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Ira Weinstein
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Elections and appointments
Last election

August 23, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

Syracuse University, 1972

Law

St. John's University, 1976

Contact

Ira Weinstein (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Florida's 23rd Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on August 23, 2022.

Weinstein completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Ira Weinstein earned a bachelor's degree from Syracuse University in 1972. Weinstein earned a law degree from St. John's University in 1976.[1]

Elections

2022

See also: Florida's 23rd Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Florida District 23

Jared Evan Moskowitz defeated Joe Budd, Christine Scott, and Mark Napier in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 23 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jared Evan Moskowitz
Jared Evan Moskowitz (D) Candidate Connection
 
51.6
 
143,951
Image of Joe Budd
Joe Budd (R) Candidate Connection
 
46.8
 
130,681
Image of Christine Scott
Christine Scott (No Party Affiliation) Candidate Connection
 
1.1
 
3,079
Image of Mark Napier
Mark Napier (No Party Affiliation) Candidate Connection
 
0.5
 
1,338

Total votes: 279,049
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 23

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 23 on August 23, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jared Evan Moskowitz
Jared Evan Moskowitz Candidate Connection
 
61.1
 
38,822
Image of Ben Sorensen
Ben Sorensen Candidate Connection
 
20.5
 
13,012
Image of Hava Holzhauer
Hava Holzhauer Candidate Connection
 
8.3
 
5,276
Image of Allen Ellison
Allen Ellison
 
6.2
 
3,960
Image of W. Michael Trout
W. Michael Trout
 
2.2
 
1,390
Image of Michaelangelo Hamilton
Michaelangelo Hamilton Candidate Connection
 
1.7
 
1,064

Total votes: 63,524
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 23

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 23 on August 23, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Joe Budd
Joe Budd Candidate Connection
 
37.6
 
12,592
Image of James Pruden
James Pruden Candidate Connection
 
22.1
 
7,399
Image of Darlene Cerezo Swaffar
Darlene Cerezo Swaffar Candidate Connection
 
11.6
 
3,872
Image of Christy McLaughlin
Christy McLaughlin Candidate Connection
 
11.4
 
3,832
Image of Steve Chess
Steve Chess Candidate Connection
 
8.5
 
2,840
Image of Ira Weinstein
Ira Weinstein Candidate Connection
 
6.9
 
2,297
Image of Myles Perrone
Myles Perrone
 
1.9
 
639

Total votes: 33,471
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Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Ira Weinstein completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Weinstein's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Ira Weinstein is an ordinary American like the rest of us trying to step into the political arena at a time that is perhaps the most dangerous period in American and indeed..World history. The ideas, ideals and goals of the progressive ruling class are not bad ideas and ideals in and of themselves... the problem is that we don't need to put a wrecking ball to American Industry, American Jobs ,American Security and the American Economy by insisting on immediate and rapid change away from the production of fossil fuels. In the free market there has been natural and gradual movement to conservation, insulation, higher fuel efficiency, it will happen in time in a free market economy where there is cost savings and incentive in the marketplace. Ira calls this the "PRIORITIES FIRST" Plan for America. What's the use of cleaner air when you are in such economic despair and suffer from inflation woes so extreme that you can't breath at all? and by the way, our air has never been cleaner, here and in many cities around the world.

  • INFLATION/ECONOMY - Weinstein's PRIORITIES FIRST PLAN for America demands re-opening of US Energy Industry, reversing the Biden Administration War on the US Energy Industry that he declared on Day 1 of his presidency. This will restore the jobs destroyed, bring back investments from around the world, Increase the supply of top quality inexpensive Natural Gas and Oil . These products are now being imported at TRIPLE what the prices were during the Trump Administration, although there is increased use of wind, solar and electric, the Biden plan was way ahead of itself. Progress can not be "reimagined" the reality is we need heat and energy. The restoration of the US Energy Industry will grow the economy, provide jobs .reverse inflation.
  • TAXES - Lower Taxes Stimulate the Economy and JOB GROWTH, the fear of Stifling Regulations and Increased Taxation keeps Capital Investment away from America. As more industries locate in Florida because of State Taxes elsewhere and a friendly welcoming business environment, international investors who flocked the the USA under Trump Taxes and De-Regulation are now staying away. Biden's confiscatory taxation inclinations must be blocked by Congress. The more Jobs we create , the more Jobs are created to support them and that's how you build an economy and supply JOBS.
  • UKRAINIAN/RUSSIA WAR, NATIONAL AND PERSONAL SECURITY - Times are dangerous, The conflict in Ukraine needs to end. The oscillating and confusing signals being sent by our President have encouraged bad actors destabilizing many parts of the World: Ukraine, the Middle East and the South Pacific. Banning Americans from Owning Weapons is a distraction when NBC weapons are developed and controlled by governments. Coronavirus is a biological weapon we helped fund, it killed over 1 million Americans in 2 years. We need a worldwide ban on Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Weapons . Safe Schools Initiative in America where local police and schools together make defensive plan will protect our Kids and teachers. Soft targets embolden the deranged.

DO WE CONTROL INFLATION OR DO WE MAKE BELIEVE WE ARE IN IMMINENT DANGER FROM THE CLIMATE, DO WE KEEP FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY IN AMERICA SHUT DOWN AND ALL OF US PAY TRIPLE PER BARREL FOR OIL ENRICHING RUSSIA, IRAN AND VENEZEULAN ECONOMIES?

