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Gary Johnson on Abortion
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- Law of the land is Casey v. Planned Parenthood; I'll keep it. (Jun 2016)
- Planned Parenthood does a lot of good. (Jun 2016)
- No funding for abortion; other restrictions ok. (May 2016)
- Government ill-equipped to address abortion; it's personal. (May 2015)
- Don't require insurers to provide birth control. (May 2012)
- No federal funding for stem cell research. (Jan 2012)
- Women's right to choose until fetal viability. (Jun 2011)
- Right to choose up until viability of the fetus. (May 2011)
- Leave the decision up to the woman. (Jan 2001)
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Gary Johnson on Budget & Economy
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- Veto any legislation that will result in deficit spending. (Oct 2018)
- National debt, approaching $20 trillion, is bankrupting us. (Jan 2016)
- National debt of $20 trillion is obscene & unsustainable. (Jan 2016)
- Lay out a process for state bankruptcies. (Aug 2012)
- Audit the Fed, or abolish it, to achieve transparency. (Jul 2012)
- No bank bailout; no farm subsidies; no stimulus. (May 2012)
- Cut federal budget by 43% to bring it into balance. (Feb 2012)
- Trillion-dollar stimulus failed; so will another $450B? (Sep 2011)
- We could have avoided default without raising debt ceiling. (Aug 2011)
- Ending the fed OK, but that's only part of the solution. (Aug 2011)
- Stop incurring more debt; balanced budget by 2013. (Jul 2011)
- Our debt is greatest threat to our national security. (Jul 2011)
- Opposed TARP, stimulus & Fannie Mae bailout. (Jul 2011)
- End the Fed; they've devalued the dollar by printing money. (May 2011)
- On verge of financial collapse unless we balance budget. (May 2011)
- Balance budget by cutting entitlements AND Defense. (Apr 2011)
- Uphold commitments to states before other spending. (Sep 2001)
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Gary Johnson on Civil Rights
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- It's racism to judge others by their birth, like Trump does. (Jul 2016)
- Individual liberty includes supporting gay marriage. (Jun 2016)
- States have the right to display the Confederate flag. (Jun 2016)
- Workplace discrimination against gays is like race in 1960s. (Jun 2016)
- Each state has right to display Confederate flag. (May 2016)
- Yes, equal pay for equal work, but hesitate on legislation. (Apr 2016)
- No, bakers can't deny a wedding cake to same-sex couples. (Apr 2016)
- Denying gay couples the right to marry is discrimination. (May 2012)
- Supports separation of religion and state. (Aug 2011)
- Prostitution is safer when legal and regulated. (Jun 2011)
- I support gay unions; government out of marriage business. (Apr 2011)
- No affirmative action in college admissions nor state jobs. (Nov 1998)
- Support principles embodied in the Equal Rights Amendment. (Feb 2001)
- Overturn CA Prop. 8: Let gays marry. (Apr 2013)
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Gary Johnson on Corporations
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- Zero corporate tax would create tens of millions of jobs. (Jun 2016)
- Eliminate double taxation embodied in business income taxes. (Jan 2016)
- Built Big J Enterprises into leading construction company. (Aug 2012)
- Visited Occupy Wall Street; we need radical surgery. (Feb 2012)
- Started a one-man handyman business; grew it to 1,000 people. (Sep 2011)
- Eliminate corporate income tax as real way to create jobs. (Jun 2011)
- Lower the tax burden; eliminate corporate tax. (May 2011)
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Gary Johnson on Crime
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- Stop & frisk isn't constitutional. (Sep 2016)
- What are some local police doing that others aren't? (Jul 2016)
- Men of color four times as likely to end up behind bars. (Jun 2016)
- Too many unnecessary laws leads to too many in prison. (Jan 2016)
- Vetoed early release of prisoners due to overcrowding. (Aug 2012)
- Vetoed hate crime legislation as thought-crime. (Aug 2012)
- Built private prisons to replace out-of-state prisoners. (Aug 2012)
- Private prisons cost $20 less/day than public control. (Aug 2012)
- DNA evidence shows many people are mistakenly convicted. (Aug 2012)
- 1994: Proponent of death penalty, but willing to debate it. (Jan 2012)
- Death penalty as a public policy is flawed. (Jan 2012)
- Don't risk putting innocent to death. (Aug 2011)
- Half of crime is drug-related; legalizing drugs cuts crime. (Jan 2001)
- Supports flexible federal block grants for crime programs. (Sep 2001)
- Zero tolerance for violence against government employees. (Aug 2001)
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Gary Johnson on Drugs
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- Mass shootings result from War on Drugs "shoot first" notion. (Jul 2016)
- Harm reduction strategies for heroin but no legalization. (Jul 2016)
