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Rae Vogeler on
the Issues
Rae Vogeler on
Abortion
- Women have the right to control their bodies. (Oct 2006)
- Require health insurance to cover contraception and abortion. (Oct 2006)
- Require abortion-related medical services for women. (Oct 2006)
- Reinstate family planning aid in foreign aid. (Oct 2006)
- Defend reproductive rights. (Jan 2006)
- Make morning-after pill accessible without a prescription. (Jan 2006)
Rae Vogeler on
Budget & Economy
- Focus on reducing budget deficit instead of tax cuts. (Oct 2006)
- The rich in this country are doing better than ever. (Jul 2006)
Rae Vogeler on
Civil Rights
- Require pay equity. (Oct 2006)
- Fund support programs for single mothers. (Oct 2006)
- Supports affirmative action and Reparations. (Oct 2006)
- End official racism like under-funding of schools & services. (Oct 2006)
- Strengthen LGBT anti-discrimination laws. (Oct 2006)
- Extend domestic partnership rights to more GLBT workers. (Oct 2006)
- Support the right to marry for same-sex couples. (Oct 2006)
- Support legal protections for LGBT families. (Oct 2006)
- Support LGBT youth in the schools. (Oct 2006)
- Defend affirmative action. (Jan 2006)
- Equality regardless of sexual orientation. (Jan 2006)
Rae Vogeler on
Corporations
No stance on record.
Rae Vogeler on
Crime
- Moratorium on federal executions. (Oct 2006)
- "Three strikes" locks away otherwise productive people. (Oct 2006)
- 'Tough on crime' policies bankrupt our state budgets. (Oct 2006)
Rae Vogeler on
Drugs
- Decriminalize marijuana; save money and stop wasting lives. (Oct 2006)
- Drug addiction is a medical problem, not criminal. (Oct 2006)
- War on Drugs is an excuse for massive rights violations. (Oct 2006)
Rae Vogeler on
Education
- Prayer does not belong in public schools. (Oct 2006)
- Opposes parents choosing schools via vouchers or charters. (Oct 2006)
- Increase teacher and staff pay. (Oct 2006)
- Expand access to tuition-free post-secondary education. (Oct 2006)
- Equalize school funding between districts. (Oct 2006)
- Repeal the "No Child Left Behind Act". (Oct 2006)
- Get the military and corporations out of our schools. (Oct 2006)
- Fund life-long adult education. (Oct 2006)
- Stop disinvesting in education. (Jan 2006)
- School vouchers and charters transfer money out. (Jan 2006)
Rae Vogeler on
Energy & Oil
- We need to move away from oil as our energy source. (Oct 2006)
- Crash program for clean energy; end oil drilling. (Oct 2006)
- Retire nuclear power reactors as soon as possible. (Oct 2006)
- Support renewable, clean energy. (Jan 2006)
- No such thing as the safe disposal of nuclear waste. (Jan 2006)
Rae Vogeler on
Environment
- We must reverse course and protect the environment. (Jan 2006)
Rae Vogeler on
Families & Children
No stance on record.
Rae Vogeler on
Foreign Policy
- End the economic blockade of Cuba. (Oct 2006)
- Work with the UN to resolve conflicts non-militarily. (Oct 2006)
- End the economic blockade of Cuba. (Jan 2006)
Rae Vogeler on
Free Trade
- Free trade has been anything but free to workers. (Oct 2006)
- Renegotiate NAFTA, CAFTA & GATT. (Oct 2006)
- Remake the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. (Oct 2006)
- US policy good for business, but bad for people. (Jan 2006)
- Renegotiate NAFTA, CAFTA and GATT. (Jan 2006)
Rae Vogeler on
Government Reform
- Full public financing of elections. (Oct 2006)
- Proportional representation instead of winner-takes-all. (Oct 2006)
- Establish Instant Runoff Voting. (Oct 2006)
- Replace the Electoral College with direct election. (Oct 2006)
- Take politicians out of redistricting. (Oct 2006)
- Election day holiday, or multi-day voting. (Oct 2006)
Rae Vogeler on
Gun Control
- Possession ok for self-defense; but not concealed carry. (Oct 2006)
Rae Vogeler on
Health Care
- Single-payer system eliminates administrative waste. (Oct 2006)
- Supports universal national single-payer health care system. (Oct 2006)
- Single-payer provides better health at same cost. (Jan 2006)
- Health care should not be a privilege. (Jan 2006)
- Supports universal national single-payer health care. (Jan 2006)
Rae Vogeler on
Homeland Security
- Our civil liberties are disappearing. (Oct 2006)
- Repeal the Patriot Act. (Oct 2006)
- Military spending has not made us safer nor better-off. (Oct 2006)
- Shift military spending to social programs at home. (Oct 2006)
- Redirect the military budget to social programs. (Jan 2006)
- Fully fund veterans' benefits. (Jan 2006)
Rae Vogeler on
Immigration
- Don't criminalize immigrants; focus on working conditions. (Oct 2006)
- Criminalizing immigrants hurts civil liberties & due process. (Oct 2006)
- Grant permanent residency to all undocumented aliens. (Oct 2006)
- Demilitarize the Mexican border. (Oct 2006)
- No human being is illegal: extend rights to immigrants. (Jul 2006)
Rae Vogeler on
Jobs
No stance on record.
Rae Vogeler on
Principles & Values
- We must confront our problems; not just more of the same. (Jan 2006)
Rae Vogeler on
Social Security
- Oppose efforts to privatize Social Security. (Oct 2006)
Rae Vogeler on
Tax Reform
- Bush tax cuts shifted taxes from wealthy to working families. (Oct 2006)
- Rescind tax cuts for families making over $200,000 a year. (Oct 2006)
- Supports progressive and fair taxation. (Jan 2006)
Rae Vogeler on
War & Peace
- Bring our troops home now. (Jan 2006)
Rae Vogeler on
Welfare & Poverty
- Church-based social services risks tax-funded discrimination. (Oct 2006)
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