ECONOMY & JOBS- DO WE CLOSE DOWN INDUSTRIES, PUT PEOPLE OUT OF WORK TO FORCE A RAPID CHANGE UNILATERALLY IN THE USA ( we still need fossil energy and our energy infrastructure will take decades to change ) OR DO WE LET CHANGE IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY , INSULATION and CONSERVATION CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY HAPPEN (like its been for many years)?

PARENT’S RIGHTS, EDUCATION & CULTURE WARS- DO WE ALIENATE PARENTS, DISMISS FAMILY CONCERNS ,INDOCTRINATE AND SHAME OR VICTIMIZE OUR YOUTH FROM PRE-K THRU COLLEGE IN CRT AND CANCEL CULTURE OR DO WE TEACH OUR CHILDREN U.S.& WORLD HISTORY ,PRIDE IN AMERICA AND PRIDE IN ACHIEVEMENT AND THEMSELVES ( keeping emphasis on math, science, civics,health and fitness)?

CRIME – DO WE DE-FUND THE POLICE, MAKE THEM STAND DOWN TO CONFRONTATION , WATCH STORES VANISH IN WEST COAST CITIES OR DO WE STAND BEHIND LAW ENFORCEMENT AND INSIST ON SAFE STREETS?

THE BORDERS – DO WE CONTINUE TO FORCE NEW IMMIGRANTS TO RISK THEIR LIVES WITH THE COYOTES AND WADE THRU SWAMPS AND MUD TO COME TO THE US ILLEGALLY, AT GREAT EXPENSE AND THREAT TO THEIR FAMILIES OR DO WE CREATE 10,000 JOBS FOR INS AGENTS TO SCREEN LEGAL IMMIGRANTS THAT WILL INCREASE TEN FOLD OR MORE THE AMOUNT OF LAW ABIDING, TAX- PAYING NEW US CITIZENS ?

Restoring and maintaining Stability, Confidence and Integrity of the American Economic System, Political Process and Social Expectations that will encourage investment that create new jobs, bring all Americans together in their common interests and balance social expectations with respect and tolerance among all Americans.

Containing Russia, China and Iran while brokering World Peace and Security

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Where Weinstein stands on the issues:

THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IS FORCING POLICIES DOWN OUR THROATS EVEN MOST DEMOCRATS DID NOT VOTE FOR

Economy, Inflation

Inflation is accelerating more rapidly than any time in US history and is completely attributable to the Biden Administration policies, especially the “Day One” shut down of the American Energy Industry.

The congress has approved many trillions of dollars in “stimulus “payments to all Americans, whether needed or not. Congress’s handouts to people required them to stay away from work and have resulted in a labor shortage.. The economic policies and tax reforms and attitude , including “America First” towards business made by the prior administration, unshackled our powerhouse economy so successfully that even the repressive Draconian policies of the Biden administration have taken 17 months to reveal a major economic slow down . To those of us who are familiar with giants of economic theory like Richardson, Milton Freedman and Adam Smith, Trumps Economic Policies are based on well settled economic theory that the free market takes care of itself when unimpeded.

Regional and National Economic Growth is magnified by increasing the export base. The placement of tariffs on Countries who want to access the US market but do not freely allow US goods into their markets is good policy. Free Trade must be a two way street. US goods made in USA must have access to the markets in all countries that have access to the US market

Biden’s closing of the Keystone Pipeline and banning of oil drilling and fracking should be regarded as both “The War Against the American Energy Industry” and the “War Against the US Economy”, when an industry is shut down , all the secondary and tertiary businesses that benefit from it are harmed as well, the cycle of downturn spreads around ( i.e.business that support the US Oil industry; restaurants and businesses who supply the employees with goods and services , etc, suffer down the line and accelerating geometrically.) Nothing justifies these Wars “The War Against the American Energy Industry” and the “War Against the US Economy”,”

Inflation is accelerating rapidly and is completely attributable to the Biden Administration’s policies. The Administration insists they cant do anything about inflation while they intentionally caused it.


War On US Oil- by closing Keystone Pipeline and drilling on federal Lands, war on the technological miracle of Fracking, all decreasing the amount of energy being produced in the USA. Nothing the Biden Administration did decreased the usage of energy in the USA, all they did was enrich other countries at the expense of the higher prices Americans are now paying for heating oil , gasoline and natural gas.

Under the leadership of the prior administration America achieved energy independence for the first time in 70 years, Gas was as low as $1.50 a gallon in 2020, home heating was affordable, electric also had cost much less, because electric is generated from other energy sources including natural gas and clean coal. ( energy transforms from one form to another) .The shortages resulted in the prices increasing and worst of all the money is going to middle east oil companies Venezuela and Russia instead of US companies. This also increased the price of shipping as trucks use a lot of diesel fuel and gasoline , Weinstein calls this Biden’s “Induced Inflation “.

The effect of the Biden Administration’s “Induced Inflation” boils down to this : If you had $100,000 in your bank account, it is now worth $50,000 in spending power. If your family was below the poverty line pre-Biden, you are now twice as dependent on government support.

To make matters worse, Biden has indicated he will thwart the Northstream 2 Pipeline and cut of purchases of Russian Oil by our European Allies . This will further cause oil prices to accelerate .In time that $50,000 will be worth more like $25,000 if you can still hold on to it without having to spend it on gas, food, transportation and other necessities


Education- Parents Rights

For decades, US aid has gone to regimes and governments for humanitarian purposes, the bulk of which was earmarked for education. For decades children in foreign lands were then subject to the institutionalized teaching of hatred in those school systems and indoctrinated to Hate Americans. I propose, and this is long overdue, that American funds for Education be linked to the verifiable elimination of the teaching of hatred in recipient foreign school systems.