- No legalization of heroin, but apply harm reduction. (Jun 2016)
- Marijuana has fewer side-effects than alcohol: no hangover. (Apr 2016)
- States are finally seeing the failure of the War on Drugs. (Jan 2016)
- Why do we tell adults what they can put in their bodies? (Jan 2016)
- People 95% positive on legalizing; incumbents 100% negative. (Aug 2012)
- Marijuana is safer than alcohol. (Aug 2012)
- 75% of border violence with Mexico is due to drugs. (Jun 2011)
- Marijuana is safer than alcohol. (Jun 2011)
- Legalize marijuana instead of 1.8 million arrests and $70B. (May 2011)
- Harm-reduction: health issue rather than criminal issue. (May 2011)
- Drug policy today parallels Prohibition in the 1920's. (May 2011)
- Other governors privately support ending drug war. (Oct 2002)
- War on Drugs is a miserable failure; $6M for treatment. (Apr 2001)
- Drug use is up despite $30B spending on War on Drugs. (Jan 2001)
- Prescriptions for heroin & methadone at local pharmacy. (Jan 2001)
- Allow medical marijuana and needle exchanges. (Jan 2001)
- More federal funding for all aspects of Drug War. (Aug 2000)
- States should make drug policy, not feds. (Aug 2001)
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Gary Johnson on Education
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- Most outspoken governor in the country on school choice. (Jun 2016)
- No Common Core; state and local education instead. (May 2016)
- Public education system needs major reform. (Aug 2012)
- Vouchers OK for church childcare & church schools. (Aug 2012)
- $3,500 voucher for every K-12 student. (Aug 2012)
- Vouchers are as constitutional as pre-school and day-care. (Aug 2012)
- Competition would make our schools better. (Aug 2012)
- I support evolution; but no federal involvement. (May 2012)
- No student loans; they cause higher tuition. (Nov 2011)
- Education Dept. takes 16 cents for every 11 cents it gives. (Sep 2011)
- Abolish Departments of Education and HUD. (Aug 2011)
- Give every student in New Mexico vouchers worth $3,500. (Jul 2011)
- Put educational funds in the hands of the people who use it. (May 2011)
- End the Department of Education. (May 2011)
- No student loans; they cause higher tuition. (Feb 2011)
- Favors charter schools as one priority to improve education. (Nov 1998)
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Gary Johnson on Energy & Oil
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- Man contributes to climate change, but no government fix. (Jan 2016)
- Federal regulation makes fracking, coal mining, & nuclear OK. (Sep 2012)
- Support renewables, but not with federal policy. (Sep 2012)
- Cap-&-trade imposes costs with no environmental improvement. (Aug 2012)
- Alternative energy good; ethanol subsidies bad. (Nov 2011)
- Supports nuclear power. (Aug 2011)
- Current policy prevents common-sense energy development. (Jul 2011)
- No cap-and-trade; no taxing carbon emissions. (Jul 2011)
- I accept global warming but not cap-and-trade. (Jun 2011)
- Voluntary partnerships reduce greenhouse gases economically. (Aug 2000)
- Kyoto Treaty must include reductions by all countries. (Aug 2000)
- Federal tax incentives for energy, with state decisions. (Aug 2001)
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Gary Johnson on Environment
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- Never used eminent domain as governor; wouldn't as president. (Jun 2012)
- Vetoed limits on number of pets people can own. (Mar 2012)
- No compromise on clean air, but no cap-and-trade. (Oct 2011)
- More state autonomy on brownfields & Superfund cleanups. (Aug 2001)
- Support State Revolving Loan Fund for flexible Clean Water. (Aug 2001)
- Focus on prevention and states for Endangered Species. (Aug 2001)
- Collaborative, incentive driven, locally-based solutions. (Aug 2001)
- Apply "Good Samaritan" rules to abandoned mine cleanup. (Aug 2001)
- State primacy over water quantity & quality issues. (Aug 2001)
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Gary Johnson on Foreign Policy
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- A "No-Fly zone" means war; no regime change in Syria. (Oct 2016)
- Stay in the U.N., but stay out of foreign interventions. (May 2016)
- Take our share of Syrian refugees; not too many but not zero. (Nov 2015)
- Stop replacing bad guys with slightly-less-bad guys. (Nov 2015)
- America at peace with the world; avoid foreign entanglements. (Jun 2014)
- U.S. in Ukraine is like Russia intervening in Puerto Rico. (May 2014)
- It is far past time to divorce Pakistan. (Oct 2012)
- We can no longer afford to shell out billions in foreign aid. (Feb 2012)
- No foreign aid spending unless it protects U.S. interests. (Nov 2011)
- Flights to Cuba ok; trade promotes friendship. (Sep 2011)
- Act in US self-interest, but wary of unintended consequences. (Aug 2011)
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Gary Johnson on Free Trade
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- Free trade means more jobs and lower prices. (Oct 2016)
