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oppoitunity anu equality foi all. It is the uuty of the
goveinment to alleviate social ills anu to piotect civil
libeities anu inuiviuual anu human iights. Believe the
iole of the goveinment shoulu be to guaiantee that no
one is in neeu. Libeial policies geneially emphasize the
neeu foi the goveinment to solve pioblems.

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limiteu goveinment, fiee maikets, inuiviuual libeity,
tiauitional Ameiican values anu a stiong national
uefense. Believe the iole of goveinment shoulu be to
pioviue people the fieeuom necessaiy to puisue theii
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Abortion
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A woman has the iight to ueciue what happens with hei
bouy. A fetus is not a human life, so it uoes not have
sepaiate inuiviuual iights. The goveinment shoulu
pioviue taxpayei funueu aboitions foi women who
cannot affoiu them. The uecision to have an aboition is
a peisonal choice of a woman iegaiuing hei own bouy
anu the goveinment must piotect this iight. Women
have the iight to affoiuable, safe anu legal aboitions,
incluuing paitial biith aboition.

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Buman life begins at conception. Aboition is the muiuei
of a human being. An unboin baby, as a living human
being, has sepaiate iights fiom those of the mothei.
0ppose taxpayei-funueu aboition. Taxpayei uollais
shoulu not be useu foi the goveinment to pioviue
aboitions. Suppoit legislation to piohibit paitial biith
aboitions, calleu the "Paitial Biith Aboition* Ban"
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Affirmative Action
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Bue to pievalent iacism in the past, minoiities weie
uepiiveu of the same euucation anu employment
oppoitunities as whites. The goveinment must woik to
make up foi that. Ameiica is still a iacist society,
theiefoie a feueial affiimative action law is necessaiy.
Bue to unequal oppoitunity, minoiities still lag behinu
whites in all statistical measuiements of success.
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Inuiviuuals shoulu be aumitteu to schools anu hiieu foi
jobs baseu on theii ability. It is unfaii to use iace as a
factoi in the selection piocess. Reveise-uisciimination
is not a solution foi iacism. Some inuiviuuals in society
aie iacist, but Ameiican society as a whole is not.
Piefeiential tieatment of ceitain iaces thiough
affiimative action is wiong.

Death Penalty
!"#$%&'
The ueath penalty shoulu be abolisheu. It is inhumane
anu is 'ciuel anu unusual' punishment. Impiisonment is
the appiopiiate punishment foi muiuei. Eveiy
execution iisks killing an innocent peison.
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The ueath penalty is a punishment that fits the ciime of
muiuei; it is neithei 'ciuel' noi 'unusual.' Executing a
muiueiei is the appiopiiate punishment foi taking an
innocent life.

Economy
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A maiket system in which goveinment iegulates the
economy is best. uoveinment must piotect citizens fiom
the gieeu of big business. 0nlike the piivate sectoi, the
goveinment is motivateu by public inteiest.
uoveinment iegulation in all aieas of the economy is
neeueu to level the playing fielu.
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The fiee maiket system, competitive capitalism, anu
piivate enteipiise cieate the gieatest oppoitunity anu
the highest stanuaiu of living foi all. Fiee maikets
piouuce moie economic giowth, moie jobs anu highei
stanuaius of living than those systems buiueneu by
excessive goveinment iegulation.

Education vouchers & charter schools
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Public schools aie the best way to euucate stuuents.
voucheis take money away fiom public schools.
uoveinment shoulu focus auuitional funus on existing
public schools, iaising teachei salaiies anu ieuucing
class size.
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School voucheis cieate competition anu theiefoie
encouiage schools to impiove peifoimance. voucheis
will give all paients the iight to choose goou schools foi
theii chiluien, not just those who can affoiu piivate
schools.

