Quizzing Candidates and Sharing the Responses is helpful to friends and neighbors BEFORE VOTING!
Earlier today AxXiom posted a piece with questions for finding out if your candidate for county sheriff more closely resembled a federal puppet or a guardian of liberty. Here is another questionnaire version.
I want to encourage everyone to find out BEFORE YOU VOTE and share the information with a few friends and family and neighbors.
Axiom's questions are essay format and really stimulate thought and discussion. If you think something in a multiple choice format might be easier to work with - here is another sample for you to try out (feel free to adapt it and make it work for you):
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COUNTY CANDIDATES QUESTIONNAIRE
Results to be distributed to churches and civic clubs. Please respond with your best answer, OR WRITE ONE as desired to clarify your views.
1. From what source do you believe the County Sheriff or Commissioner derives his authority?
A. U.S. Constitution
B. City Ordinance
C. We the People
D. Oklahoma Constitution
2. To whom is the Commissioner or the Sheriff accountable?
A. Taxpayers
B. Citizens
C. Federal Law Enforcement Agencies (FBI, BATF)
D. Chamber of Commerce
3. In your view of the Constitutional framework, is county government subservient to the federal government?
A. Yes B. No C. Depends on the issue
4. When the Brady Handgun Act was overturned by theU.S. supreme Court, who was the plaintiff?
A. national pawnbrokers association
B. a county sheriff
C. the State of Arizona
D. the NRA
5. In general, describe your policy dealing with a federal agency seeking to carry out a questionable asset seizure.
A. Ask for their statutory authority
B. Provide assistance as manpower allows
C. Confirm the signature of the judge or official(s) issuing the writ or legal action
D. Consult with a noted expert or knowledgeable county official (judge)
6. Under a new economic partnership with Canada andMexico, an Executive Order by the new U.S. president grants illegal aliens(undocumented workers) the same privileges and standing as U.S. citizens. Congress has not acted. Immigration and Customs is no longer transporting illegals, and your jail is over -crowded beyond capacity, including 4 dangerous illegals. What would you do?
A. Seek support from state officials in Oklahoma or other states
B. Release them on bail by an employer or a legal foundation
C. Hold them until further clarification from I.C.E.
D. Seek alternative means of extradition – repatriation
7. A federal tax court orders a local church toforfeit its property for employment practices and “hate speech” that discriminates against homosexuals. The IRS has ordered closure and sale of the building and land. How would you respond if the minister and members of congregation defied orders, refused to vacate the property and rumors of probable violence were spreading, with the use of automatic weapons being a possibility?
A. Take up a collection to help pay the tax bill
B. Consult with and follow orders of the district judge
C. Call for support from the BATF
D. Forbid federal agents to enter the county until later notice
8. Under what circumstances might a County Sheriff require aid from Federal lawenforcement?
9. Are there any conditions that would justify disarming lawful citizens?
10. Please comment on any of the following issues:
Establishing a work program for prisoners.
Suspicion-less Checkpoints (safety, sobriety, seatbelt,drug, roadside “voluntary” surveys etc.)?
Obtaining federal grants?
Privatization of traditional Law Enforcement (LE) duties (warrant processing, prison management)
The 2ndamendment and “gun free zones”Civil asset forfeiture
11. BONUS QUESTION
The US holds 5% of the world’s population and 25% of the world’s incarcerated. More than 1 in 100 Americans are currently imprisoned. We nowhave the highest per capita incarceration rate in the world. What are the reasons for this and what should be done about the situation?
Please let us (and all your friends and neighbors too) know what responses you get!
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Some great additions-Thanks!
The prison work program is an important issue. I also like the effort to pin them down on the seizing of assets and their attitudes about civil disobedience (church example) although I, personally, would not provide that degree of detail in this context and I’ll tell you why.
The reason I tend to shy away from providing that much specific detail when framing questions because it gives them too much to go on and may appear to reveal more about my mind than theirs. Framing questions in as neutral a fashion as possible has a purpose. This is one of those cases where the adage to “Hold your cards close to your vest” comes to mind. By keeping our opinions out of the picture as much as possible at these initial encounters will make it much more difficult for the candidates to blow smoke. I want them to be on their own on these questions and see them sink or swim based on their own merit. I don't want them to think they have me pegged by the content of my questions. My goal is to reveal their mind-they will have to have a warrant to get into my head.
I just wanted to give my take on it and I also want to be really clear that I respect that our goals and circumstances vary and I entirely trust everyone's ability to shape the questionnaire in a manner most effective for their specific purposes.
I would like to incorporate some of this content into my draft and post the results. It would be great to see lots of people working off of this providing us all with a veritable menu of questions to use. Ala Cart or the whole caboose-I love options! Thanks to everone that is working on this! AxXiom
AxXiom - wise counsel indeed!
Please refine away and keep sharing with us all so we can come up with some questions that role off our tongues in public forums and town hall meetings as well as printed questionnaires.