Sadly, our own educational systems have been corrupted by required learning being induced from the radical far left elements in America including Critical Race Theory , the 1619 Project, Cancel Culture, Toxic Victimhood and denial of parental input at the School Boards. We should apply the same standard for receipt of federal funds for Education, that is: American funds for Education be linked to the verifiable elimination of the teaching of hatred in American school systems

Education ,From Pre-K through grade school, and high schools, colleges, universities through graduate school are the battlegrounds for the hearts and minds of America

Weinstein will support legislation mandating all or any of the following be educational requirements for Federal Funding eligibility pre K to Graduate Schools including Special Ed programs to extent possible.

Parental Input at school boards and the right to be heard

Courses in Comparative Economics

Courses in Comparative Government

Courses on the failure of Marxism, Socialism, Communism

Courses of the failure of Dictatorships and corrupt democracies

Courses on Major US Wars including: Revolutionary War, Civil War, WW1, WW2, Cold War, Vietnam War, War on Terror ( including Iraq and Afghanistan)

Physical Fitness Programs including daily exercise

Safe Schools Initiative, to protect students and teachers from internal and external violence . Defensive protocols must be established in cooperation with local police.

Weinstein favors School Vouchers so parents can decide where to send their children for an education. Parents must have a voice in the education of their children.


Coronavirus, Health Care

The ever migrating narrative of Dr Fauci started with a 15 day voluntary closing of practically everything in order to prevent overloading of emergency care infrastructure. We are a long way from that. The WHO, presumably controlled by the Chinese set the Coronavirus standards and Coronavirus Protocols for the world and the politically motivated abuse of world populations emanated from there.

Nothing has made sense. School Closings, Mask Mandates, Vaccine Cards, Big Retail allowed to be open while small shops were made to close. Some countries welcome, some not. Some cities open, some closed…. At the end of the day, did any of this really matter? Any person with common sense would have done a better job figuring out where to go, when to go, who to be with, what vaccinations to get, what to avoid, where to shop, where to work; when to work.

The international statistics [worldometers.com] proved one thing. Nothing any Government did mattered , except for Donald Trump’s Warp Speed for the Vaccines campaign…. And that put the ball into the hands of the private sector, because that’s where things get done.

Government in short gets full credit for the restrictions and mandates imposed on our citizens.

Which accomplished nothing for the people. Fortunately Florida Governor DeSantis did a good job resisting the pressure to comply with other States and Governments who abused and continue to abuse their citizens. That is why people are flocking to Florida from all over the country.

The Biden administration continues to transport over 100,000 illegals every month from our southern border to cities around the country without checking them for covid-19 or other disease. This is why covid cases are spiking in America. I stand with the Canadian Truckers and American Truckers and everyone who are against absurd governmental covid mandates Fortunately efforts to repeal title 42 requiring infected illegals to be denied entry have failed in the Courts

For too long small business, especially family businesses have been a punching bag for municipal and state governments controlled by the democrats We need to help small businesses that were destroyed in the inner city riots of 2021 including, but limited to those owned by blacks, women and other minority groups destroyed in the name of defunding police and ironically BLM

Obamacare should be repealed.and be replaced with a better system

I am in favor of reasonable caps (limits) on liability suits including, but not limited to medical malpractice and removing restrictive caps that apply only to legal fees


Border Control, Immigration

Illegal immigration should be stopped, the border wall must be completed . illegals now entering during the Biden Presidency should be tested for coronavirus and quarantined if infected and then deported.

Legal immigration , including, but not limited to immigration of Europeans, severely curtailed during Obama era and stifled to this date should be resumed. Quotas on legal immigration should be increased massively (like 100x what we do now) and thousands more agents hired to bring fresh new law abiding people into American society. Our labor force still has a shortage and law abiding new immigrants should be welcomed and quickly processed.

We should institute fast tracking of visas for Ukrainian , Afghani and Taiwanese nationals

Biden is forcing immigrants to put their lives at risk being smuggled knee deep through swamps , at the hands of Coyote extortion and rape, starvation and disease. Is this how we want new Americans to begin their American journey ?


Crime, Law Enforcement

Many cities in America have made their police stand down to rioting mobs, assaults on police, theft, assault, murder… the result is an increase of crime never before seen in this country.

Extensive Federal Funds must be available to support local and State Police Departments, but linked to a requirement to Respect our Citizens by Enforcing the Law regarding property rights and violent crime. In addition , jurisdictions that turn loose violent criminals with or without bail should be denied these funds.

Politically motivated selective persecution is a disgrace to democracy. When congressional investigations are based on knowingly false information the fabric of our society is torn. The Russia Hoax , Trump Impeachment and the Jan 6th narratives led by congressional democrats and supported by and voted for by every democrat in Congress do nothing for America and nothing for the 23rd Congressional district of Florida. Weinstein is in favor of Safe Schools Initiative cooperation and planning between local police and local schools.

Selective prosecution of any Race, Religion, National Origen, Sexual Orientation or Political Affiliation has no place in America.


Equality – Racism -Sexism

Exacerbated by the chorus of elected officials, the media , social media, our educational system and big business the concept of racial hatred is promoted by the far left and funded by the government making many Americans politically motivated targets of hatred while everyone else is encouraged to feel proud of who and what they are and what they can become. We have seen America make a 180 turn, what was once discrimination committed against Black people has now seen a transformation to institutionalized discrimination against White People and even more so against White Males. Oriental Americans,Chinese, Japanese are also are recent targets of discrimination. These changes have been coming for a long time….“While I told my daughter that as a woman she had an edge in getting a good education and a good job, and to be a leader of both men and women…. I had to tell my son to work even harder than everyone else every day to get to the same educational and occupational level as everyone else.” Weinstein remembers: “ My father was very good at math, he taught me an equation I will never forget: “ two wrongs don't make a right” . Discrimination based on Race, Color, Sex, Religion or National Origen is Wrong Period.- discrimination based on political affiliation is odious and wrong as well . Equal Treatment Under The Law is not just a lofty Ideal, It is a Constitutional Right.’ Says Weinstein. Racism is evil, Racism is wrong no matter who the accuser is, no matter who the target is.

“But I see a different type of discrimination., and I want to see a different level of equality, one that can be measured, enforced, as is within the sights of objective reality for all to see….. and that is for everyone to be charged the same price for the same goods or services.”

There is a federal law, the Robinson Patman Act , which with few exceptions prohibits price discrimination in the sale of goods between merchants. I would introduce legislation to extend these protections to freight rates and tariffs as well. Amazon is able to sell freight to businesses who market on their website because they are unfairly receiving much lower prices from Fedex, UPS, USPS . These low prices are subsidized by the merchants who don’t get the discounts Amazon gets or the waiver of Dimensional Weight charges or other discounts Amazon gets. Amazon rates are also subsidized by rest of us consumers who are charged every increasing rates for our shipments on Fedex, UPS, USPS and Freight shipping.

“If we are all equal under the law, charge us all the same price” and as to Drug prices- Americans are paying higher prices so Drug companies can charge lower prices for their Drugs all over the world, its not fair and its got to stop. This unfair practice was challenged by Donald Trump and his FDA, but more work is required.


Religious Rights

Freedom to practice Religion is a constitutionally protected right. No person should be forced to fund, or participate in programs that are prohibited by their religion. Reasonable accommodations must be provided. This encompasses federal mandates involving health care

( such as abortion funding, payments for sex change operations) Freedom of Religion is not the same as freedom from religion. In America we don’t ask our citizens to denounce their religious beliefs or to participate in what to them is a metaphysical abomination.


Voting Rights

Democrats are trying their hardest to water down American votes by rejecting and trying to eliminate sound and sane requirements for voting , such as:

- Voter ID

- US Citizens Only may vote

- In person voting unless a mail in ballot requested for cause.

- Election Day ( not month)

- Cut off time for counting mail in ballots

- All parties presence at the Polls close enough to determine integrity of the Count

Confidence in our government starts and ends with the voting process. That confidence must be restored and maintained.


Jan 6th

It is no surprise that the progressive left junta and their supporting media have dramatized the demonization of a million demonstrators who went to the capital to protest what they perceived as election fraud. Instead of respecting and addressing these concerns, the progressive left and media have doubled down on ignoring the forgotten Americans A demonstration is not an insurrection. The few that entered the capital may have went a bit too far. The extra Police and National Guard that was offered by Trump was turned down by Pelosi. The over zealous entry could have easily been prevented. The focus should be less on punishing them and more on addressing the concerns Americans have about election integrity.


Sexual Orientation

There is a big difference between respect, tolerance and acceptance on one hand and institutionalized proselytization of our children and grandchildren on the other. Weinstein said:

“ While I personally believe in tolerance, respect and acceptance of alternative lifestyles I certainly do not think federal funds should be committed to “selling” alternative life-style choices to our school children under 13 years of age.”

Also, Creation, enabling and funding of new sexual categories should not be the business of the federal government but left for the States . I support the recent legislation of Governor DeSantis in banning any sexual education through third grade and am appalled by the eagerness of big business like Disney to be so easily compelled to interfere with American families..


Judiciary

Weinstein supports the appointment of educationally qualified Federal Judges who respect, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States and the application of constitutional law.

Judges who choose to legislate from the bench, usurp State and Federal legislatures, destroy our legal system which historically has been the best in the world.


Environment, Climate

Everyone has an interest in the environment, Its just very sad that those people who claim to be the champions of the environment could really care less about it.. For instance, during the Obama Era , the country of Ecuador offered the USA and the World a deal to stop all development in its unique Rain Forest. For $2 billion ( less than the UN spends on just studying the environment ) Ecuador would stop the razing of Forests, displacement of indigenous peoples, stop the building of factories and roads and leave intact the wealth of bio diversity that was the Ecuador Rain Forest…Obama passed on the Offer, The EU passed on the offer, the UN passed on the offer. The destruction continues to this day. We don’t have any idea to what extent the irreplaceable species of plants and animal life that was left to be destroyed would have contributed to medicine, science, quality of life and more.

The climate change scare tactics used by these same champions of the environment do nothing to remedy the problem. For instance, Israel has perfected ocean desalinization to create fresh drinking water. Recently a desalinization plant was constructed in the Gulf of Eilat ( aka Gulf of Aqaba) by Israel for Jordan. Imagine 100 or 200 of these plants ringing the coastlines parallel to the Sahara desert in Africa, then pumping fresh water to the drought area of Africa where babies are dying from dehydration and malnutrition, where crops can’t grow and wildlife die looking for water. Now instead of the threat of rising seas posing a threat to coastlines, excess fresh water will be pumped into continental Africa where its needed and will save lives, improve quality of other lives, save wildlife and feed the hungry who are dying everyday. At a cost of $10-15 million per desalinization plant for $1-2 billion (plus pipeline costs) they can all be built, and provide thousands with jobs as well. “Climate Change is not a Problem, It is an Opportunity”


Environment- Wildfires

Someone or a group of people may be intentionally lighting these western wildfires.- we must control this devastating situation with cameras in camping and hiking areas, satellites, and more Rangers.to protect our National Parks and forests.


Members of Congress should be expected to:

Attend extensive Orientation and CLE courses on how our government works including, but not limited to Checks and Balances, Balance of Power, Role of Judiciary, Knowledge of the Constitution, Bill of Rights, Criminal Law, the Constitutional Amendments including Due Process Clause, States Rights, Electoral College as well as American and World History.They should also be subject to the ABA Code of Professional responsibility. Lawyers or Lawmakers should maintain respect for the Constitution.

Our representatives must appear above board and avoid even the appearance of impropriety to restore public confidence in our government.

Threatening of Judges by an elected official should be grounds for removal of that elected official.


Gun Control

Any weapon worth banning is worth banning worldwide for everyone, police and military alike, An international treaty eliminating production of a particular weapon could be a step forward.. “Ban the weapon, ok,” but don’t unilaterally ban the rights of US citizens to bear arms under the second amendment. More importantly , if covid 19 ( China Origin Virus #19) has taught us anything, we have to get a handle on biological and chemical weapons now, lets control that first instead of hollow statements for gun control every time a murder is committed by a gun ( the media ignored crazies like ones that plow their SUV into a Christmas Parade or who Mowed down joggers on the New York River Walk) – Lets look at the scale of the problem. In the last 20 years on average 12,000 killed ( including self defense and police activity) and 18,000 suicides with guns per year. The coronavirus was created as a biological weapon. The CDC had a hand in this funding the research. The largest stockpile of biological and chemical weapons in the world is the USA, in the hands of our government. Why? What do we need these weapons of mass destruction for? The coronavirus covid 19 was not properly contained in the lab it was being worked on. In less than 2 years approx. 6.3 million people have died from it including over 1 million people in the USA alone, and that is without counting those 82 million other Americans who have had the virus many of which have lost their senses of taste and smell for indefinite terms. Democrats and their left wing media-big tech- Junta feign concern for humanity over gun control…..


“WE SHOULD FOCUS ON WEAPON CONTROL. COVID19 IS A WEAPON.’

For every person murdered or killed with a gun last year in the USA, 42 Americans were murdered with covid19 and 420 Americans were infected with covid19. Instead of shelling out trillions of dollars to keep people from working, congress should have created a claim fund for families of American Dead caused by this virus we had a hand in creating due to our own CDC funding Gain of Function Research on the coronavirus. The Covid death toll in the USA alone now exceeds one million. Congress should have established and still should establish a fund to compensate victims families.

If history has taught us anything, according to Weinstein, it is this: “every nation that ever disarmed their own people has been up to no damn good” ..


Culture

The Cultural Mosaic that is America has been the envy of the whole world. The “Cancel Culture” initiative of the left seeks to drag down American iconic leaders and other patriots throughout history. by judging these leaders through a very narrow lens and in 2021 terms This is put forth as a battle against racism,but make no mistake, it is the left who are the active vibrant racists in these times. This whole concept injects chaos into our society and in the end will be counter productive for all Americans. Weinstein says: “Cancel Cancel Culture” and start pushing back against the existential Blatant Racism of The left


Agriculture

Weinstein supports programs for our farmers, big Agra and small family farms alike.including:


Equality in Taxation, Subsidation

Using diplomacy and tariffs to insure access to foreign markets

Continued elimination of the “Death Tax” (Inheritance Tax) so family farms can be passed on.

Incentivize the upgrading of standards for our fruits and vegetables so that higher mineral and vitamin levels will be the US standard , “we should have the World’s Best.”


Fishing –

Ira proposes a study be made to consider a 1 year Moratorium on Fishing in all US territorial fishing waters, this to replenish the supply of fresh wild caught fish. “How much can nature take, give it a break at least once every seven years . – the federal government can subsidize the out of work fishermen for a year….this would be a good investment , would geometrically increase the supply of wild caught fish and bring down the price.”


Taxation

Every time Ira hears Biden, Warren, Sanders use the term “Fair Share” he gets very offended Because that is a code phrase for Progressive Taxation….which has nothing to do with fairness.

If income tax were set at 20% and person A and person B make different amounts of net income, then, to apply that same percentage to both incomes is what is “Fair”

Person A net income is $100,000 he is taxed at 20% - his taxes are $20,000

Person B net income is $200,000.. he is taxed at 20% ..his taxes are $40,000

“What about that is not a fair share?”

Even more than fair is that most families with net incomes under $50,000 pay no taxes at all.

Taxation of Corporations were reduced by Donald Trump so that the USA could compete with other countries for Businesses to invest their capital and locate in the USA, this is so important as that is what creates jobs, income , prosperity and that is what grows the economy. The more corporations make, the more they can afford to pay their team members.

“Americans should be impressed with our tax structure, not dismayed by it, enriched by our tax structure and not damaged by it!” said Weinstein


Social Media

If Social Media is not dedicated to the constitutional protections of all Americans, then we Americans will all be controlled by a group of unaccountable, unlicensed, uninformed inexperienced young people, from many countries working anonymously in Social Media who will continue to interfere with American Free Speech , American Elections and Americas Democratic System of Government.” Ira “applauds Elon Musk for stepping up to buy Twitter, and Jack Dorsey for potentially stepping back to Twitter and support all efforts on behalf of free speech in America and throughout the World.”


