Greg Merle for Congress

Issues

National Debt & Government Spending

If this issue is not addressed sooner rather than later, it will be this nation's undoing. We have a responsibility to the next generation to pass on a healthy economy with plenty of opportunities for our children. These secret decisions and backroom...more

The Fair Tax

This is the integral part of my jobs plan. We need a bold move in a new and fresh direction in order bring jobs back into our economy. The fair tax has been well researched by some of the nation's top economists. The Fair Tax is the ONLY thing that c...more

Global Warming & the Environment

What if anthropogenic (man made) global warming weren't true? What if any climate changes were due to naturally occurring phenomena that have gone on for millennia like solar flares and sun spots? What if it was all a big lie by financially intereste...more

Health Care

The last time I read the Constitution, nowhere did I read about the federal government providing healthcare. Nonetheless, a little thing like the Constitution can't stop pandering politicians from meddling with the free market. The Left likes to say...more

War on Terror

I am not a fan of having such a worldwide military presence. 700 Military bases in over 100 countries is not what the Founders had in mind. The American taxpayer is asked to pay for the defense of other countries, while our country is going broke. ...more

Abortion

Once again refer to the Declaration of Independence. We have a right to LIFE, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. While being pro-choice on just about everything, the issue of life should not be one's choice to make since it involves someone else p...more

Education

Did the founding fathers guarantee free education? I don't think so. Nonetheless, if we are going to have publicly funded schools, there should be some sort of competition. Part of the reason we don't have much competition is because teachers are al...more

Homeland Security

I agree with the vast majority of the American public inasmuch as I am in favor of "profiling" in airports. One of my favorite columnists, Ann Coulter pointed out that when the last 36 terrorists all roughly had the same physical characteristics, age...more

Guns

Japanese Admiral Yamamoto famously once said, "You can't invade the U.S. because there would be a rifle behind every blade of grass." We love our guns and it part of our culture. Unwittingly, Obama has been the biggest gun salesman the country has ev...more

Affirmative Action

Doesn't the Declaration say that all men are created equal? So why are we taxed at different rates? Why does the government even acknowledge race in any regard? Obama often says that he can't be held responsible for the actions of domestic terroris...more

Ethanol

Ethanol should be a case study of how government screws things up and makes things worse with it's meddling. First of all, this chemical would never survive on it's own in the free market because it is so costly. Secondly, it doesn't do what it is su...more

Same Sex Marriage

Does not the Declaration of Independence say that our creator has given us certain unalienable rights? Those rights include life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Unalienable means that it can't be taken away. So why is it that so many find them...more

Poverty

As long as obesity is the biggest problem facing our poor, I am not going to dwell too much on this issue. I will however say that this should be an issue for private charities. Again, government has all too often exacerbated and even promoted genera...more

Black Voters

Blacks have put their faith in the Democratic Party for the last 50 years and where has all of this loyalty gotten them? Blacks still have the same problems that everyone is aware of, however because of political correctness, no one is supposed to ta...more

Personal Freedom

What is it that big government doesn't get about the "pursuit of happiness". We have to be free to make mistakes. We don't need laws designed to protect me from me, such as seat belt laws, trans fat laws, helmet laws, shower head water flow laws, etc...more

Immigration

I'm absolutely pro legal immigration. I would like to even speed up the process for those who are willing to serve in our military or have some other needed talent. What I do have a big problem with are those who come into this country without goi...more

Labor Unions

I will fearlessly go after corrupt Union leadership as well as work to defund Acorn. I know this position will make me the subject of vicious attacks because that is how they operate, which is why they need to be fearlessly exposed. It is fundament...more

Experience

I'm proud to say that I have no political experience. We are overflowing with "experienced" politicians whom have gotten us into this mess. How difficult is it to understand the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution? All the experience ...more

Greg Merle for Congress