- Free trade, not isolationism; low spending, not taxes. (Sep 2016)
- I'm a real skeptic on trade agreements, but I would sign TPP. (Jul 2016)
- Free trade unfairly criticized for being crony capitalism. (Jun 2016)
- Hypocritical for US to attack China as currency manipulator. (Oct 2012)
- No tariffs, no restrictions; but no corporatism. (Jul 2011)
- Eliminate needless barriers to free trade. (May 2011)
- NAFTA benefits New Mexico; jobs lost are those we don't want. (Jan 2001)
- NAFTA benefits New Mexico; jobs lost are those we don't want. (Jan 2001)
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Gary Johnson on Government Reform
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- Citizens United decision protects First Amendment. (Oct 2018)
- Clinton promises spending programs but doesn't address debt. (Sep 2016)
- Senate should consider Obama's Supreme Court nominee. (Mar 2016)
- Strong advocate of term limits for governors & Congress. (Jan 2016)
- New SuperPAC, "Our America PAC", for principled candidates. (Dec 2013)
- Sues to attempt to participate in presidential debate. (Sep 2012)
- Should government be doing this policy in the first place? (Aug 2012)
- Won 1994 with $510K of own money & not beholden. (Aug 2012)
- 750 vetoes & contentious relationship with legislature. (Aug 2012)
- OpEd: managed to improve the state while slashing the budget. (Nov 2011)
- Vetoed more bills than all other governors combined. (Sep 2011)
- As governor, vetoed 750 bills. (Jul 2011)
- Government creates jobs by reducing its role, not expanding. (Jul 2011)
- "Governor No": 742 total vetoes of bills over two terms. (Jul 2011)
- 1996 tort reform: limit punitive damage awards. (Jul 2011)
- Unlimited campaign contributions by corporations. (Jul 2011)
- Cost benefit analysis on all government spending. (May 2011)
- Full disclosure, but no limits on campaign donations. (Jan 2001)
- Term limits let politicians focus on issues, not re-election. (Jan 2001)
- No limits on corporate or PAC campaign donations. (Nov 1998)
- Reforms must respect state's rights to select electors. (Aug 2001)
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Gary Johnson on Gun Control
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- Banning assault weapons just criminalizes the owners. (Jul 2016)
- Keep guns away from mentally ill & potential terrorists. (Jun 2016)
- No-fly list is error-prone; don't use it to deny guns. (Jun 2016)
- Carrying guns reduces crime and mass shootings. (Jun 2016)
- Discuss keeping guns away from mentally ill. (Jun 2016)
- Against denying guns to people on government no-fly list. (Jun 2016)
- Concealed carry leads to less overall gun violence. (Jan 2013)
- Supports gun ownership rights. (Aug 2012)
- Laws regarding guns are ineffective. (May 2011)
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Gary Johnson on Health Care
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- US needs free market approach to health care, not government. (Oct 2016)
- Let states experiment with Medicare & Medicaid rules. (Jul 2016)
- Run Medicare and Medicaid via states and municipalities. (Jul 2016)
- Free market reduces prices with places like "Stitches R Us". (Jul 2016)
- Catastrophic insurance ok; then free-market for the rest. (Jun 2016)
- Assisted suicide acceptable after psychological examination. (Jun 2016)
- ObamaCare's promise of lower cost simply isn't happening. (Jan 2016)
- Government-managed healthcare is insanity. (Aug 2012)
- Block grant Medicare; carte blanche to the states. (Aug 2011)
- ObamaCare is unconstitutional; so is Bush's Medicare Rx plan. (Aug 2011)
- Salud!: managed care for Medicaid recipients. (Jul 2011)
- 1999: vetoed 12-cent-a-pack cigarette tax hike. (Jul 2011)
- Cut Medicare/Medicaid by 43%, as part of $1.675 trillion cut. (May 2011)
- Repeal ObamaCare & failed Medicare prescription drug benefit. (May 2011)
- Vetoed mental illness coverage parity with physical illness. (Mar 1998)
- No federal pre-emption of employee health plan regulation. (Oct 2001)
- More federal funding for rural health services. (Aug 2001)
- Protect state tobacco settlement funds from federal seizure. (Apr 1999)
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Gary Johnson on Homeland Security
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- No-fly lists subject to error; use airport security instead. (Jul 2016)
- Turn NSA satellites away from United States. (Jul 2016)
- Pardon Snowden; no one was harmed by what he released. (Jul 2016)
- Cut 20% of military bases in US and abroad. (Jul 2016)
- American military interventions made terrorist problem worse. (May 2016)
- Brains not bombs: cut off ISIS funding. (Apr 2016)
- Spying on U.S. citizens dismantles the 4th Amendment. (Jan 2016)
- Founding Fathers would be disgusted about spying on citizens. (Jan 2016)
- Overturn simplistic, chaotic, reactive military policies. (Jan 2016)
- Reactive military policies allow real threats to flourish. (Jan 2016)
- Drone strikes create more terrorists. (Nov 2015)