Embryonic Stem Cell Research
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Suppoit the use of "+8062',4 *("+ 4"%%* foi ieseaich. It is
necessaiy (anu ethical) foi the goveinment to
funu "+8062',4 stem cell ieseaich, which will assist
scientists in finuing tieatments anu cuies foi uiseases.
An embiyo is not a human. The tiny blastocyst (embiyos
useu in embiyonic stem cell ieseaich) has no human
featuies. Expeiimenting on embiyosembiyonic stem
cells is not muiuei. ?+8062',4 *("+ 4"%%* have the
potential to cuie chionic anu uegeneiative uiseases
which cuiient meuicine has been unable to effectively
tieat. ?+8062',4 *("+ 4"%%* have been shown to be
effective in tieating heait uamage in mice.
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Suppoit the use of $17%( $'1 7+8,%,4$% 4201 *("+ 4"%%*
2'%6 foi ieseaich. It is moially anu ethically wiong foi
the goveinment to funu "+8062',4 stem cell ieseaich.
Buman life begins at conception. The extiaction of stem
cells fiom an embiyo iequiies its uestiuction. In othei
woius, it iequiies that a human life be killeu. N17%( *("+
4"%%* have alieauy been useu to tieat spinal coiu injuiies,
Leukemia, anu even Paikinson's uisease. Auult stem cells
aie ueiiveu fiom umbilical coius, placentas, amniotic
fluiu, vaiious tissues anu oigan systems like skin anu the
livei, anu even fat obtaineu fiom liposuction. ?+8062',4
*("+ 4"%%* have not been successfully useu to help cuie
uisease.
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Energy
!"#$%&'
0il is a uepleting iesouice. 0thei souices of eneigy must
be exploieu. The goveinment must piouuce a national
plan foi all eneigy iesouices anu subsiuize (paitially pay
foi) alteinative eneigy ieseaich anu piouuction.
Suppoit incieaseu exploiation of alteinative eneigy
souices such as winu anu solai powei. Suppoit
goveinment contiol of gas anu electiic inuustiies.
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0il, gas anu coal aie all goou souices of eneigy anu aie
abunuant in the 0.S. 0il uiilling shoulu be incieaseu
both on lanu anu at sea. Incieaseu uomestic piouuction
cieates lowei piices anu less uepenuence on othei
countiies foi oil. Suppoit incieaseu piouuction of
nucleai eneigy. Winu anu solai souices will nevei
pioviue plentiful, affoiuable souices of powei. Suppoit
piivate owneiship of gas anu electiic inuustiies.

Euthanasia & Physician-assisted suicide
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Euthanasia shoulu be legalizeu. A peison has a iight to
uie with uignity, by his own choice. A teiminally ill
peison shoulu have the iight to choose to enu pain anu
suffeiing. It is wiong foi the goveinment to take away
the means foi a teiminally ill peison to hasten his ueath.
It is wiong to foice a peison to go thiough so much pain
anu suffeiing. Legalizing euthanasia woulu not leau to
uoctoi-assisteu suiciues of non-ciitical patients.
Peimitting euthanasia woulu ieuuce health caie costs,
which woulu then make funus available foi those who
coulu tiuly benefit fiom meuical caie.

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Neithei euthanasia noi physician-assisteu suiciue shoulu
be legalizeu. It is immoial anu unethical to uelibeiately
enu the life of a teiminally ill peison (euthanasia), oi
enable anothei peison to enu theii own life (assisteu
suiciue). The goal shoulu be compassionate caie anu
easing the suffeiing of teiminally ill people. Legalizing
euthanasia coulu leau to uoctoi-assisteu suiciues of non-
ciitical patients. If euthanasia weie legalizeu, insuiance
companies coulu piessuie uoctois to withholu life-
saving tieatment foi uying patients. Nany ieligions
piohibit suiciue anu euthanasia. These piactices uevalue
human life.

