OCF Candidate Survey 2006
Candidate: Ed Boyd
Party: Green Party
Running For: Governor
State: Maryland
1
QDo you think organic agriculture should receive a fair share (at least 2.5%) of government resources spent on agriculture?
A Yes
Comment: obviously
2
QDo you support strict standards for processed foods, dairy, and body care products that are labeled or marketed as organic?
A Yes
Comment: obviously
3
QDo you support more aggressive government action to assess the harms of pesticides, take harmful pesticides off the market, and hold companies responsible for diseases and environmental damage caused by pesticides?
A Yes
Comment: obviously
4
QShould people have the right to pass consumer safety laws at the state or local level that require food labels to include information on dangerous ingredients?
A Yes
Comment: obviously
5a
QDo you support Country of Origin and labeling that helps consumers choose local products?
A Yes
Comment: obviously
5b
QDo you support government action to help US farmers develop local and regional markets and to reduce non-renewable energy use on their farms?
A Yes
Comment: obviously
6a
QDo you support mandatory labeling of foods containing genetically engineered ingredients?
A Yes
Comment: obviously
6b
QDo you support mandatory pre-market safety testing for all genetically modified foods and crops?
A Yes
Comment: obviously
7
QDo you support universal testing for Mad Cow disease and a ban on feeding slaughterhouse waste to farm animals?
A Yes
Comment: obviously
8
QDo you support a restructuring of trade-distorting US farm subsidies?
A Yes
Comment: obviously
9
QDo you support a significant shift in US farm subsidies to help family farmers and ranchers make the transition to organic?
A Yes
Comment: obviously
10
QDo you support a significant shift in subsidies to help US farmers adopt conservation and renewable energy practices on farms?
A Yes
Comment: obviously
11
QDo you support increases for WIC (Women, Infant and Children), the Farmers Market Nutrition Program, and other programs to help low-income Americans buy organic food?
A Yes
Comment: obviously
12
QDo you support universal health care with a preventive focus and a major emphasis on better nutrition?
A Yes
Comment: The Green Party is the only party that supports a Single Payer Health care system. Providing regular check ups, which includes nutritional advice, would reduce the need for hospitalization and reduce the chances of long-term illnesses.
13
QDo you support 80%-by-2050 reduction in climate destabilizing greenhouse gas pollution?
A Yes
Comment: obviously
14
QDo you support ending the Iraq war and redirecting funds from the $500 billion annual military spending in the U.S. toward greening the U.S. economy, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and converting U.S. agriculture to organic practices?
A Yes
Comment: Not exclusively towards 'greening' the US economy. There's also housing for the poor and our poor urban educational systems that need fixing, as well.
15
Q Do you support requiring electronic voting machines to produce voter-verified paper records and election officials to use these records to conduct mandatory audits of election results?
A Yes
Comment: obviously
16
QDo you support eliminating the distorting effect of special interest money on our elections and politicians by requiring full public funding for all federal, state, and local elections?
A Yes
Comment: Only the Green Party supports these efforts.
17
QDo you support legislation to prevent internet companies from rigging the system to serve only the highest-paying users and discriminate against users they don’t like?
A Yes
Comment: obviously
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