- We should not be Islamophobic, but be Shariaphobic. (Nov 2015)
- Government transparency on 9/11 secret reports. (Mar 2015)
- Drones may create more adversaries than they eliminate. (Oct 2012)
- Why were we in Benghazi or Libya at all? (Oct 2012)
- Should we have 100,000 troops on the ground in Europe? (Aug 2012)
- Patriot Act is a direct assault on privacy & due process. (Aug 2012)
- Torture has created millions of enemies we wouldn't have had. (Aug 2012)
- Cut spending by 43%, but not one penny from veteran benefits. (Apr 2012)
- Let the PATRIOT Act expire; respect habeas corpus. (Jan 2012)
- Due process at Guantanamo; no torture of terrorist suspects. (Jan 2012)
- Allies want more US military spending, but cut by 43%. (Nov 2011)
- 43% reduction in military spending; cut foreign aid too. (Sep 2011)
- No physical or psychological torture of terrorist suspects. (Aug 2011)
- Abolish the TSA; let Patriot Act expire. (Aug 2011)
- No waterboarding under any circumstances. (May 2011)
- Deal with terrorism as a joint federal-state responsibility. (Feb 2001)
- Include states in anti-terrorism planning. (Sep 2001)
- Study terrorist threats against nuclear waste repositories. (Aug 2001)
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Gary Johnson on Immigration
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- A ban based on religion violates our Constitution. (Oct 2016)
- WRONG to deport 11 million undocumented from US. (Oct 2016)
- No random deportations; just keep out criminals & terrorists. (Sep 2016)
- Deporting 11M illegal immigrants is based on misinformation. (Jun 2016)
- Make work visas as easy as possible. (Jun 2016)
- Would veto Arizona SB 1070 as Latino racial discrimination. (May 2016)
- Bigger border fence will only produce taller ladders. (Jan 2016)
- Arizona anti-immigrant law leads to racial profiling. (Aug 2012)
- A 10-foot wall just requires an 11-foot ladder. (Aug 2012)
- 2 year grace period for illegals to get work visas. (Nov 2011)
- 1 strike & you're out for legal immigrants who violate terms. (Nov 2011)
- Let some, but not all, illegal immigrants stay in US. (Nov 2011)
- We educate the world's best & brightest; why send them back? (Jun 2011)
- Open the border; flood of Mexicans would become taxpayers. (Jan 2001)
- Mexican immigrants are pursuing same dreams we all have. (Jan 2001)
- Share costs of legal immigration between states & federal. (Feb 2001)
- Federal government should deal with criminal repatriation. (Feb 2001)
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Gary Johnson on Jobs
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- Why not $75? We can't afford minimum wage. (Jul 2016)
- Governments don't create jobs--businesses do. (Feb 2012)
- Oppose NLRB recent actions against Boeing in SC. (Jul 2011)
- 1999: Vetoed raising minimum wage from $4.25/hour to $5.65. (Jul 2011)
- Long unemployment benefits postpones dealing with problem. (May 2011)
- Create block grants for Agricultural Stewardship. (Aug 2001)
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Gary Johnson on Principles & Values
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- Only third-party candidate on the ballot in all 50 states. (Oct 2016)
- I offer choices beyond the same old red vs. blue. (Sep 2016)
- Socially tolerant: let people make their own choices. (Jun 2016)
- The God that I speak to doesn't have a particular religion. (Jun 2016)
- OpEd: "Never Trump" legitimate conservative alternative. (May 2016)
- Isn't limiting Christmas why we broke away from England? (May 2016)
- Republicans make me cringe; even kooky Libertarians don't. (Nov 2012)
- 1972: George McGovern-supporting anti-Vietnam War pot smoker. (Nov 2012)
- Side-by-side issue comparison to Mitt Romney. (Aug 2012)
- My desire to serve has been with me since childhood. (Aug 2012)
- I view government in the same way as philosopher Ayn Rand. (Aug 2012)
- Seven Principles of Good Government for work & life. (Aug 2012)
- Graduated from UNM and married college sweetheart. (Aug 2012)
- Gave fiancee "Atlas Shrugged" to explain his politics. (Aug 2012)
- Let people drive 75 mph & buy beer on Sundays. (Nov 2011)
- Favorite philosopher: Milton Friedman. (Aug 2011)
- Tea Party insures that Republicans are part of the solution. (Jul 2011)
- Calls himself classical liberal; others prefer libertarian. (Jun 2011)
- Majority of America is fiscal conservative & social liberal. (Jun 2011)
- Religious affiliation: Lutheran. (Nov 2000)
- Member, National Governors Association/Economic Development. (Jan 2001)
- Member of Republican Governors Association. (Aug 2001)
- Member of the Western Governors' Association. (Aug 2001)
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Gary Johnson on Social Security
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- Change eligibility rules for Medicare; and age for Soc.Sec. (Jul 2016)
- Raise retirement age to 75. (Jun 2016)
- Raise the retirement age to 70 or 72. (Aug 2012)
- A portion of Social Security ought to be privatized. (Aug 2012)