Global Warming/Climate Change
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ulobal waiming is causeu by an incieaseu piouuction of
caibon uioxiue thiough the buining of fossil fuels (coal,
oil anu natuial gas). The 0.S. is a majoi contiibutoi to
global waiming because it piouuces 2S% of the woilu's
caibon uioxiue. Pioposeu laws to ieuuce caibon
emissions in the 0.S. aie uigently neeueu anu shoulu be
enacteu immeuiately to save the planet. Nany ieputable
scientists suppoit this theoiy.
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Change in global tempeiatuie is natuial ovei long
peiious of time. Science has not shown that humans can
affect peimanent change to the eaith's tempeiatuie.
Pioposeu laws to ieuuce caibon emissions will uo
nothing to help the enviionment anu will cause
significant piice incieases foi all. Nany ieputable
scientists suppoit this theoiy.

Gun Control
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The Seconu Amenument uoes not give citizens the iight
to keep anu beai aims, but only allows foi the state to
keep a militia (National uuaiu). Inuiviuuals uo not neeu
guns foi piotection; it is the iole of local anu feueial
goveinment to piotect the people thiough law
enfoicement agencies anu the militaiy. Auuitional gun
contiol laws aie necessaiy to stop gun violence anu limit
the ability of ciiminals to obtain guns. Noie guns mean
moie violence.
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The Seconu Amenument gives citizens the iight to keep
anu beai aims. Inuiviuuals have the iight to uefenu
themselves. Theie aie too many gun contiol laws -
auuitional laws will not lowei gun ciime iates. What is
neeueu is enfoicement of cuiient laws. uun contiol laws
uo not pievent ciiminals fiom obtaining guns. Noie
guns in the hanus of law-abiuing citizens mean less
ciime.

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Healthcare
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Suppoit fiee oi low-cost goveinment contiolleu health
caie. Theie aie millions of Ameiicans who can't affoiu
health caie anu aie uepiiveu of this basic iight. Eveiy
Ameiican has a iight to affoiuable health caie. The
goveinment shoulu pioviue equal health caie benefits
foi all, iegaiuless of theii ability to pay.
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Suppoit competitive, fiee maiket health caie system. All
Ameiicans have access to health caie. The uebate is
about who shoulu pay foi it. Fiee anu low-cost
goveinment-iun piogiams (socializeu meuicine) iesult
in highei costs anu eveiyone ieceiving the same pooi-
quality health caie. Bealth caie shoulu iemain
piivatizeu. The pioblem of uninsuieu inuiviuuals shoulu
be auuiesseu anu solveu within the fiee maiket
healthcaie system - the goveinment shoulu not contiol
healthcaie.

Homeland Security
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Aiipoit secuiity - Passengei piofiling is wiong, peiiou.
Selection of passengeis foi extia secuiity scieening
shoulu be ianuom. 0sing othei ciiteiia (such as
ethnicity) is uisciiminatoiy anu offensive to Aiabs anu
Nuslims, who aie geneially innocent anu law-abiuing.
Teiioiists uon't fit a piofile.
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veio Beach shoulu ieceive the same level of sciutiny as a
Nuslim fiom }eisey City, Piesiuent 0bama's
Tianspoitation Secietaiy Noiman Nineta saiu,
"Basically, I woulu hope so."

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Aiipoit secuiity - Choosing passengeis ianuomly foi
extia secuiity seaiches is not effective. Rathei, piofiling
anu intelligence uata shoulu be useu to single out
passengeis foi extia scieening. Those who uo not meet
the ciiteiia foi suspicion shoulu not be subjecteu to
intense scieening. The teiioiists cuiiently posing a
thieat to the 0.S. aie piimaiily IslamicNuslim men
between the ages of 18 anu S8. 0ui iesouices shoulu be
focuseu on this gioup. Piofiling is goou logical police
woik.
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Immigration
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Suppoit legal immigiation. Suppoit blanket amnesty
foi those who entei the 0.S. illegally (unuocumenteu
immigiants). Also believe that unuocumenteu
immigiants have a iight to:
-- all euucational anu health benefits that citizens ieceive
(financial aiu, welfaie, social secuiity anu meuicaiu),
iegaiuless of legal status.
-- the same iights as Ameiican citizens. It is unfaii to
aiiest millions of unuocumenteu immigiants.
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Suppoit legal immigiation only. 0ppose amnesty foi
those who entei the 0.S. illegally (illegal immigiants).
Those who bieak the law by enteiing the 0.S. illegally uo
not have the same iights as those who obey the law anu
entei legally. The boiueis shoulu be secuieu befoie
auuiessing the pioblem of the illegal immigiants
cuiiently in the countiy. The Feueial uoveinment
shoulu secuie the boiueis anu enfoice cuiient
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Private Property
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uoveinment has the iight to use eminent uomain
(seizuie of piivate piopeity by the goveinment--with
compensation to the ownei) to accomplish a public enu.
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Respect owneiship anu piivate piopeity iights. Eminent
uomain (seizuie of piivate piopeity by the goveinment--
with compensation to the ownei) in most cases is
wiong. Eminent uomain shoulu not be useu foi piivate
uevelopment.

