Lt. Governor
1. Abortion: Arkansas’ current law that prohibits abortion except to save the life of the mother in a medical emergency.
Michael Kalagias (Libertarian)
Undecided
Abortion is NOT currently prohibited in Arkansas. We need a law prohibiting abortion that simply states a unique individual life begins at conception and that individual is entitled to all of the rights and protections as any other child.
Abortion is NOT currently prohibited in Arkansas. We need a law prohibiting abortion that simply states a unique individual life begins at conception and that individual is entitled to all of the rights and protections as any other child.
2. Abortion: Establishing a permanent funding stream to provide state-funded grants to charities that provide women with alternatives to abortion.
Michael Kalagias (Libertarian)
Undecided
State funded is forced tax funded. Such grants should exist, but should be voluntarily funded.
State funded is forced tax funded. Such grants should exist, but should be voluntarily funded.
3. Education: The Arkansas LEARNS Act Educational Freedom Accounts that lets families use public dollars to pay for an education at a private school or homeschool.
Michael Kalagias (Libertarian)
Undecided
Public/government schools have failed. We should de-regulate and give local control to public schools so they can be competitive. Forced tax funding for private schools should be minimized and be significantly more than offset by the amount saved from removing those students from public schools.
Public/government schools have failed. We should de-regulate and give local control to public schools so they can be competitive. Forced tax funding for private schools should be minimized and be significantly more than offset by the amount saved from removing those students from public schools.
4. Drugs: Legalizing recreational marijuana in Arkansas.
Michael Kalagias (Libertarian)
Undecided
Marijuana should be decriminalized. It is immoral to use police departments to provide protection for a small number of politically connected "legal" marijuana businesses in the state that don't want the competition.
Marijuana should be decriminalized. It is immoral to use police departments to provide protection for a small number of politically connected "legal" marijuana businesses in the state that don't want the competition.
5. Tech: Requiring major social media websites to verify all users’ ages in order to protect children on their platforms.
Michael Kalagias (Libertarian)
Undecided
Governments don't raise children, parents do. Parents should be protecting their children from harm, and should be free to do so without government interference.
Governments don't raise children, parents do. Parents should be protecting their children from harm, and should be free to do so without government interference.
6. Gambling: Letting casinos in Arkansas conduct gambling online.
Michael Kalagias (Libertarian)
Support
Online or in person should make no difference so long as no fraud or theft is committed.
Online or in person should make no difference so long as no fraud or theft is committed.
7. Elections: Current ballot initiative efforts to change the Arkansas Constitution to make it easier for private individuals or entities to place measures on the ballot for a statewide vote.
Michael Kalagias (Libertarian)
Undecided
I'm not aware of any such efforts. The only related issue I'm aware of is one to limit some of the unconstitutional restrictions recent legislation has attempted to impose on direct democracy in Arkansas.
I'm not aware of any such efforts. The only related issue I'm aware of is one to limit some of the unconstitutional restrictions recent legislation has attempted to impose on direct democracy in Arkansas.
8. Guns: Confiscation of firearms from citizens that the government deem a danger to themselves or others, otherwise known as red flag laws.
9. Marriage: The U.S. Supreme Court’s 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges decision that legalized same-sex marriage.
Michael Kalagias (Libertarian)
Undecided
In anything approaching a free country no government should have the authority to regulate marriage one way or another.
In anything approaching a free country no government should have the authority to regulate marriage one way or another.