- Replace the payroll tax with FairTax. (Feb 2012)
- Raise the retirement age; plus means testing. (Aug 2011)
- Reform all entitlements, including Social Security. (Jul 2011)
- Open to personal accounts for Social Security. (Jul 2011)
- Change escalator from wage-based to inflation-based. (May 2011)
- Maintain long-term solvency of Social Security and Medicare. (Aug 2001)
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Gary Johnson on Tax Reform
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- Revenue-neutral FairTax: life without the IRS. (Jun 2016)
- Current tax code penalizes productivity & investment. (Jan 2016)
- Replace inheritance tax with FairTax. (Feb 2014)
- 23% national sales tax while eliminating the IRS. (May 2012)
- Get rid of income tax and capital-gains tax. (Feb 2012)
- FairTax on all new goods & services, with prebates for poor. (Feb 2012)
- FairTax would absolutely reboot the American economy. (Sep 2011)
- Replace tax system with a FairTax. (Sep 2011)
- Replace job-killing tax code with FairTax. (Sep 2011)
- Reduce state personal income tax from 8.5% to 8%. (Jul 2011)
- No national sales tax or VAT. (Feb 2000)
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Gary Johnson on Technology
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- No FBI backdoors to iPhones. (Mar 2016)
- No government "back doors" into encrypted, private info. (Jan 2016)
- No federal funding for mass transit. (Sep 2012)
- Oversaw construction of 500 miles of new highway. (Aug 2012)
- Highway 44: Private alternatives to infrastructure spending. (Jul 2011)
- Opposes Net Neutrality; no government regulation of Internet. (Jul 2011)
- NM building twice as many 4-lane highways with no tax raise. (Jan 2001)
- Level playing field for Main Street vs. Internet sales tax. (Aug 2001)
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Gary Johnson on War & Peace
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- Boots on ground, bombs, & drones make things worse. (Oct 2018)
- Leave Afghanistan now or Taliban comes back when we do leave. (Jul 2016)
- North Korea has no conventional threat; China deal on ICBMs. (Jul 2016)
- ISIS has grown as a result of U.S. intervention in Mideast. (Jun 2016)
- No U.S. military intervention in Syria. (Jun 2016)
- North Korea not capable of long-range nuclear missiles. (May 2016)
- We are no safer after years of failed nation-building abroad. (Jan 2016)
- Afghan nation-building will fail; withdraw immediately. (Aug 2012)
- Cut all support and aid to Israel. (May 2012)
- No military threat from Iraq, Afghanistan, nor Libya. (Aug 2011)
- Iran is not currently a military threat. (Aug 2011)
- Let Israel deal with Iranian nukes; not US role to tell them. (Aug 2011)
- Absolutely would not have gone into Libya; get out now. (Jul 2011)
- We wiped out al Qaeda 10 years ago; leave Afghanistan. (Jun 2011)
- No threat from Libya; so no authority to topple dictator. (Jun 2011)
- Afghan War initially warranted, but not for 10 years. (May 2011)
- Military surveillance should discover WMD before invasion. (May 2011)
- I opposed the Iraq War from the beginning. (May 2011)
- No Afghan timetable; start tomorrow & finish in a few months. (May 2011)
- Eliminate ineffective interventions in Iraq & Afghanistan. (May 2011)
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topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
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| Law of the land is Casey v. Planned Parenthood; I'll keep it: Strongly Favors topic 1
Planned Parenthood does a lot of good: Favors topic 1
No funding for abortion; other restrictions ok: Opposes topic 1
Government ill-equipped to address abortion; it's personal: Favors topic 1
No federal funding for stem cell research: Opposes topic 1
Women's right to choose until fetal viability: Favors topic 1
Right to choose up until viability of the fetus: Favors topic 1
Leave the decision up to the woman: Strongly Favors topic 1 |
No opinion on
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(0 points on Economic scale)
| It's racism to judge others by their birth, like Trump does: Favors topic 2
Each state has right to display Confederate flag: Opposes topic 2
Yes, equal pay for equal work, but hesitate on legislation: Favors topic 2
No affirmative action in college admissions nor state jobs: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Support principles embodied in the Equal Rights Amendment: Favors topic 2 |
Strongly Favors
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Individual liberty includes supporting gay marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3
States have the right to display the Confederate flag: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Workplace discrimination against gays is like race in 1960s: Strongly Favors topic 3
No, bakers can't deny a wedding cake to same-sex couples: Strongly Favors topic 3
Denying gay couples the right to marry is discrimination: Strongly Favors topic 3