Media

Weinstein supports reinstatement of the “Equal Time Doctrine” for TV , Radio and by extension, internet and Cable News running on any FCC licensed bandwidth including fiberoptics

When CNN, MSNBC and MSM are less credible than Al Jezeera something must be done.

Sometimes, there seem to be less lies on Pravda, the government controlled media of Russia.

The FTC should ban honking noises and car crash noises from radio broadcasts as they can cause traffic accidents unnecessarily when drivers react in traffic., lets save some more lives.


Freedom

Freedom Is the product of Capitalist Markets and Technological Progress and Equal Rights under the Law


Abortion

Weinstein said “My personal view is that : Abortion is a procedure that kills a human in the womb” – “As a congressman, I don’t believe abortion or reproduction matters are the business of the Federal Government, the Constitution leaves public health issues in the hands of the States. Abortion laws are left for the States to decide along with such other matters that have to do with “public health, safety etc.”


China

America’s manufacturers and farmers must have reciprocal access to Chinese markets. Business not conducted on a two way street is bad business. If China puts quotas and tariffs on US goods, it is only fair we take away the most favored nation status that help build China from a struggling Communist Socialist Mess to a nation that itself trades in the free market although it continues to repress their own people. The ruling class in China, the Communist Party leaders live like billionaires off the backs of the Chinese worker. Such is the nature of communist and socialist leadership

The Chinese government is partners with every American company that operates in China, not just for taxes on income but they are in your face partners with the power to take you out to the backyard and shoot you. Lured in by dirt cheap labor and Chinese financed facilities, they collaborate with the Chinese authorities who steal the technology of the west and control political and social positions of multinational corporations this way, all to the detriment of the American Worker Strategically China has shared missile technology with Iran and Nuclear technology with N Korea, rogue nations that threaten World Peace.

China must be held at minimum, partially accountable for the China Origen ID number 19 aka COVID-19 virus unleashed on the world.


Russia

The War Against Terror is not over. America and the Soviet Union stood side by side during World War II, the New World Order ( Gulf War I, Afghan War following 911) Russia sold America Alaska in 1867. Russia has historically been among the fiercest and most reliable allies of America in times of War. At times we have given the Russians cause to mistrust us, from Gary Powers U2 spy planes to George W. Bush snubbing Putin after the October 2002 Chechen Massacre at the Dubrovka theater in Moscow. Bush told our New World Order Ally at the Time to “work things out with the Chechens”….missing that opportunity to stand shoulder to shoulder with our ally, from that time forward, the relationship has been damaged, and the embers of animosity to Russia has been fanned by the Globalists who despise strong independent nations with military power (US, Russia and Israel included) . Now 20 years later we are facing a crises with Russia over Ukraine. Did we drive Russia away? , is Putin just a Totalitarian Thug? Did he become mentally deranged? or is there a better solution? Russia is now declaring nuclear readiness drills near Moscow… Its time for some new ideas. Several countries under US sanctions including China, Russia , Iran , Cuba and N. Korea are all gravitating to each other. Perhaps its time to bring Russia closer, for a safer world( see World Peace below)


Ukraine- rapidly changing situation

Once perhaps the greatest militarized Country other than Russia in the former Soviet Union, there is still a strong feeling of attachment to Russia by some Ukrainians. “I visited Ukraine last June and at that time Ukrainian politics was mostly about who is pro Russia and who is pro Independence. There were boom cranes developing cities all across Ukraine and it was on the road to a bright future”

….”then February 22-23 2002 Russia invaded Ukraine.Since then countless thousands of Ukrainians have been killed and millions of Ukrainians have been displaced from their homes” said Weinstein..,. “The seed for this invasion was planted when the west hesitated to bring Ukraine into NATO. That hesitation, the blink, at a time it could have been done , (including the de nuclearization of Ukraine in exchange for security guarantees by the US and NATO ) left the door open for Russia, almost encouraging Putin to take by force what he could not hold by plebiscite”. In 2014 Obama did nothing in the face of Russian invasion of the Crimea, then Russian occupation extended to Dunbass region. – and the west sent blankets and band aids instead of military hardware. Biden in April made more promises than deliveries. The US in first quarter 2022 sent $100 million in military equipment. That was 1/800 of the amount of military hardware abandoned in Afghanistan last summer. What a travesty. Now $40 billion in defensive military equipment is promised to Ukraine…that will take years to deliver at best. Once the Russian military encircles the Ukrainian Military occupying 2/3 of Dunbass the Ukrainian resistance will be crushed. They can do this with two quick pincer movements. From the North and South…..Then what? Russia announced it recognized the independence of the 2 Ukrainian regions it was occupying, and Putin claimed he was going in to save Russians in the Dunbass because they were being tortured and exterminated. Putin also declared he will de militarize Ukraine. , At minimum, a cease fire is needed including access by Ukraine to the Black Sea and removal of the Russian blockade. “ I believe less talking to the press about intentions in this conflict can save lives” … “on the lips is life and death,” says Weinstein.


World Peace

In June 2022 Russia has put its Nuclear Arsenal on Standby and we are now at the doors of Armageddon. Whether bluffing or not, we are a slight pressing of a button away from Global Disaster.

