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Universal Health Care against |
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Kyoto Protocol Ratification against |
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Assault Weapons Ban against |
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Constitutional Ban on Flag Desecration supports March 2001: Supports anti-flag desecration amendment, June 2006: Voted YES on recommending Constitutional ban on flag desecration |
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Same Sex Marriage against Brownback stands against gay marriage and same-sex civil unions |
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Legalized Abortion against |
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Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Oil Drilling supports |
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No Child Left Behind Act supports |
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Capital Punishment against Brownback has said, "if we're trying to establish a culture of life, it's difficult to have the state sponsoring executions." He only supports the death penalty in extreme cases. |
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Lobbyist Gifts to Congress strongly supports April 2001: Voted NO on banning campaign donations from unions & corporations, March 2002: Voted NO on banning "soft money" contributions and restricting issue ads, March 2006: Voted YES on allowing some lobbyist gifts to Congress |
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State Children's Health Insurance Program against In October 2007, President Bush vetoed a bill that would expand SCHIP, a program that gives health insurance to uninsured children that cannot qualify for MEDICAID. Over the past 10 years, SCHIP cost $40 billion federal dollars and has covered 7m children |
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Mandatory Sentencing strongly supports |
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Death Penalty for Child Offenders against |
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Prison Reform strongly against The United States currently leads the world in incarceration. It holds 2.1 million people in prisons or jails, thereby sparking public and legislative debates over crime rates, mandatory sentencing, and the growing prison industry. |
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Legalization of Medical Marijuana strongly against |
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Legalization of Drugs strongly against |
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Legalization of Gambling strongly against |
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Agricultural Subsidies strongly against Over $55 billion per year are expended on agricultural subsidies under the Farm Bill in the United States. These subsidies keep American farmers in business since their costs would otherwise be too high if forced to compete in undistorted markets. |
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Free Trade strongly supports Republicans more often promote free trade to satisfy business interests. Democrats have changed their position on trade. In the 1990s they were supportive of trade agreements but today their position appeals to people who are concerned about losing their j |
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Corporate Governance strongly supports Corporations are largely unregulated in the United States and became even less regulated during the 1990s. The deregulation movement and the American shareholder model led to a devastating series of corporate scandals. |
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Antitrust Regulation against Sought a "limited anti-trust exemption" for Hollywood companies that agree to a common "code of conduct." |
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Bank Regulation against Regulation that prevents major financial crises by regulating how much capital banks store according to the riskiness of their investments. It also served a number of other functions from ensuring privacy to revealing information on suspected terrorists. |
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Business Regulation supports Compared to other countries, the United States has fewer regulations on businesses but the markets in which businesses operate are not completely unrestricted, contrary to popular belief. |
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Consumption Tax against A tax levied on consumption that can be made progressive by accounting for lower-income earners. It has the potential to solve public financing issues that other forms of taxation cannot and is favored among most economists. |
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Marriage Tax strongly against A provision in American tax code that levies higher taxes on couples with equal incomes than singles or couples with disparate incomes. Over half of couples actually benefit from this provision. The penalty was eliminated as a part of the 2001 tax cuts. |
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Flat Tax strongly supports Supports flat tax, not fair tax. |
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Estate Tax strongly against The estate tax, aka "death tax" is a tax levied on the largest estates in the U.S. after an individual's death. Opposed by fiscal conservatives, it has been significantly reduced by Pres. Bush in 2001 and is set to end in 2010. |
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Bush Tax Cuts supports From 2001-2004, Congress approved legislation introduced by President Bush that would significantly reduce taxes in order to stimulate the economy. Pres. Bush has received criticism for pursuing a policy that largely benefits America's wealthiest citizens. |
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Border Fence Wants a fence across parts of the border with the heaviest traffic Wants a fence, increasing immigration, and a pathway to citizenship. |
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Minimum Wage strongly against |
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Affirmative Action against Affirmative action refers to policies intended to promote access to education or employment aimed at a historically socio-politically non-dominant group, typically minorities and women. |
