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==Political positions== | ==Political positions== | ||
'''Civil Liberties''' | '''Civil Liberties''' | ||
* Repeal the Patriot Act | |||
* Repeal the Military Commissions Act | |||
* Enforce the Bill of Rights | |||
* End government discrimination based on sexual orientation | |||
At no time in our nation's history have our civil liberties not been at risk. Since September 11th, 2001, however, we've seen an unprecedented assault on Americans' basic rights and freedoms. | At no time in our nation's history have our civil liberties not been at risk. Since September 11th, 2001, however, we've seen an unprecedented assault on Americans' basic rights and freedoms. | ||
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As your president, I'll veto any legislation which violates the rights of my fellow Americans -- or of foreigners whose activities bring them under the power of the government of the United States. And I'll work to roll back the iron curtain of totalitarianism which has begun to descend over our nation. | As your president, I'll veto any legislation which violates the rights of my fellow Americans -- or of foreigners whose activities bring them under the power of the government of the United States. And I'll work to roll back the iron curtain of totalitarianism which has begun to descend over our nation. | ||
* I'll instruct all departments of the executive branch that they are bound by, and expected to observe, the restrictions on government power enshrined in the Bill of Rights. | |||
* I'll refer violations of those restrictions to the Civil Rights Division of the US Department of Justice for prosecution under United States Code, Title 18, Sections 241 | |||
(Conspiracy to Violate Rights) and 242 (Violation of Rights Under Color of Law). | (Conspiracy to Violate Rights) and 242 (Violation of Rights Under Color of Law). | ||
* Where an existing law conflicts with the Constitution or in any way violates your rights as enumerated in, or implied by, that Constitution, I'll refuse, and direct | |||
my subordinates to refuse, to enforce it. And if someone wants it enforced badly enough to seek a writ of mandamus from the courts, I'll direct the Solicitor General | my subordinates to refuse, to enforce it. And if someone wants it enforced badly enough to seek a writ of mandamus from the courts, I'll direct the Solicitor General | ||
of the United States to vigorously defend you. | of the United States to vigorously defend you. | ||
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That is the America I believe in ... and the America that, with your support, I intend to restore to its full glory and honor as the great home of freedom on earth. | That is the America I believe in ... and the America that, with your support, I intend to restore to its full glory and honor as the great home of freedom on earth. | ||
===Energy & Environment=== | |||
* Require government and military fleets to go non-petroleum | |||
* End taxpayer subsidies to the petroleum and agriculture industries | |||
The twin spectres of global warming and energy dependence haunt our nation. Both represent major threats to our economy, to our national security and, ultimately to our freedom. These two problems -- and their solutions -- are intertwined. | The twin spectres of global warming and energy dependence haunt our nation. Both represent major threats to our economy, to our national security and, ultimately to our freedom. These two problems -- and their solutions -- are intertwined. | ||
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And cutting the web of subsidies which has kept us dependent on foreign petroleum will be good for our freedom. | And cutting the web of subsidies which has kept us dependent on foreign petroleum will be good for our freedom. | ||
===Foreign Policy & Iraq=== | |||
* Immediate, unconditional withdrawal from Iraq | |||
* Return to America's traditional non-interventionist foreign policy | |||
The foreign policy issue foremost in most Americans' minds is, of course, the war on Iraq. I oppose it. I opposed it when it was proposed, I opposed it | The foreign policy issue foremost in most Americans' minds is, of course, the war on Iraq. I oppose it. I opposed it when it was proposed, I opposed it | ||
when it began, and I oppose it now. If the American people put me in the White House, I'll end it immediately with a unilateral and unconditional | when it began, and I oppose it now. If the American people put me in the White House, I'll end it immediately with a unilateral and unconditional | ||
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In this way, America will once again claim its legitimate place as a leader of the free world -- leading by example rather than by force. | In this way, America will once again claim its legitimate place as a leader of the free world -- leading by example rather than by force. | ||
===Guns=== | |||
* No new "gun control" legislation | |||
* Repeal of all existing "gun control" legislation | |||
* Forbid and prosecute violations of gun rights by government'' | |||
''The Constitution is not unclear: "The Right of the People, to Keep and Bear Arms, shall not be infringed." | ''The Constitution is not unclear: "The Right of the People, to Keep and Bear Arms, shall not be infringed." | ||
For those to whom it seems unclear: The "militia clause" is a dependent clause. It is a reason for, not a limitation on, the recognition of the right. | For those to whom it seems unclear: The "militia clause" is a dependent clause. It is a reason for, not a limitation on, the recognition of the right. | ||