Bob Beauprez in Survey of 2014 Gubernatorial campaign websites
On Budget & Economy:
Decrease government's power over the economy
Government has a specific role in society--and it is not to manage the lives and economic decisions of the people. As a conservative Republican, I believe people are capable of making their own choices to live the life they want.
Our job should be to reduce the government's burdens on them and create an environment for opportunity to flourish. To reduce the involvement of our government to an appropriate level, I will:
- Order a review of all state government departments, agencies, regulations and functions, and eliminate those that do not promote maximum individual liberty;
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Encourage policies that prevent government from interfering in the roles of the local community, churches, and families;
- Veto any legislation that improperly increases the government's power over the economy.
Source: 2014 gubernatorial campaign website, BobBeauprez.com
Jan 1, 2014
On Education:
Opt out of Common Core; more choice at local level
Few things are as critical to the economy and to the betterment of society as a quality education; and few things have been more destructive to a quality education than federal involvement and the undue influence of politically-charged Teachers Unions.
As Governor, I will:- Sign the order to opt out of Common CORE and return control to school boards, teachers, and the rest of our educators to create a curriculum so Colorado students can be successful globally;
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Encourage the establishment of high state and local educational standards;
- Support the growth and advancement of effective educators through a Teachers Bill of Rights. We should reward great behavior, encourage improvement when needed, and
expect excellence because our children's futures depend on it;
- Strongly encourage more choice and competition in education, at the local level through charter schools and other educational choices.
Source: 2014 gubernatorial campaign website, BobBeauprez.com
Jan 1, 2014
On Environment:
Take public lands back from the federal government
I will seek to reestablish the rights and duties of the state, in accordance with the Tenth Amendment. We will: - Create a coalition of like-minded governors--in particular Rocky Mountain West governors--to push back against federal encroachment on
issues that are properly state concerns.
- Establish a process for taking control over public lands back from the federal government.
Nothing is more critical to the maintenance of liberty than the preservation of private property rights.
Property rights are the foundation of a prosperous economy, and a free society. I will:- Veto any legislation that allows state or local governments to take property, or deny access to it, without due process of law;
- Stop, by all means necessary,
any federal taking of a Coloradan's property--including water and mineral rights;
- Create an efficient competitive state government and propose tax measures that reduce how much of an individual's or business's income is taken by state government.
Source: 2014 gubernatorial campaign website, BobBeauprez.com
Jan 1, 2014
On Gun Control:
Repeal unworkable laws that curtail Second Amendment
The values and principles that have guided me throughout my life come from faith, a commitment to freedom, and a sense that we all share the values that come from being part of a larger family. I will use the following values and guiding principles to
help all Coloradans realize the opportunity they deserve. Our rights and freedom as Americans have been attacked and whittled away by Denver and Washington liberals for whom freedom is an obstacle to their plans for reorganizing society.
My administration will: - Repeal needlessly restrictive and unworkable laws that curtail the Second Amendment rights of Colorado's law-abiding citizens;
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Veto legislation that infringes on anyone's religious freedoms, or forces someone to violate their religious beliefs;
- Protect the right of free speech, including the right to a free press.
Source: 2014 gubernatorial campaign website, BobBeauprez.com
Jan 1, 2014
On Health Care:
Healthcare between patients and doctors-not government
The States have relinquished to the federal government control over what ought to be their jurisdiction as sovereign states. I will seek to reestablish the rights and duties of the state, [including] actively opposing the federal takeover of healthcare
(Obamacare). Healthcare should be between patients and doctors-not government. We have the greatest healthcare system in the world. The kinds of reform that are needed are to reduce government control and embrace free market principles.
Source: 2014 gubernatorial campaign website, BobBeauprez.com
Jan 1, 2014
On Principles & Values:
Veto legislation that infringes on religious freedoms
From my very first day in office as your Governor, I will begin applying the values and principles to the State Government that have guided me throughout my life as a businessman, husband, father, public servant, author, and conservative leader.
These come from faith, a commitment to freedom, and a sense that we all share the values that come from being part of a larger family.
I will use the following values and guiding principles to help all Coloradans realize the opportunity they deserve.My administration will veto legislation that infringes on anyone's religious freedoms, or forces
someone to violate their religious beliefs; and protect the right of free speech, including the right to a free press.
Source: 2014 gubernatorial campaign website, BobBeauprez.com
Jan 1, 2014
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