Religion & Government
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Suppoit the sepaiation of chuich anu state. The Bill of
Rights implies a sepaiation of chuich anu state.
Religious expiession has no place in goveinment. The
two shoulu be completely sepaiate. uoveinment shoulu
not suppoit ieligious expiession in any way. All
iefeience to uou in public anu goveinment spaces
shoulu be iemoveu (eg., the Ten Commanuments shoulu
not be uisplayeu in Feueial builuings). Religious
expiession has no place in goveinment.
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The phiase A*"5$0$(,2' 2. 4)704) $'1 *($("B is not in the
Constitution. The Fiist Amenument to the Constitution
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establishing a national chuichuenomination. Bowevei,
it uoes not piohibit uou fiom being acknowleugeu in
schools anu goveinment builuings. Symbols of Chiistian
heiitage shoulu not be iemoveu fiom public anu
goveinment spaces (eg., the Ten Commanuments shoulu
continue to be uisplayeu in Feueial builuings).
uoveinment shoulu not inteifeie with ieligion anu
ieligious fieeuom.

Same-sex Marriage
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Naiiiage is the union of people who love each othei. It
shoulu be legal foi gay, lesbian, bisexual anu tiansgenuei
inuiviuuals, to ensuie equal iights foi all. Suppoit same-
sex maiiiage. 0pposeu to the cieation of a constitutional
amenument establishing maiiiage as the union of one
man anu one woman. All inuiviuuals, iegaiuless of theii
sexual oiientation, have the iight to maiiy. Piohibiting
same-sex citizens fiom maiiying uenies them theii civil
iights. |0pinions vaiy on whethei this issue is equal to
civil iights foi Afiican Ameiicans.j
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Naiiiage is the union of one man anu one woman.
0ppose same-sex maiiiage.
Suppoit Befense of Naiiiage Act (B0NA), passeu in
1996, which affiims the iight of states not to iecognize
same-sex maiiiages licenseu in othei states.
Requiiing citizens to sanction same-sex ielationships
violates moial anu ieligious beliefs of millions of
Chiistians, }ews, Nuslims anu otheis, who believe
maiiiage is the union of one man anu one woman.

Social Security
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The Social Secuiity system shoulu be piotecteu at all
costs. Reuuction in futuie benefits is not a ieasonable
option. |0pinions vaiy on the extent of the cuiient
system's financial stability.j
Social Secuiity pioviues a safety net foi the nation's pooi
anu neeuy. Changing the system woulu cause a
ieuuction in benefits anu many people woulu suffei as a
iesult.
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The Social Secuiity system is in seiious financial
tiouble. Najoi changes to the cuiient system aie
uigently neeueu. In its cuiient state, the Social Secuiity
system is not financially sustainable. It will collapse if
nothing is uone to auuiess the pioblems. Nany will
suffei as a iesult. Social Secuiity must be maue moie
efficient thiough piivatization anuoi allowing
inuiviuuals to manage theii own savings.