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Outsourcing strongly supports Business wants to preserve the ability to exporting jobs abroad in order to stay competitive. Labor interests wish to limit the extent to which businesses can layoff American workers for cheaper sources of labor in developing countries. |
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Slavery Reparations against A movement in the US which seeks the apology of the government and reparations in the form of money, land, or other goods to slave descendants, for its role in the institution of slavery prior to 1865. |
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Animal Welfare Significant protection regulation and funding for enforcement of laws (livestock, wild, lab, entertainment, pets) Animal Welfare in the US is regulated by 3 federal laws and state statues. Currently, pets and wildlife are protected from acts of cruelty. Livestock and lab animals are granted limited protections and there is no legislation for purpose-bred birds. |
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Energy Independence against A popular campaign that promises to reduce oil imports for security purposes and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Legislation in 2005 and 2007 have attempted, although poorly, to address American dependency. |
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Fuel Efficiency Regulation supports The large automotive industry has prevented any effective change from occurring in fuel efficiency standards since 1975 until the Senate passed a bill in June of 2007 that would require a 10 mpg increase in efficiency by car manufacturers. |
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School Vouchers strongly supports |
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Public Preschool strongly against Local governments decide. |
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Financial Aid for Students supports |
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Darfur Intervention Support intl. intervention and/or deploy NATO to protect civilians The United States was the first country to call the situation in the western province of Sudan a genocide. Since then, Congress and the Bush administration have imposed sanctions on the Sudanese government for its part in prolonging the conflict. |
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Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty against The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NNPT) is an international treaty opened for signature in 1968 and currently signed by 189 nations to stop the production of nuclear weapons, disarm current weapons and peacefully use nuclear technology. |
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Dialogue with Rogue World Leaders supports Yes talks, no diplomatic relations. |
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Partitioning of Iraq against There is increasing support for partitioning post-war Iraq along ethno-religious lines. This would in effect create a Kurdistan, Sunnistan and Shiastan under the umbrella of a de-centralized "Iraq" government and would, many hope, quell civil war. |
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Genetically Engineered Foods supports |
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Welfare Programs supports |
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Social Security Reform strongly supports All affluent countries are faced with aging populations and the retirement of the large postwar generation which will soon overwhelm public pension systems. President Bush made pension reform an issue in his 2004 reelection campaign. |
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Warrantless Wiretapping against Following the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, President Bush, in a highly contested move, executively ordered the NSA to wiretap communications between U.S. citizens and suspected terrorists |
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Patriot Act strongly supports The USA Patriot Act, which extends the power of law enforcement agencies in pursuing suspected terrorists, has caused outrage for perceived violations of civil liberties. |
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Guantanamo supports A U.S. military detention and interrogation facility located in Cuba that holds suspected al-Qaeda and Taliban operatives. It has received international attention for violating international law by engaging in torture and holding captives indefinitely with |
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Militarization of Space supports The Cold War triggered a race between U.S. and the USSR to militarize space and develop new space weaponry technologies. Since the end of the war, space weapons have been used in various ways to support military ground operations. |
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Military Draft against The military draft, which makes military service mandatory, has been used several times in U.S. history before it was ended in 1973. Declining troop levels as a result of the Iraq war have made the draft a renewed possibility. |
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Iraq War Withdrawal supports Democrats and Republicans in congress are considering various withdrawal and exit proposals as America's support for the war plummets. |
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Iraq Troop Surge strongly against The Iraq Troop Surge was announced by President George W. Bush on January 10, 2007 as a new strategy for securing regions of Iraq by increasing the number of American troops. |
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The Separation of Church and State strongly against |
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Public Display of 10 Commandments strongly supports |
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Line-Item Veto strongly supports |
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Public Campaign Financing against |
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Net Neutrality strongly against Thinks it represents "heavy hand of government" |
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Manned Mission to Mars strongly supports Since the end of the Apollo program, which successfully placed a man on the moon, there have been rumors of a manned mission to the Red Planet. |
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Lunar Base Construction strongly supports |
