"It is now time for Missourians to discover and embrace private sector common sense solutions to the problems they engage in the 21st century."
LIST OF ISSUES
EDUCATION
The human is a creature of cognition, therefore, the mind is our greatest weapon. But we need training and time to mature into our better selves. It is now time for a new educational paradigm.
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I promote a more aggressive and pragmatic approach. I would maintain our present K-6 which would focus on logic, mathematics, language, and physical conditioning. What is now considered junior high, 7-8, would begin the bridge between theory and application. The sciences would be taught, but not in great depth. The student would learn at their own pace without exam or measurement.
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What is now called High School would become a combination of school and reality. Each student would choose their own curriculum based on their likes, skill set, and aptitude. Mentors would only guide the student. At this stage, the student would be their own teacher. The student would take what they learned in the morning, and then work alongside a mentor in a chosen profession as an apprentice. This process will take as long as it takes for the student to master at least one market viable profession. This new "high school" would be a combination of a modern community college or technical school, and a work-share program.
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The current "Teach to the Test" is programing and not preparing the student for the real world.
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In the mean time, I promote school choice and a tuition based system for all grades to ensure that the parent, student, and community remain primary stakeholders in education.
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I promote the S.T.E.M. model.
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STATE REVENUE
Taxation is theft. A citizen of America should give consent for all things. Therefore, I promote the privatization of all current state provided services.
Every market exchange should operate as "Quid pro quo", and never involve other peoples' money.
HEALTHCARE
I promote the "Charity Hospital Model" in regards to all forms of human maintenance. I suggest we follow the example of the Shriner's Hospital, and remove ourselves from for-profit medical services.
CANNABIS REFORM
I promote a free and open Industrial Hemp strategic farming model in Missouri wherein there is no state oversight or regulation/taxation.
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Cannabis is a food, and the people should be able to use it and all derivatives as they see fit. This includes both medical and recreational use without state regulation or taxation.
LAW
The Department of Corrections has a culture problem. This is due to the prison population as well as the officers that watch over them.
My solution to this problem begins with decriminalizing all victimless crimes. This would mean removing people who have a connection to drugs and addiction. I would also remove those offenders with a mental illness from the prison population. The reason for this is quite simple: the corrections officer has many responsibilities and works in a hostile environment and should not be dealing with people going through detox or a psychosis. Rather, they should be focused on the regimentation of the population that are violent and require constant supervision.
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I would take the cost per prisoner, those related to drugs and mental illness, and take that annual budget forecast and convert it into a front loaded salary package for new officers-not management or administration.
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This conversion would allow the officer position to behave somewhat like the current recruitment into our military branches wherein bonuses and incentives are given to each new recruit. This would make the corrections officer position market competitive in a comparison rationale to, for example, a county deputy or state trooper.
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The end result would be that every applicant would stop seeing the Department of Corrections as a transition occupation, and would visualize it as a career.
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My proposed changes would save the Missouri tax payer in the long term in regards to officer training cost turnover rate plus the annual cost per prisoner.
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I am against all forms of preventative law enforcement which include traffic patrols and speed limits. I will fight to end "Terry Stops" as well as "Stop and ID Statute" in Missouri.
MARKET DEVICE
I promote a free and open market with no barriers to entry or state regulation of any kind. As your state senator I would lead the way to ending all occupational licensing and certification.
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The health of our market device is proportional to our courage and strength to innovate and work towards the future.
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I Promise:
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To maintain office hours of 9am to 6pm, Monday through Friday.
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Constituents will get priority over lobbyist meeting requests and committee assignments.
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That I will not vote on a bill unless I have read the entire bill and comprehend its financial consequences.
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To promote transparency in all state activities.
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VOTING METHOD
I intend to amend the Missouri Constitution to change our voting method to MMP (Mixed Member Proportional). This voting method would cure majority rule, gerrymandering, and negative campaigns. The voter would get two votes on their ballot: category one would be for local representation(Missouri Senate), while category two would be for party representation(Missouri House). Category one would use Ranked Choice, and category two would allow one vote per party. I would also include NOTA, Independent clause, and individual nullification.
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The objective: 100% voter turnout and citizen/public servant engagement.
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Sample Ranked Choice and Mixed Member Proportional Voting Method PDF: