Government and Business
Ed believes that government is frequently out of touch with the conservative principles of Southwestern Missouri. He knows that our communities will grow and flourish when the farmer and small businessperson are free to operate without unreasonable restrictions. For too many years, government has been led by those seeking to produce dependents, not productive citizens. Government must provide opportunity, not handouts. Business and workers, not government programs, are the key to a sound future.

Sanctity of Life
Ed Emery opposes all so-called medical techniques that would give mere men the right to sacrifice a life in the womb by their own arbitrary choice. He is against taxpayer funding of abortion. He is in favor of informing and appropriately counseling those seeking abortions to encourage them to do the right thing (choosing life) for both their babies and themselves. Ed is for free speech and for speaking the truth about abortion’s consequences, whatever the opposition. Ed knows the fight to protect God-given life must go on.

Senior Citizens
Just as youth is the strength of our future, the elderly are the wisdom and stability. They provide the anchor to the past and direction for the future. Our elderly represent our heritage. They must never be treated as property or as expendable. There is certainly no place in "one nation under God" for euthanasia or suicide. The elderly are a national treasure. They should be treated as such.

Second Amendment
Our Founding Fathers recognized that the greatest deterrent to armed invasion and domestic violence was an armed citizenry. They diligently protected our right to keep and bear arms by the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Ed believes it is our duty to continue
to protect that right.

Education
Ed Emery is convinced that God gave children to parents, not to governments. Government must restore and protect the quality of education. Parents must demand it. Our children deserve no less. Something must be done to restore parental accountability for their children's education. If nothing is done, our children will continue to suffer in the short term and society will suffer for the long term. One local educator has said that success in education is three-fold: provide a skill base, prepare the student to work with people, and enable the student to apply what he/she has learned to real life. Education in Missouri must be designed to achieve these goals. The classroom trust fund is a good start, but more must be done. Ed is committed to making education in Missouri successful.

Ed Emery will serve you by standing for "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness," voting by principle, rather than circumstance. He will work with others who are like-minded, to restore government that facilitates rather than opposes individual character, initiative, and innovation. Ed wants to serve the citizens of District 126, while working for the good of all Missouri, by providing "Leadership in the Right Direction."