Candidates On The Issue Of Crime

(Updated 09.17.08 with new info.)
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- John McCain:
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. Judges have limited scope under the Constitution. (Nov 2006)
. More death penalty; stricter sentencing. (Jan 2000)
. More community policing; enough hate crime laws. (Jan 2000)
. Prosecute youths as adults, but separately; explore sources. (Jan 2000)
. Urges hearings on how FBI can deter Hate Crimes. (Aug 1999)
. 1st Amend. not a shield for hate groups. (Aug 1999)
. Pro-death penalty; more prisons; increased penalties. (Jul 1998)
. Voted YES on limiting death penalty appeals. (Apr 1996)
. Voted YES on limiting product liability punitive damage awards. (Mar 1996)
. Voted NO on restricting class-action lawsuits. (Dec 1995)
. Voted YES on repealing federal speed limits. (Jun 1995)
. Voted YES on mandatory prison terms for crimes involving firearms. (May 1994)
. Voted YES on rejecting racial statistics in death penalty appeals. (May 1994)
. Rated 29% by CURE, indicating anti-rehabilitation crime votes. (Dec 2000)
. Rated 85% by the NCJA, indicating a "tough-on-crime" stance. (Dec 2005)
. Establish an FBI registry of sexual offendors. (Oct 1996)
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http://www.ontheissues.org/John_McCain.htm
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http://www.youtube.com/user/JohnMcCaindotcom
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- Bob Barr:
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. Voted NO on funding for alternative sentencing instead of more prisons. (Jun 2000)
. Voted YES on more prosecution and sentencing for juvenile crime. (Jun 1999)
. Voted NO on maintaining right of habeas corpus in Death Penalty Appeals. (Mar 1996)
. Voted YES on making federal death penalty appeals harder. (Feb 1995)
. More prisons, more enforcement, effective death penalty. (Sep 1994)
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http://www.ontheissues.org/Bob_Barr.htm
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http://www.youtube.com/user/BobBarr2008
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-- Barr Update:
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Bob Barr Sued by McCain's GOP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASzndumNspE
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- Chuck Baldwin:
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. No issue stance yet recorded by OnTheIssues.org.
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http://www.ontheissues.org/Chuck_Baldwin.htm
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http://www.youtube.com/user/chuckbaldwin2008
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- Ron Paul:
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. Opposes death penalty at state and federal level. (Jan 2008)
. Changed opinion to anti-death penalty due to many mistakes. (Sep 2007)
. Opposes "hate crimes" legislation. (Sep 2007)
. Not appropriate to prosecute all illegal adult pornography. (Sep 2007)
. Opposes the death penalty. (Jan 2007)
. Voted YES on funding for alternative sentencing instead of more prisons. (Jun 2000)
. Voted NO on more prosecution and sentencing for juvenile crime. (Jun 1999)
. Rated 60% by CURE, indicating mixed votes on rehabilitation. (Dec 2000)
. Rated 11% by the NCJA, indicating a "soft-on-crime" stance. (Dec 2005)
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http://www.ontheissues.org/Ron_Paul.htm
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http://www.youtube.com/user/RonPaul2008dotcom
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- Barack Obama:
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. Reduce recidivism by providing ex-offender supports. (Feb 2008)
. Ban racial profiling & eliminate disparities in sentencing. (Feb 2008)
. Have a civil rights division enforce laws fairly and justly. (Jan 2008)
. GovWatch: No, more young black men in college than in prison. (Jan 2008)
. Lack of enforcement sets tone for more hate crimes. (Dec 2007)
. Legislated protecting police detainees during interrogation. (Nov 2007)
. Pushed Illinois bill to videotape all capital interrogations. (Oct 2007)
. No extra penalty for gang association. (Oct 2007)
. Works on ex-offender laws because it could have been him. (Aug 2007)
. Need justice that is not just us, but is everybody. (Jun 2007)
. Some heinous crimes justify the ultimate punishment. (Oct 2006)
. Videotape all capital punishment interrogations. (Oct 2006)
. Passed 150 laws to toughen penalties for violent crime. (Oct 2004)
. Restrict police entry rules, to protect our civil liberties. (Oct 2004)
. Death penalty should be enforced fairly and with caution. (Oct 2004)
. Death penalty should not discriminate by gang membership. (Oct 2004)
. Battles legislatively against the death penalty. (Jul 2004)
. Supports alternative sentencing and rehabilitation. (Jul 1998)
. Voted YES on reinstating $1.15 billion funding for the COPS Program. (Mar 2007)
. Rated 75% by the NCJA, indicating a mixed record on criminal justice. (Dec 2005)
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http://www.ontheissues.org/Barack_Obama.htm
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http://www.youtube.com/user/BarackObamadotcom
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- Ralph Nader:
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. Opposed 1996 expansion of the federal death penalty. (Feb 2008)
. Crime in the suites worse than crime in the streets. (Sep 2002)
. Decreasing unemployment reduces crime; not enforcement. (Aug 2000)
. Death penalty does not deter. (Aug 2000)
. Moratorium on executions. (Aug 2000)
. Some executed by death penalty were innocent. (Jul 2000)
. Pollution & toxic exposure cause more deaths than homicide. (Jun 2000)
. Death penalty does not deter & is discriminatory. (Jun 2000)
. Focus on crime prevention instead of harsher sentences. (Jun 2000)
. Police must follow the law too. (May 2000)
. Product liability suits are a pillar of democracy. (Mar 1996)
. Lawyers & victims need unlimited contingency fees. (Mar 1996)
. Regulatory agencies are needed to fight corporate crime. (Dec 1995)
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http://www.ontheissues.org/Ralph_Nader.htm
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http://www.youtube.com/user/votenader08
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- Cynthia McKinney:
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. Replace death penalty with life imprisonment. (Feb 2008)
. End the death penalty; it's based on race & class. (Jan 2008)
. End racial disparities in sentencing. (Jan 2008)
. Police take communities of color as rampaging ground. (Jan 2008)
. Rethink prisons; reverse astronomical incarceration rates. (Jan 2008)
. Voted YES on funding for alternative sentencing instead of more prisons. (Jun 2000)
. Voted NO on more prosecution and sentencing for juvenile crime. (Jun 1999)
. Voted YES on maintaining right of habeas corpus in Death Penalty Appeals. (Mar 1996)
. Voted NO on making federal death penalty appeals harder. (Feb 1995)
. Voted YES on replacing death penalty with life imprisonment. (Apr 1994)
. Rated 80% by CURE, indicating pro-rehabilitation crime votes. (Dec 2000)
. Moratorium on death penalty; more DNA testing. (Mar 2001)
. More funding and stricter sentencing for hate crimes. (Apr 2001)
. Require DNA testing for all federal executions. (Mar 2001)
. Stricter sentencing for hate crimes. (Mar 1993)
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http://www.ontheissues.org/Cynthia_McKinney.htm
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http://www.youtube.com/user/RunCynthiaRun
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