After decades of NATO rattling sabers at Russia and the US media demonizing the Russians, is it not logical that the expansion of NATO made Putin nervous? Perhaps its time for World Peace. Lets make a deal , perhaps Ukraine can work something out with Russia , Crimea ( maybe Dunbass too) the world can fund the transfer of Ukrainians wishing to be under Russian Rule (to Dunbass and) Crimea and the ones wanting Ukrainian rule to the rest of Ukraine. , Then bring Ukraine into NATO and Russia as well, in addition to Finland, Sweden and perhaps even Israel, Egypt, Jordan, UAE, Morocco, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia – a clear message would be sent to the world ( i.e.China) by bringing Taiwan and S Korea into SEATO as well.


Iran

Despite the many good citizens of Persian descent, Iran is firmly in the hands of militant extremist Islamic fanatics who spread terror around the world ( including, but not limited to, The Philippines, Ceylon, Libya, Somalia, Yemen, Gaza, Syria, Iraq and Lebanon) and have repeatedly vowed to create a nuclear weapon and drop it on Israel. According to Iran’s leaders America is “the Big Satan” and Israel is “the Little Satan”. Iran is clearly the Worlds biggest problem.

Iran must be prevented from acquiring or activating a nuclear weapon


Israel

In many respects Israel is like a microcosm of the USA. The same forces tearing America apart are at work in Israel, bringing false charges against Netanyahu, Over mandating their Covid responses, Fake News in their Media ( The same anti-Israel mentality of Israels Ha’eretz Newspaper pervades the New York Times). The Times harvests its anti Israel stories from Ha’eretz Except for English speaking Fox News Israel’s media distorts the news as bad or worse than CNN, MSNBC NBC or the rest of the MSM. This is nothing new:

“…..how long shall the wicked exult? They continuously speak insolently, all the evildoers act arrogantly…….they band together against the life of the righteous , and condemn innocent blood….” Psalm 94

Ira Weinstein is Pro Israel although many Israelis are not Pro Israel. Ira Weinstein is Pro America although a lot of Americans are not pro American While over a Million Arabs, Christian and Muslim own property and businesses in Israel, The only place in the world today where a Jew cannot own property is in Arab run Palestinian Territories within Israel. Yet the US gives over $1 billion in aid to the corrupt leaders in Gaza and Samaria ( the west bank) without any strings attached. Palestinian Schools spew death to Jews as does the Palestinian media. This while we all are praying for World Peace…..Again, we should require American funds for Education be linked to the verifiable elimination of the teaching of hatred in recipient foreign school systems

Iran must be prevented from acquiring a nuclear weapon, yet the visits by John Kerry and newly revealed support for Iran shown by the Biden administration including the lifting of sanctions and restoration of the useless Iran Nuclear Deal is the most dangerous threat to world peace since September 1938 . British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain tried to appease Hitler by allowing the invasion of Czechoslovakia in exchange for a worthless treaty* Chamberlain had declared insured “Peace in Our Time”. [* the Anglo-German Munich Accords]

Weinstein who visited Israel this spring observed: “The Biden Administrations plans to open a consulate in the West Bank had encouraged a new wave of terrorism and interfered with the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations and solutions.” That plan was recently withdrawn as violating International Law, however the Biden administration now has an “alternative plan” to try to turn the current U.S. Embassy to Israel into a combination embassy and sort of a de facto consulate. The Biden administration is separating the Embassy’s “Palestinian Affairs Unit” (PAU), and having the PAU report directly to a new “Special Envoy to the Palestinians” in the U.S. State Department, thereby bypassing the U.S. Ambassador to Israel.

The Biden Administration treats the Abraham Accords as though they do not exist, despite the hard work successfully done by the Trump administration to bring Israel closer with many of its its neighbors in the Region


Taiwan

During World War II , Much of China was occupied by the Japanese. The United States had strong Allies both in Chang Kai Shek who led the Nationalists and Mao Tze Tung who led the Communists, we all fought shoulder to shoulder against the Japanese. After World War II, Mao sought to destroy the Nationalists who were in control of mainland China and chased them to Formosa ( Taiwan) which became Nationalist China. (ROC) The Communists since then controlled mainland China.(PRC) The nationalists were supported by the US and the Allies after WWII and Formosa ( Taiwan) was recognized by the United States and was represented in the United Nations. However in 1971 at the insistence of China , the UN General Assembly threw Taiwan out of the UN and replaced China as a member (another shameful act of the UN) Thereafter, under the presidency of democrat Jimmy Carter,bending to the Communist Chinese in 1981 Democrat Carter revoked the US Defense Treaty with Taiwan and also gave the Panama Canal (the US built the Canal) away , which was formerly a US territory “Canal Zone” a very strategic territory, because all shipping passing between Atlantic and Pacific Oceans crosses with that Canal ( otherwise having to go around Tierra Del Fuego Argentina or circumvent between southernmost point of South America and Antarctica.) Before democrat Bill Clinton left office he shared US missile technology with the Chinese Communists. Now years later, China has Built a second canal in Panama , larger than the first , as it creates globally strategically located Naval ports around the world ( including, but not limited to Malta, the Solomon Islands and the many man made islands created by the Chinese since the Obama era) Chinese satellites launched with Chinese missiles orbit the Earth.

