We need to decrease taxes.  This is the number one complaint I hear from people.  The money our political leaders spend comes from hardworking taxpayers who are overburdened and underrepresented.  Some spend money as if there is an endless supply, but that needs to stop.  I support spending money on our defense such as national security, military, and our law enforcement.  But in the name of compassion, spending has gotten out of control.  The government must operate on the money they have to spend, not taking us deeper into crippling debt.  We have to live on what we have.  A hand up is different than a hand out.  Lifting people up is not the same thing as giving out indefinitely.   It is unfair to take more and more money from hardworking taxpayers and give it to able bodied people who refuse to work.     

Kids belong to the parents.  They're not "all our children."  Teachers are not co-parents.  Kids do not belong to the state, the government, the school districts or the teachers.  At school, parents want their kids to learn the ABCs and 123s, not all the social ideologies.  Parents need to be involved in their kid's education and their parental rights should not be undermined.  I support School Choice and/or Tax Credits, because when it comes to supporting education, the money needs to follow the child.  

I am SO grateful Roe has been overturned and the issue of abortion has returned to the control of the people through their State legislators.  Even though Missouri is a pro-life State, there is an onslaught of efforts to weaken our hard work.  We must protect innocent, unborn babies and mothers in crisis.   If anything is evil, it is abortion, and abortion should be illegal.  In addition, not one penny of taxpayer money should be spent to support it. 

I support Religious Liberty and Sanctity of Human Life Issues.  Because the right to life has been so devalued, we also have to worry about infanticide.  All innocent humans, including those with special needs or those with disabilities, have a God-given right to life and it must be defended.  Religious Liberty and Conscience Protections must be protected as well.  Churches and religious organizations must have freedom to stay open and hire and fire.  Healthcare providers need freedom to refuse to do procedures that violate their moral beliefs.  

Because we care about keeping our neighborhoods safe from crime, we must support Law & Order and the 2nd Amendment.  We will not be safe if we defund the police. Without Law & Order, there would be much more chaos than there is now.  Also, we must enforce the laws on the books.  We cannot be soft on repeat, violent offenders.  Crime should not pay.  Punishment needs to be fair, swift, and with due process in order to serve as a deterrent.   

We must, also, protect the 2nd Amendment.  One of the biggest problems we have is not putting the blame where the blame belongs.  Punish the criminal for their crime, not law-abiding citizens.  It is not fair nor constitutional to take away our means of self-defense.