Some questions I would like to see all of the candidates answer

[nancyharris]

(add your own)

If elected president of the United States….

1) Would you instruct the military that all enemy combatants held in Guantanamo Bay must be granted legal representation?

2) Which parts (if any) of the Patriot act would you ask the US Congress to repeal?

3) Do you intend to keep American military troops in Iraq until that country establishes a democratic state?

4) Should foreign aid to both Israel and Palestine be withheld as long as there is armed conflict between them?

5) Will you propose that the US Congress repeal the 1996 “Defense of Marriage Act” and would you be willing to sign a federal law recognizing same sex marriages for federal purposes?

6) Will you propose that Congress pass a Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act?

7) Will you propose that Congress pass a Medical Marijuana Bill?

8) Will you propose a reduction or an end to federal farm subsidies?

9) Will you sign the Kyoto climate change treaty?

10) Will you ask Congress to raise the minimum wage and initiate an automatic index ensuring it keeps pace with the cost of living?

11) Would you call on Congress to re-authorize the assault weapon ban law?

[Jack_Dawson]

1. Clark has answered all these

And I believe it would meet w/ your satisfaction. :-)

[nancyharris]

3. Clark has answered all these

Where?

[Printer70]

9. Good question

Where exactly are these answers, Jack?

[Eric J in MN]

6. some answers

If elected president of the United States?.

2) Which parts (if any) of the Patriot act would you ask the US Congress to repeal?

Howard Dean has been specific about this on his website.
Dean is concerned about sections which:
§ allows law enforcement agents to obtain information about an individual from a library, bookstore, bank, telephone company, credit card company, hotel, hospital or university without individualized suspicion and without meaningful judicial review;

§ expands the use of sneak and peak searches, even in non-terror cases;

§ allows the police to collect information about an individual?s internet use without a showing of probable cause;

§ allows the government to conduct wiretaps in criminal cases using the looser rules intended for intelligence investigations;

§ authorizes the Attorney General to detain immigrants based on a mere certification that there are "reasonable grounds to believe" the immigrant endangers national security.

http://beta.deanforamerica.com/site/cg/index.html?type=page&pagename=policy_statement_civilrights_patriotact



Wesley Clark said that he objects to warrantless searches, but he hasn't been as specific as Howard Dean.

Dennis Kucinich has introduced legislation which would repeal all parts of the Patriot Act which affect civil liberties.

3) Do you intend to keep American military troops in Iraq until that country establishes a democratic state?

They have all discussed this in debates. Kucincih wants to leave ASAP, Dean would keep troops for at least 2 years.

4) Should foreign aid to both Israel and Palestine be withheld as long as there is armed conflict between them?

None of the candidates take that position.

5) Will you propose that the US Congress repeal the 1996 ?Defense of Marriage Act? and would you be willing to sign a federal law recognizing same sex marriages for federal purposes?

Kucinich has said he supports gay-marriage.

Howard Dean and Wesley Clark said they support civil unions but not necessarily the term gay-marriage, with flexibility for the states to call it that if they want to.

6) Will you propose that Congress pass a Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act?

Kucinich is against the death penalty.

Howard Dean and Joe Lieberman support the death penalty.

11) Would you call on Congress to re-authorize the assault weapon ban law?

Howard Dean and Wesley Clark have both implied they would.

[Desertrose]

7. actually Kucinich would repeal the entire Patriot act

#2 Dennis Kucinich has introduced legislation which would repeal all parts of the Patriot Act which affect civil liberties

from his website....
http://www.kucinich.us/issues/patriot_act.php

"Dennis Kucinich believes the only way to stop these unconstitutional infringements on basic American freedoms is to revoke the exorbitant powers the PATRIOT Act has granted the government. He is the only presidential candidate who voted against the PATRIOT Act. As president, one of his first moves will be to repeal it."


Thats pretty specific.
Peace
DR

[HFishbine]

11. What was Clark's answer to #5? (nt)

[GregorStocks]

2. hee hee

Why are you so great?
(or)
Why are you so much worse than Kucinich???

[Desertrose]

5. thats what I thought when I read the questions too

:hi: welcome GregorStocks!


I was thinking...gee this sure sounds like Dennis.....

Dennis:yourock:

Peace
DR

[Rainbowreflect]

4. Good questions!

[Clark4VotingRights]

8. Kucinich kick

'Cause he's great on almost every issue.

[Printer70]

10. Especially the "issue" of attacking Dean from the Left

eom

[ThirdWheelLegend]

12. When the Dean campaign lies TWICE about

other candidates stance on the war. He deserves. There is no need to LIE about your fellow dems.

TWL

[Sean Reynolds]

13. Like when Kucinich said in the NPR debate that he was......

That he was the only candidate that wanted the UN in and US out? Forgetting Al Sharpton shares his exact views?