CONTENT IN RED IS RELATED TO STUDENT GOVERNMENT AND THE 
OFFICIALS YOU ELECTED TO REPRESENT YOU IN IT!

Issue or Event	Approval A Disapproval  D Undecided U	Comments or Link to Page Better Describing Kevin's Position on the Issue.
Cloning of Embryos	U	"I'm not to sure.  Stem Cell research has a good chance at curing diseases like Alzheimer's, an awful disease my Grandmother has right now.  But I don't think the murder of millions justifies the saving of millions, even if it means my grandmother never being cured. "Now that we can clone human embryos, abortion isn't necessary to pick up stem cells. But I'm undecided because I don't know if I consider this life. I believe cloning is wrong and I don't think humans that are developed this way could have souls. So From that aspect, it's all right. "But I'm sure there are some who believe any cloned human has a soul too.  If they are pro-life, they may one day stop the creation of this life just for drilling it of stem cells and let them grow to be normal humans, possibly one day better than our kind.  Obviously that is bad.  So there are pros and cons to it and I'm still sorting them out in my mind."
Abortion	D	"When does life actually begin? I think it begins at conception because there is no other logical place for it to begin.  Some may say after the first trimester. That to me is still stupid, is a single cell organism alive? YES. So is a multi-cell human baby. "But won't that child die if it is removed from the mother?  Yes, but if the mother throws her born child in the dumpster, will that child die? Of course. The born child is just as dependent on the mother's care as a unborn one. "Some might also say that a mother has the right to do with her body as she wishes.  Fine, if she wants to take a straw and suck her heart out with it, let her, but do not let it happen to someone who feels safe in their mother's womb. "What if the mother is raped?  Well, I used to be more flexible here.  But then I thought about it, does rape justify murder? I don't think so."
At Large Powers in Student Council	D	"At Large Members are not elected by the students to represent them, therefore they shouldn't represent them. In October, a bill passed our chamber, while I was away on a SAFE camping trip, that gave At Large members more power! They can now not only vote and serve on committees, but now they can chair committees.  That means be the person in charge of the committee. "The explanation of this is that the Student Government should be more activity based than leadership based. "I don't care how things are based, students elect officers and representatives to do a job, and most don't know their representatives are having their power stripped by unelected At Large Members. "Representative Bryan Povlinski and Treasurer Mike Frost of 2005, and Secretary Mary Kate McKenna of 2002 are supporting me greatly in this uphill battle. There are also other Representatives and Officers that are opposed to the At Large take over and we look forward to having their support when we bring up legislation pushing the At Large Members back down to delegate status." WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP? Talk to your Officers and Representatives and even At-Large Members listed here.  Let them know there is a problem and that it's time they get to representing you.
Drug Testing	D	"Remember back two years ago to my Presidential Campaign.  I was and still am very opposed to drug testing in our school and any other PUBLIC school. The government, including the school,  has no probable cause to search us with random drug testing. "The Indiana Court of Appeals declared it unconstitutional a few months after the problems I caused the school.  Still there is one school that uses it illegally in the state. "This doesn't mean I support drug usage or trafficking.  I do support the constitution though."
Illegal Drugs and those with them	D	"Personally, I consider all drug lords, cartels, traffickers, sellers, buyers, and users terrorists.  They manufacture, transport, sell, and use chemical weapons that cause changes to the brain's chemical output and cause permanent damage. "Druggies will deny this saying that some drugs don't permanently effect the mind.  But look at the people who use these drugs.  Look at how they changed since they started using the drug. I've noticed changes in EVERYONE who has used these illegal drugs. "The problem is that drugs aren't being searched out in this area enough.  Officials say there isn't a problem, but that's because they aren't arresting enough people or using all available resources to catch them. "There is a problem in Chesterton, and these terrorists will only start growing in numbers unless we stop them while we still out number them."
School Vouchers	A	"School Vouchers are a product of the GOP and I stand firmly behind those who support them.  The School Voucher program allows schools to be ran more like a business where the students are the customers. If the school that these students go to is not teaching, then the government will give a refund to the parents and will allow them to send their child to a better school. "I really don't know why liberals don't stand behind this idea. Sure it promotes good, localized schools. If they want to say Republicans are against educating the American Children, well then, it should be them standing behind this idea. "I believe however that Republicans really have the best interests in mind for American students and the Democrats merely want the title."
Tax Cuts	A	"America turned a profit, also known as a surplus. And we will continue to have one long into the decade, though the surplus is lower than it was a couple years ago, it's still a surplus. "Now it sounds good! It looks good on paper. But think about what that surplus really is.  That is the amount the American Government over taxed you, the American people. "Same with tax rebates. Some people actually plan ahead to overpay their taxes so they get money back from the IRS in tax rebates actually thinking they outsmarted the IRS.  HA! "The most pure and logical way to give back this stolen money is not to spend it on worthless government programs, the thing to do is give it back through tax cuts so that the American people don't overpay like they did during the Clinton years."
Afghan War	A	"The people of Afghanistan were ruled by people more evil than Hitler. True the numbers weren't near those of Nazi Germany's kills, and they didn't have any sort of world domination planned.  What the Taliban Regime did was try to suck the souls out of the people while killing all Christians and Jews that might be in that country. "The Taliban was ruled primarily by a coward named Omar.  He, like Osama bin Laden had a screwed up version of Islam burned in his mind. Omar denounced the western culture and banned everything relating to it. "Women were banned from society and I won't even mention the customs they created on women on this web site.  Omar and his regime also had a nearly mandatory death sentence for every crime.  For lesser crimes, severe punishment was used. For example, pit-pocketers would have their hands cut off.  But what is possibly more disturbing is where they did this.  During half time at public sporting events. "We should never had let the Taliban Regime come into power, it's sad to think it took the events of September 11th to bring it down along with the Al Queda Terrorist Network. "Afghanistan, with its now destroyed Opium fields, and emptied Terrorist caves and training camps was only our first target.  Iraq, Iran, Somalia, Chechniya, and the Sudan are all thought to harbor terrorists and we will not stop until they are hunted down and smoked out."
National Election Codes	D	"What more can I say other than it is unconstitutional? The whole idea of it is wrong too. We should be fighting to keep elections as local as possible. Especially now that Hillary is a Senator, God knows how bad she will screw things up."

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