Refused 'Marriage Vow' pledge; it condemns gays & singles: Strongly Favors topic 3
I support gay unions; government out of marriage business: Strongly Favors topic 3
I support gay unions; government out of marriage business: Opposes topic 3
Overturn CA Prop. 8: Let gays marry: Strongly Favors topic 3 |
No opinion on
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
(0 points on Social scale)
| The God that I speak to doesn't have a particular religion: Opposes topic 4
Vouchers OK for church childcare & church schools: Strongly Favors topic 4
Supports separation of religion and state: Opposes topic 4 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| US needs free market approach to health care, not government: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Run Medicare and Medicaid via states and municipalities: Opposes topic 5
Free market reduces prices with places like "Stitches R Us": Strongly Opposes topic 5
Catastrophic insurance ok; then free-market for the rest: Opposes topic 5
ObamaCare's promise of lower cost simply isn't happening: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Government-managed healthcare is insanity: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Government-managed healthcare is insanity: Strongly Opposes topic 5
ObamaCare is unconstitutional; so is Bush's Medicare Rx plan: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Salud!: managed care for Medicaid recipients: Opposes topic 5
Repeal ObamaCare & failed Medicare prescription drug benefit: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Vetoed mental illness coverage parity with physical illness: Opposes topic 5
More federal funding for rural health services: Favors topic 5
Protect state tobacco settlement funds from federal seizure: Neutral on topic 5 |
Favors
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Change eligibility rules for Medicare; and age for Soc.Sec.: Favors topic 6
Raise retirement age to 75: Favors topic 6
A portion of Social Security ought to be privatized: Strongly Favors topic 6
Open to personal accounts for Social Security: Strongly Favors topic 6
Change escalator from wage-based to inflation-based: Opposes topic 6
Maintain federal Social Services Block Grant funding: Favors topic 6
Maintain long-term solvency of Social Security and Medicare: Opposes topic 6 |
Strongly Favors
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Most outspoken governor in the country on school choice: Strongly Favors topic 7
No Common Core; state and local education instead: Favors topic 7
$3,500 voucher for every K-12 student: Strongly Favors topic 7
Vouchers are as constitutional as pre-school and day-care: Strongly Favors topic 7
Vouchers are as constitutional as pre-school and day-care: Strongly Favors topic 7
Competition would make our schools better: Strongly Favors topic 7
Abolish Departments of Education and HUD: Strongly Favors topic 7
Give every student in New Mexico vouchers worth $3,500: Strongly Favors topic 7
Put educational funds in the hands of the people who use it: Strongly Favors topic 7
End the Department of Education: Favors topic 7
Favors charter schools as one priority to improve education: Favors topic 7 |
Favors
topic 8:Society bears cost of pollution
(-3 points on Social scale)
| Oversaw construction of 500 miles of new highway: Favors topic 8
Vetoed limits on number of pets people can own: Favors topic 8
More state autonomy on brownfields & Superfund cleanups: Favors topic 8
Focus on prevention and states for Endangered Species: Strongly Opposes topic 8
State primacy over water quantity & quality issues: Favors topic 8 |
Opposes
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Stop & frisk isn't constitutional: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Men of color four times as likely to end up behind bars: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Too many unnecessary laws leads to too many in prison: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Vetoed early release of prisoners due to overcrowding: Favors topic 9
DNA evidence shows many people are mistakenly convicted: Strongly Opposes topic 9
1994: Proponent of death penalty, but willing to debate it: Favors topic 9
Death penalty as a public policy is flawed: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Don't risk putting innocent to death: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Half of crime is drug-related; legalizing drugs cuts crime: Opposes topic 9
Supports flexible federal block grants for crime programs: Neutral on topic 9
Zero tolerance for violence against government employees: Neutral on topic 9 |
Strongly Favors
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Banning assault weapons just criminalizes the owners: Strongly Favors topic 10
Keep guns away from mentally ill & potential terrorists: Opposes topic 10
No-fly list is error-prone; don't use it to deny guns: Strongly Favors topic 10
Carrying guns reduces crime and mass shootings: Strongly Favors topic 10
Discuss keeping guns away from mentally ill: Favors topic 10