Although the Chinese view Taiwan as its younger child that has gone astray, that it is a province of PRC and there is only one China. There is some public support in Taiwan for reunifying with the mainland but most Taiwanese value their independence. Recent decades have increased the trade relations between ROC and PRC , there are diplomatic relations and dialogue that have moved the two Chinas together somewhat and perhaps in time they may reconcile these issues peacefully. But make no mistake, The communist PRC are fully capable of invading Taiwan, even being able to use man made island created in the South China Sea near Taiwan. If such an invasion of a US Ally occurs we cannot afford to have a democratic controlled congress backing up democrat loose lipped Joe Biden, who has already shown , at best, military and strategic incompetence as revealed in 2021 in Afghanistan. While life and death are on the lips of President Biden, the Chinese have continued to gnaw away at Taiwan’s security, building complete islands where there were just some rocks sticking out of the South China Sea, now military bases, consistently violating international water limitations and Taiwan’s air space. We need to be clear and unequivocal in our position.so the Chinese will not miscalculate in Taiwan like Russia did in Ukraine.


N. and S. Korea

Although Kim Jung Il met with S. Korea after the historic meeting at the 38th parallel, the long range goal of North Korea appears to be the reunification of the Korean Peninsula , is this for the glory of North Korea or is North Korea just a surrogate for the Chinese Communist ambitions to takeover S Korea by this process.? South Korea is a Western Capitalist Powerhouse, manufacturing and technologically advanced and with a growing and large middle class. Note that Neither S. Korea nor Taiwan are members of SEATO though they should be.

South Korea would make a great candidate for the 51st State


Cuba

I am in favor of maintaining sanctions on Cuba until the Communists dictators relinquish power and have free democratic elections in Cuba. “Viva Cuba Libre!”


Haiti

“The magnificent people of Haiti have suffered too long. US Aid should be dramatically increased and legal immigration increased 10 fold to bring drug free, hard working Haitian People to become proud and productive and law abiding US citizens.” Said Weinstein


Brazil

More economic ties must be made with Brazil, increase trade and cooperation and encourage increased legal immigration of Brazilians to the United States


United Nations

Is hopelessly in the hands of the Islamic-Marxist alliance-we should dramatically decrease the influence of the socialist elite that pontificate from its chambers. The UN has long lost its usefulness and lost its way in promoting world peace and ending Genocide..Even though there is no teeth to most UN resolutions and declarations, the chambers of the UN give moral license to disingenuous movements around the world.


The Great Reset

There is support for the concept that people are at work to fundamentally transform America at all costs, similar to the Bolshevik revolution of 1917 wherein the communists took over Russia. Communism, Socialism in all its manifestations is a proven economic failure, claiming to create equality and justice for all, the realty is that these totalitarian regimes that want to decide all things for all people create two classes of people, the Ruling Class and everyone else. In Russia and after WW2 in Eastern Europe , no one owned property, it all belonged to the State. Everything was provided by the government from housing, education, clothing, medicine all for free. However the people lived in substandard squaller because the productively and creativity of humanity was stifled by bureaucrats who produced shoes nobody wanted and sizes no one needed. Prayer books were taken away, guns were taken away, religion was prohibited and children were indoctrinated to hate the bourgeoisie capitalists.and to have allegiance only to the State. The ruling class got their villa on the Black Sea, a luxury apartment in the capital city , a yacht to travel on, jet fare to wherever they wanted a dedicated limousine and driver, opera tickets and free dining in the best restaurants. The ruling class, the party members owned nothing but lived better than billionaires…..now the woke progressives in America have their knee of the neck of every American in their quest to obtain and consolidate their power. Capitalism has unleashed the greatest innovations and creativity the world has ever seen and has produced the most wealth and the worlds largest middle class, The progressive socialists want to destroy the American economy and America’s dominance and exceptionalism that was the envy of the world. They are doing this on a number of fronts including , but not limited to:

The War against the American energy industry

The War against the US economy

The War against parents

The War against Free Speech

The war against the nuclear family

The War against one Family homes

The War against Innocence

The War against the automobile

The War against voting regulations

The War against the bill of rights

The War against secure borders

The War against due process

The War against boys

The War against the Police

The War against Fossil Fuels

The War against Education

The War against History

The War against the Constitution

The War against Privacy

The War against Privilege

The War against Donald J Trump

The War against Babies

The War against the English Language


THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THIS RESET IS BY VOTING REPUBLICAN

23rd Congressional District of Florida

Weinstein will request federal funds for existing Drug rehabilitation projects in his district including an initiative to educate the public about the deadly risks of phentonol laced drugs that can kill without warning. Weinstein will seek federal funding for community food banks and to relocate the homeless and support programs to bring them back to society. . Weinstein will also request more federal funds for protecting the Manatees in the inter-coastal so as not to overly burden the boaters who co-exist with these endangered creatures. Weinstein will maintain an attentive community office to address the concerns of the people of the 23rd, Republican and Democrat alike.


Summation:

A strong America is necessary for the safety of the world. Every democrat congressman or Congresswoman will vote in lock step with the progressives. . Ira Weinstein will not be a door mat for the proven economic and societal failures of the squad or the progressive left in Congress.

Since the 2020 election America is spiraling downward, we all know it , we all feel it. It is imperative Republicans take back the House and Senate in the midterms,

Attention: Democrats who are dismayed by Biden’s policies, you will find a warm and welcoming home in the Republican Party .

It is imperative Republicans take the House and Senate in 2022 midterms and that Conservatives take back the Whitehouse in 2024[2]

—Ira Weinstein's campaign website (2022)[3]

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Footnotes

  1. Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on June 12, 2022
  2. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  3. Weinstein For Congress, “Issues,” accessed August 19, 2022


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