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Neil J Gillespie
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Position on major issues
Civil rights and freedoms
"Freedom of speech is the right to express opinions and ideas without fear."
"We are not a 'Christian Nation' as some claim."
The right to petition "is under threat with our current broken court system."
Criminal justice and policing
Says the 15-year-old Black student who was taunted at West Port High School "was wrongly cited by the police in lieu of arrest."
"I am a capitalist."
Motivated to run by "lawfare and lack of due process in our state and federal courts."
"Immigrants are essential for the U.S. economy."
Education
"Parents have the most important role in the education of their children." The state, "acting 'in loco parentis'", is responsible for the child's safety at school. In higher education, students 18 and older "are generally considered adults."
Government reform
Top priority: "Restore checks and balances in government, separation of powers."
"Lawyers admitted to practice are officers of the court... and must not serve in elected office in the legislature or executive branch."
"Currently our government is corrupted by a failure of checks and balance."
Healthcare
"I propose national health coverage, with the ability to opt-out."
"Trial Lawyers add excessive costs, and force doctors to practice defensive medicine."
Immigration
"We need qualified, vetted, immigrants legally present in America."
"The de facto open border policy of the Biden administration was wrong."
Supports "the lawful removal of people who enter the United States illegally, but not the spectacle created by activists confronting ICE."
Supports "a path to citizenship for immigrants who follow the rules."
"We must end birth tourism."
"Immigrants are essential for the U.S. economy."
National security and foreign policy
"Hold Bibi responsible for allowing October 7th to happen, and for the war on Iran."
"Israel cannot protect Jews. Its wars are creating antisemitism worldwide."
Cites Washington's warning on "the danger of foreign entanglements."
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https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00943399https://dos.elections.myflorida.com/candidates/CanDetail.asp?account=89955
https://neilgillespie4senate.blogspot.comhttps://www.voterfocus.com/CampaignFinance/candidate_pr.php?op=cv&e=48&c=marion&ca=783&rellevel=4&committee=N
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