Against denying guns to people on government no-fly list: Strongly Favors topic 10
Concealed carry leads to less overall gun violence: Strongly Favors topic 10
Laws regarding guns are ineffective: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Zero corporate tax would create tens of millions of jobs: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Revenue-neutral FairTax: life without the IRS: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Eliminate double taxation embodied in business income taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Current tax code penalizes productivity & investment: Opposes topic 11
Replace inheritance tax with FairTax: Strongly Opposes topic 11
23% national sales tax while eliminating the IRS: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Replace job-killing tax code with FairTax: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Reduce state personal income tax from 8.5% to 8%: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Eliminate corporate income tax as real way to create jobs: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Lower the tax burden; eliminate corporate tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11
No national sales tax or VAT: Neutral on topic 11
Federal tax incentives for energy, with state decisions: Neutral on topic 11 |
Strongly Favors
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(+5 points on Social scale)
| WRONG to deport 11 million undocumented from US: Strongly Favors topic 12
No random deportations; just keep out criminals & terrorists: Strongly Favors topic 12
Deporting 11M illegal immigrants is based on misinformation: Strongly Favors topic 12
Make work visas as easy as possible: Strongly Favors topic 12
Would veto Arizona SB 1070 as Latino racial discrimination: Favors topic 12
Bigger border fence will only produce taller ladders: Strongly Favors topic 12
Arizona anti-immigrant law leads to racial profiling: Strongly Favors topic 12
A 10-foot wall just requires an 11-foot ladder: Favors topic 12
2 year grace period for illegals to get work visas: Favors topic 12
1 strike & you're out for legal immigrants who violate terms: Favors topic 12
Let some, but not all, illegal immigrants stay in US: Favors topic 12
We educate the world's best & brightest; why send them back?: Strongly Favors topic 12
Open the border; flood of Mexicans would become taxpayers: Strongly Favors topic 12
Mexican immigrants are pursuing same dreams we all have: Strongly Favors topic 12
Share costs of legal immigration between states & federal: Neutral on topic 12
Federal government should deal with criminal repatriation: Neutral on topic 12 |
Strongly Favors
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Free trade means more jobs and lower prices: Strongly Favors topic 13
Free trade, not isolationism; low spending, not taxes: Strongly Favors topic 13
I'm a real skeptic on trade agreements, but I would sign TPP: Strongly Favors topic 13
Free trade unfairly criticized for being crony capitalism: Strongly Favors topic 13
Flights to Cuba ok; trade promotes friendship: Strongly Favors topic 13
No tariffs, no restrictions; but no corporatism: Favors topic 13
Eliminate needless barriers to free trade: Strongly Favors topic 13
NAFTA benefits New Mexico; jobs lost are those we don't want: Strongly Favors topic 13
NAFTA benefits New Mexico; jobs lost are those we don't want: Strongly Favors topic 13 |
Opposes
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| A ban based on religion violates our Constitution: Strongly Opposes topic 14
Stay in the U.N., but stay out of foreign interventions: Opposes topic 14
Overturn simplistic, chaotic, reactive military policies: Strongly Opposes topic 14
Reactive military policies allow real threats to flourish: Strongly Opposes topic 14
Take our share of Syrian refugees; not too many but not zero: Opposes topic 14
America at peace with the world; avoid foreign entanglements: Opposes topic 14
Drones may create more adversaries than they eliminate: Opposes topic 14
No foreign aid spending unless it protects U.S. interests: Strongly Favors topic 14
Act in US self-interest, but wary of unintended consequences: Strongly Favors topic 14 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 15:Expand the military
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Cut 20% of military bases in US and abroad: Strongly Opposes topic 15
Should we have 100,000 troops on the ground in Europe?: Strongly Opposes topic 15
Cut spending by 43%, but not one penny from veteran benefits: Favors topic 15
Allies want more US military spending, but cut by 43%: Strongly Opposes topic 15
43% reduction in military spending; cut foreign aid too: Strongly Opposes topic 15
Balance budget by cutting entitlements AND Defense: Strongly Opposes topic 15 |
Opposes
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(-3 points on Social scale)
| Citizens United decision protects First Amendment: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Strong advocate of term limits for governors & Congress: Favors topic 16
