2016 Alabama Senate race: debates and news coverage


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Abortion     Richard Shelby: Roe v. Wade flawed on both a constitutional & moral basis.     Marcus Bowman: Life begins at conception.     Ron Crumpton: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right.     Ron Crumpton: Best to end abortion, but not by making it a crime.

Budget & Economy     Richard Shelby: Opposes raising the debt limit; opposes $18T debt.     Ron Crumpton: 9-point plan for government economic investment.     Marcus Bowman: Government should never be the driver of the economy.

Civil Rights     Ron Crumpton: Give the disabled the ability to obtain service dogs.     Marcus Bowman: Marriage defined as one man and one woman.     Ron Crumpton: Legally require hiring more women & minorities.     Ron Crumpton: Add gender identity to Civil Rights Act.     Ron Crumpton: Apply 1960s civil rights laws to LGBT community.

Corporations     Ron Crumpton: Trickle-down economics good for business but not for people.     Marcus Bowman: Hire and fire based on business needs.     Richard Shelby: Don't smother small banks with unnecessary regulations.     Ron Crumpton: Transfer $11 billion from corporate tax loopholes to schools.

Crime     Marcus Bowman: Stricter punishment reduces crime.     Ron Crumpton: End mandatory minimums & private prisons.

Drugs     Marcus Bowman: Marijuana should be a local issue.     Ron Crumpton: Sensible approach to marijuana instead of prohibition.     Ron Crumpton: Allow farmers to grow hemp: ecologically friendly cash crop.

Education     Marcus Bowman: Be mature enough to allow school prayer.     Marcus Bowman: Vouchers help achieve the best possible education.     Ron Crumpton: Vouchers take from public education.

Energy & Oil     Marcus Bowman: Green energy should compete in the market.     Ron Crumpton: Make real investments in green technology.

Environment     Marcus Bowman: Voluntary win-win solutions instead of EPA mandates.     Ron Crumpton: A healthy environment is essential to a healthy America.

Foreign Policy     Richard Shelby: Immediate moratorium on Syrian refugees.     Marcus Bowman: America has a long-standing role in preserving peace.     Ron Crumpton: Act multilaterally, but with America in military lead.     Ron Crumpton: Foreign involvement is appropriate.

Free Trade     Marcus Bowman: Free trade deals such as TPP are undermining America.     Ron Crumpton: Oppose free trade; outsourcing costs American jobs.

Government Reform     Richard Shelby: Peer pressure & education to get people to register to vote.     Marcus Bowman: Common sense to require voters to show ID.     Ron Crumpton: Make voter registration easier.     Ron Crumpton: Limit "Dark Money"; people's interests over big business.

Gun Control     Marcus Bowman: Right to keep guns shall not be infringed.     Ron Crumpton: Absolute right to gun ownership, with exceptions.     Ron Crumpton: Strict interpretation of the Second Amendment.

Health Care     Marcus Bowman: ObamaCare threatens status of best health care in the world.     Ron Crumpton: Move to a single-payer/ Medicare for all system.

Homeland Security     Richard Shelby: Stalwart protector of Redstone Arsenal & Marshall Center.     Marcus Bowman: We need to spend money for best-equipped military.     Ron Crumpton: Oppose expanding the military.

Immigration     Richard Shelby: I oppose any and all proposals to grant amnesty.     Ron Crumpton: Ignore the rhetoric; immigrants are good for America.     Marcus Bowman: There is no room for anyone breaking rules.     Ron Crumpton: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens.

Principles & Values     Richard Shelby: Judeo-Christian values should guide all that we do.     Richard Shelby: OpEd: Voter presidential angst overcome in Senate primary.     Richard Shelby: OpEd: Makes Obama the icon of our xenophobia.     Ron Crumpton: Constitution forbids God in the public sphere.

Social Security     Marcus Bowman: Explore all solutions for younger generations.     Ron Crumpton: Eliminate the cap on the social security tax.

Tax Reform     Marcus Bowman: Income taxes are not a solution; reduce spending.     Ron Crumpton: Higher taxes on the wealthy.

War & Peace     Ron Crumpton: Address the causes of terrorism & national security threats.     Marcus Bowman: We must, must remain vigilant against terrorism.

Welfare & Poverty     Ron Crumpton: Fight poverty instead of fighting people in poverty.

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