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| Opposes Abortion is a woman's right | Abortion: No funds to international groups that offer abortion Abortion: Every child born and unborn ought to be protected Abortion: Ban partial-birth; ban taxpayer funding Abortion: Encourage fewer abortions via adoption & abstinence Abortion: Supreme Court is wrong: leave abortion to the states |
| Opposes Require companies to hire more women & minorities | Civil Rights: Affirmative access: end soft bigotry of low expectations Civil Rights: For affirmative action, but not quotas or preferences Civil Rights: Reach out to minorities, but without quotas |
| Opposes Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws | Civil Rights: Tolerance & equal rights, not gay marriage & special rights Civil Rights: No gay adoptions; but listens to gay GOP group Civil Rights: Against gay marriage, but leave it to the states Civil Rights: Hate-crime rules don’t apply to gays Civil Rights: No gay anti-discrimination laws; no same-sex marriages |
| Supports Organized Prayer In Public Schools | Education: Character education grants & American Youth Character Awards Education: Fund & honor character education Families & Children: V-chip OK, but cultural changes are better Education: Teach values and moral responsibility in schools Principles & Values: Only faith and God can overcome social ills. |
| Supports More Federal Funding for Health Coverage | Health Care: Family Health Credit: pay for 90% of basic low-income policy Health Care: New Prosperity Initiative: $2,000 health ins. tax credit Health Care: Medicare Rx drug coverage for low-income seniors Health Care: Health care access via empowerment, not nationalizing |
| Supports Privatize Social Security | Social Security: Private accounts for youth rather than high payroll taxes Social Security: Support retirement via government-plus-private system Social Security: Privatize Social Security to take advantage of stock market Social Security: Use political capital to implement private savings accounts |
| Strongly Supports Parents Choose Schools via Vouchers | School Choice: Vouchers ensure school accountability School Choice: Fund 2,000 charter schools; defund failing schools School Choice: Let’s try vouchers in failing schools. School Choice: Vouchers a priority; encourage their spread School Choice: For charter schools; public school choice; vouchers |
| Strongly Supports Death Penalty | Crime: Uphold law on death penalty; and think of the victims Crime: Death penalty saves lives, when swift & just Crime: Bush is confident that none of 112 executed were innocent Crime: Supports death penalty as deterrent |
| Strongly Supports Mandatory "Three Strikes" Sentencing Laws | Crime: Increased penalties to rehabilitate juveniles Crime: Proud of eliminating parole for violent criminals Crime: Supports “two strikes” & registration for sexual criminals. Crime: Mandatory sentencing for repeat offenders |
| Strongly Supports Absolute right to gun ownership | Gun Control: Would sign, but would not push, gun restrictions Gun Control: Supports gun ownership for protection and hunting Gun Control: Gun restrictions OK within basic right to own guns Gun Control: Assault weapon OK; waiting period not OK |
| Strongly Supports Make Income Tax Flatter & Lower | Tax Reform: Retroactive tax cuts may bolster faltering economy Tax Reform: Cut taxes on income, children, & inheritance Tax Reform: Read my lips: I will cut taxes Tax Reform: The surplus is the people’s money-return it Tax Reform: Cut top tax rate to 33% while cutting lower income taxes too |
| Supports Immigration helps our economy-encourage it | Immigration: $500M to cut INS application time to 6 months Immigration: Make INS more “immigrant friendly” Immigration: More border guards to compassionately turn away Mexicans Immigration: Guest workers, maybe; citizenship waiting period, yes |
| Strongly Supports Support & Expand Free Trade | Free Trade: The fearful build walls; the confident demolish them. Free Trade: No trade barriers from Alaska to the tip of Cape Horn Free Trade: Fast Track in west; WTO in east Free Trade: Supports Fast Track; WTO; NAFTA; anti-dumping |
| Opposes Link Human Rights to trade with China | Foreign Policy: Vietnam: Trade better for human rights than sanctions China: China NTR promotes freedom, security and economics China: Free trade with China creates expectations for democracy China: Maintain relations with both Taiwan & China China: China is an American competitor, not a friend |
| Strongly Supports More Spending on Armed Forces Personnel | Defense: Better equipment, better training, and better pay Defense: $1B more for salary; $20B more for R&D for new weapons Defense: $1B more in personnel raises; more for housing too Defense: Increase military salaries & weapons spending |
| Strongly Opposes Reduce spending on Missile Defense ("Star Wars") | Defense: SDI: think beyond Cold War, but convince Europe & Russia Defense: Russia: jointly reduce missiles; but no joint SDI Defense: SDI needed for defense against rogue states & terrorists Defense: Develop SDI, even if we must breach ABM treaty |
| Supports Continue Foreign Aid to Russia, Israel, & others | Foreign Policy: Africa: Rally world to help AIDS, but not with US funds Foreign Policy: Aid should encourage markets & reform; unlike Russian IMF Foreign Policy: Reform UN & IMF; strengthen NATO Foreign Policy: Russia funding: replace IMF loans with $ to people Foreign Policy: Focus on Big Three: Russia, China, & India |
| Opposes Spend Resources to Stop Global Warming | Environment: Incentives for private land stewardship & conservation Environment: Keep drilling; keep dams; keep private property Environment: Opposes Kyoto treaty, ESA, & other intrusive regulations Budget & Economy: Explore ANWR; explore for gas; reduce foreign dependence |
| Strongly Supports Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it | Drugs: Stronger penalties for first time cocaine possession Drugs: Full background checks on drug use for all appointees Drugs: Supports tough drug laws as well as drug education programs. Drugs: Encourages abstinence from tobacco, drugs or alcohol. |
| Strongly Supports Allow churches to provide welfare services | Welfare & Poverty: Fund faith-based private programs that promote independence Welfare & Poverty: Church-based solutions for drugs, daycare, & crime Welfare & Poverty: “No-strings” vouchers for religious groups to do charity Principles & Values: Church-based charity assures nobody is left behind |