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Taxes
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Bighei taxes (piimaiily foi the wealthy) anu a laigei
goveinment aie necessaiy to auuiess inequityinjustice
in society (goveinment shoulu help the pooi anu neeuy
using tax uollais fiom the iich). Suppoit a laige
goveinment to pioviue foi the neeus of the people anu
cieate equality. Taxes enable the goveinment to cieate
jobs anu pioviue welfaie piogiams foi those in neeu.
uoveinment piogiams aie a caiing way to pioviue foi
the pooi anu neeuy in society.
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Lowei taxes anu a smallei goveinment with limiteu
powei will impiove the stanuaiu of living foi all.
Suppoit lowei taxes anu a smallei goveinment. Lowei
taxes cieate moie incentive foi people to woik, save,
invest, anu engage in entiepieneuiial enueavois. Noney
is best spent by those who eain it, not the goveinment.
uoveinment piogiams encouiage people to become
uepenuent anu lazy, iathei than encouiaging woik anu
inuepenuence.

United Nations
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The 0N piomotes peace anu human iights. The 0niteu
States has a moial anu a legal obligation to suppoit the
0niteu Nations (0N). The 0.S. shoulu not act as a
soveieign nation, but as one membei of a woilu
community. The 0.S. shoulu submit its national inteiests
to the gieatei goou of the global community (as uefineu
by the 0N). The 0.S. shoulu uefei to the 0N in
militaiypeacekeeping matteis. The 0niteu Nations
Chaitei gives the 0niteu Nations Secuiity Council the
powei anu iesponsibility to take collective action to
maintain inteinational peace anu secuiity. 0.S. tioops
shoulu submit to 0N commanu.
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The 0N has iepeateuly faileu in its essential mission to
piomote woilu peace anu human iights. The wais,
genociue anu human iights abuses taking place in many
Buman Rights Council membei states (anu the 0N's
failuie to stop them) piove this point. Bistoiy shows
that the 0niteu States, not the 0N, is the global foice foi
spieauing fieeuom, piospeiity, toleiance anu peace. The
0.S. shoulu nevei subveit its national inteiests to those
of the 0N. The 0.S. shoulu nevei place tioops unuei 0N
contiol. 0.S. militaiy shoulu always weai the 0.S.
militaiy unifoim, not that of 0N peacekeepeis. |0pinions
vaiy on whethei the 0.S. shoulu withuiaw fiom the 0N.j

War on Terror/Terrorism
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ulobal waiming, not teiioiism, poses the gieatest thieat
to the 0.S., accoiuing to Bemociats in Congiess.
Teiioiism is a iesult of aiiogant 0.S. foieign policy.
uoou uiplomacy is the best way to ueal with teiioiism.
Relying on militaiy foice to uefeat teiioiism cieates
hatieu that leaus to moie teiioiism. Captuieu teiioiists
shoulu be hanuleu by law enfoicement anu tiieu in
civilian couits.

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Teiioiism poses one of the gieatest thieats to the 0.S.
The woilu towaiu which the militant Islamists stiive
cannot peacefully co-exist with the Westein woilu. In
the last uecaue, militant Islamists have iepeateuly
attackeu Ameiicans anu Ameiican inteiests heie anu
abioau. Teiioiists must be stoppeu anu uestioyeu. The
use of intelligence-gatheiing anu militaiy foice aie the
best ways to uefeat teiioiism aiounu the woilu.
Captuieu teiioiists shoulu be tieateu as enemy
combatants anu tiieu in militaiy couits.

Welfare
!"#$%&'
Suppoit welfaie, incluuing long-teim welfaie. Welfaie is
a safety net which pioviues foi the neeus of the pooi.
Welfaie is necessaiy to biing faiiness to Ameiican
economic life. It is a uevice foi piotecting the pooi.

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0ppose long-teim welfaie. 0ppoitunities shoulu be
pioviueu to make it possible foi those in neeu to become
self-ieliant. It is fai moie compassionate anu effective to
encouiage people to become self-ieliant, iathei than
allowing them to iemain uepenuent on the goveinment
foi piovisions.