Libertarian Challenger Governor (MA); 2000 Challenger for Senate:
Carla Howell on
the Issues
Carla Howell on
Abortion
- Stop shouting; no one is listening on either side. (Sep 2000)
- Neither subsidize nor penalize; neither condemn nor condone. (Sep 2000)
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Budget & Economy
No stance on record.
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Civil Rights
No stance on record.
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Corporations
No stance on record.
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Crime
- Death penalty OK morally; but don’t trust govt to do it. (Oct 2000)
- Drug prohibition makes crime profitable. (Jan 2000)
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Drugs
- She’s the Peace candidate in the War on Drugs. (Apr 2000)
- Be scared of the Drug War more than scared of drugs. (Jan 2000)
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Education
- No federal money for education, and no federal rules. (Sep 2000)
- Federal government out of education. (Jan 2000)
- $10,000 “voucher” via ending income tax. (Sep 2000)
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Energy & Oil
No stance on record.
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Environment
No stance on record.
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Families & Children
No stance on record.
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Foreign Policy
- Interventionist foreign policy IS the problem. (Sep 2000)
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Free Trade
- Let goods cross borders freely and troops won’t have to. (Sep 2000)
- Allow open trade with China. (Jan 2000)
Carla Howell on
Government Reform
- Limit government to constitutional functions. (Sep 2000)
- Shrink government enough to end income tax. (Jul 2000)
- Libertarian government is bare-essentials small government. (Jan 2000)
- Supports term limits; 12 years for herself. (Jan 2000)
Carla Howell on
Gun Control
- Guns let single moms protect themselves. (Sep 2000)
- Puts the Second Amendment first, with no exceptions. (Sep 2000)
- Gun control is an abuse of government power. (Sep 2000)
- Repeal all federal gun laws; no exceptions. (Sep 2000)
- Small government: Repeal anti-gun laws now. (Apr 2000)
- Free gun ownership by peaceful citizens without exception. (Jan 2000)
- 22,000 anti-gun laws haven’t worked-repeal them. (Jan 2000)
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Health Care
- Get government out of health care & we’ll be better off. (Jan 2000)
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Homeland Security
- Military intervention makes things worse. (Sep 2000)
- Limit the military to defending America. (Jan 2000)
- Supports SDI if it’s proven viable. (Jan 2000)
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Immigration
No stance on record.
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Jobs
No stance on record.
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Local Issues
Big Dig
- Fund Big Dig locally; kick the habit of federal money. (Sep 2000)
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Principles & Values
- Sees opportunity in two-way race against Kennedy. (Jul 2000)
- Big Government IS the problem; small government is beautiful. (Jul 2000)
- Republicans discuss small govt but produce Big Govt. (Jan 2000)
- Number one issue: Big government versus small government. (Jan 2000)
Carla Howell on
Social Security
No stance on record.
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Tax Reform
- Ending income tax gives average taxpayer $10,000 annually. (Sep 2000)
- Abolishing income tax enriches communities & families. (Sep 2000)
- End the income tax; small govt doesn’t need it. (Jan 2000)
Carla Howell on
War & Peace
No stance on record.
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Welfare & Poverty
No stance on record.
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