or vice versa, without evaluation of each state and project.

Oppose: privatization, irresponsibility, disabilities of government services, contractors; including attorneys and judicial/legal/court personnel, law enforcement, defense personnel, which expand conspiracies to benefit “official misconduct- government gang- fraud- crime- injustice networks” operation; e.g., New Jersey Monmouth County, Judge Robert McLeod (private attorney), Judge Patricia Bueno Cleary, prosecutor (private attorney) Patrick Healy,  police David D’Arcy; penetrate every segment of our lives, expand here to overseas; exporting injustice  everywhere, domestically and overseas; with spying, surveillance, theft, id- theft, burglary, deprive of resources (people, countries); endless unlawful acts; destroy individuals, families, society, justice, peace.

Candidate Name: LIH YOUNG,     State:  Maryland,                       District: Statewide, 

Party:  Democratic

Signature:       Lih Young, Ph.D. (lyoung2k@yahoo.com)                    Date:  August 15, 2010