Oregonian Questionnaire

Thomas Lee Abshier, ND
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Naturopathic Physician

Christian Counselor

Political Philosopher & Author

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Consultant, Speaker, Author

Naturopathic Medical Consultations

Marriage & Personal Counseling

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(503) 255-9500
drthomas@naturedox.com

The Christian Constitutional Republic
One Nation Under God

Government of, by, and for the People

Liberty and Justice for All
by: Thomas Lee Abshier, ND

THE OREGONIAN CANDIDATE QUESTIONNAIRE

U.S. SENATE

Please complete this form and return it with a glossy color photograph no later than Monday, March 22, to: Voter Guide, c/o Politics Team, The Oregonian, 1320 S.W. Broadway, Portland OR 97221. You also can send it by fax to 503-294-4019 or by e-mail to kmcdonald@news.oregonian.com. If you do so, please remember to send a photograph by mail or e-mail attachment. E-mailed images, preferably color, should be .jpeg files of at least 200 dpi.

Biographical section

Name: Dr. Thomas Lee Abshier

Age (also include birth date): Age: 52, DOB: 7/10/1951

City of residence: Portland

Occupation:

	Naturopathic Physician & Christian Counselor, 15 years, since 1989

Education:

	UCLA, BS Electrical Engineer, 1974

	US Naval Nuclear Power School, 1975

	Naturopathic Physician, ND, National College of Naturopathic Medicine, 1987

Public service: Legislative Committee, Naturopathic Association

Spouse/name: Dr. Margo Diann Abshier

Number of children (and ages): none

Favorite way to unwind: Walking, writing, reading, travel, camping, home and computer repairs

What slogan would you write for Oregon?

A New ERA: Prosperity through Energy, Righteousness, & Accountability

Short-answer questions

(Please answer each question in no more than 50 words; longer responses will be edited)

Should President Bush's tax cuts be made permanent? Why or why not?

	Yes, reduced taxes have proven to be a stimulus to economic activity. The Federal Government should restrict its taxes to meet defense needs, and those items allowed by the Constitution.

	Our society now supports a many on Social Security, Medicare, and Welfare. Taxes should be reduced, and the churches and charities should provide local support and accountability to this population.

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What, if anything, should be done to bring back the thousands of manufacturing jobs Oregon has lost since the recession?

	Reduce excessive regulatory & tax burden.

	The economy of Oregon is linked with the larger economy of the nation. A program of generally increased production should be instituted on a national level.

	Engage in a modern day Marshall plan of nation building.

	Start with a single 3rd world nation in which to establish an industrial infrastructure.

	Choose only a nation which establish a stable social platform for law, democracy, and capitalism, such as a nation governed by the Judeo-Christian ethic.

	America should mobilize its industrial base to create and export the tools of production for establishing a new industrial infrastructure for the 3rd world host.

	Finance the Nation Building project with long term bonds, to be repaid as the 3rd world nation becomes productive and profits from its exports to the developed world.

	America will be put back to work creating durable goods, and will buy the and raise the standard of living in the developing nation and the larger world.

	Any nation building should establish a renewable energy infrastructure, ideally Hydrogen-Solar. Methanol would serve as a bridge technology until the Hydrogen infrastructure was mature.

	Oregon’s high tech-silicon infrastructure would be needed as part of the information management support of a new nation’s economy, and the new capital equipment manufacturing focus of the USA economy.

Would you push the Bush administration to make any changes in how it has handled the postwar situation in Iraq? Why or why not?

	America should use its influence as the liberator of Iraq to insure the free practice of religion without persecution.

	As a nation, we will always be in danger living in a world with a people dedicated to our destruction. Changing hearts is the only permanent solution.

How well do you think the No Child Left Behind education law has worked for Oregon? Would you try to change it? How?

	Feedback and performance marker monitoring is good to monitor educational outcome.

	We should also study teachers, examine their methods, determine why they are effective, and then duplicate their excellence by modeling.

	Discipline and teaching of Christian moral standards should be returned to the school.

With health care costs now 15 percent of the economy, and fewer people having health insurance, what would you do to control rising costs while trying to reduce the number of Oregonians without insurance?

	Establish a national anonymous feedback system to track the efficacy of various therapeutic interventions (both Alternative & Conventional) Vs. cost.

	The drug paradigm of medicine is unbalanced. Medicine should also include an emphasis on preventive medicine and nourishing strategies to body prevent genetic weakness and lifestyle induced disease.