New SuperPAC, "Our America PAC", for principled candidates: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Sues to attempt to participate in presidential debate: Strongly Favors topic 16
Won 1994 with $510K of own money & not beholden: Strongly Favors topic 16
Full disclosure, but no limits on campaign donations: Strongly Opposes topic 16
No limits on corporate or PAC campaign donations: Strongly Opposes topic 16 |
Strongly Favors
topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Boots on ground, bombs, & drones make things worse: Strongly Favors topic 17
A "No-Fly zone" means war; no regime change in Syria: Strongly Favors topic 17
ISIS has grown as a result of U.S. intervention in Mideast: Strongly Favors topic 17
No U.S. military intervention in Syria: Strongly Favors topic 17
American military interventions made terrorist problem worse: Strongly Favors topic 17
North Korea not capable of long-range nuclear missiles: Favors topic 17
Brains not bombs: cut off ISIS funding: Strongly Favors topic 17
We are no safer after years of failed nation-building abroad: Strongly Favors topic 17
Stop replacing bad guys with slightly-less-bad guys: Strongly Favors topic 17
Drone strikes create more terrorists: Favors topic 17
U.S. in Ukraine is like Russia intervening in Puerto Rico: Favors topic 17
Why were we in Benghazi or Libya at all?: Favors topic 17
Afghan nation-building will fail; withdraw immediately: Strongly Favors topic 17
No military threat from Iraq, Afghanistan, nor Libya: Strongly Favors topic 17
Iran is not currently a military threat: Strongly Favors topic 17
We wiped out al Qaeda 10 years ago; leave Afghanistan: Strongly Favors topic 17
Afghan War initially warranted, but not for 10 years: Strongly Favors topic 17
I opposed the Iraq War from the beginning: Strongly Favors topic 17
No Afghan timetable; start tomorrow & finish in a few months: Favors topic 17
Eliminate ineffective interventions in Iraq & Afghanistan: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Include states in anti-terrorism planning: Neutral on topic 17 |
Opposes
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Federal regulation makes fracking, coal mining, & nuclear OK: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Support renewables, but not with federal policy: Favors topic 18
Cap-&-trade imposes costs with no environmental improvement: Opposes topic 18
No cap-and-trade; no taxing carbon emissions: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Voluntary partnerships reduce greenhouse gases economically: Neutral on topic 18
Kyoto Treaty must include reductions by all countries: Opposes topic 18
Create block grants for Agricultural Stewardship: Neutral on topic 18
Collaborative, incentive driven, locally-based solutions: Neutral on topic 18 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Mass shootings result from War on Drugs "shoot first" notion: Strongly Opposes topic 19
No legalization of heroin, but apply harm reduction: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Marijuana has fewer side-effects than alcohol: no hangover: Strongly Opposes topic 19
States are finally seeing the failure of the War on Drugs: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Why do we tell adults what they can put in their bodies?: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Marijuana is safer than alcohol: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Marijuana is safer than alcohol: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Harm-reduction: health issue rather than criminal issue: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Drug policy today parallels Prohibition in the 1920's: Strongly Opposes topic 19
War on Drugs is a miserable failure; $6M for treatment: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Drug use is up despite $30B spending on War on Drugs: Strongly Opposes topic 19
More federal funding for all aspects of Drug War: Favors topic 19
States should make drug policy, not feds: Neutral on topic 19 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Veto any legislation that will result in deficit spending: Strongly Opposes topic 20
Clinton promises spending programs but doesn't address debt: Strongly Opposes topic 20
National debt, approaching $20 trillion, is bankrupting us: Opposes topic 20
National debt of $20 trillion is obscene & unsustainable: Strongly Opposes topic 20
Cut federal budget by 43% to bring it into balance: Opposes topic 20
Replace job-killing tax code with FairTax: Strongly Opposes topic 20
Our debt is greatest threat to our national security: Opposes topic 20
Eliminate corporate income tax as real way to create jobs: Strongly Opposes topic 20
On verge of financial collapse unless we balance budget: Opposes topic 20
Lower the tax burden; eliminate corporate tax: Strongly Opposes topic 20
Balance budget by cutting entitlements AND Defense: Opposes topic 20 |
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