2004 Libertarian Challenger for Senate (CO):
Richard Randall on
the Issues
Richard Randall on
Abortion
- Supports embryonic stem-cell research in private sector. (Oct 2004)
- Opposes federal funding for all research including stem-cell. (Oct 2004)
- Keep government out of the abortion question. (Oct 2004)
- Abortion and stem-cell research are victimless crimes. (Oct 2004)
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Budget & Economy
- National debt threatens long-term economic health. (Oct 2004)
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Civil Rights
- No affirmative action but no legalized discrimination either. (Oct 2004)
- Require equal treatment for minorities in government hiring. (Oct 2004)
- Right to private choice in consensual sexual activity. (Oct 2004)
- No national identification card. (Oct 2004)
- PATRIOT Act is culmination of erosion of civil liberties. (Oct 2004)
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Corporations
No stance on record.
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Crime
- Opposes death penalty because guilt is never unequivocal. (Oct 2004)
- Mandatory minimums violate sentencing proportional to crime. (Oct 2004)
- Base justice on restitution instead of punishment. (Oct 2004)
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Drugs
- Three strikes law is worst in drug cases. (Oct 2004)
- War on drugs is really war on American people. (Oct 2004)
- Educate and assist drug users, instead of prohibition. (Oct 2004)
- Allow states to decide medical marijuana laws. (Jun 2004)
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Education
- Tax credits for private school tuition. (Oct 2004)
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Energy & Oil
- No tax incentives for alternative energy (or anything else). (Oct 2004)
- Don't drill ANWR-privatize it instead. (Oct 2004)
- Deregulate energy industry and repeal gas tax. (Oct 2004)
- No need for a national energy policy. (Oct 2004)
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Environment
- Strict liability should regulate pollution. (Oct 2004)
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Families & Children
No stance on record.
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Foreign Policy
- Let people decide if human rights matter on China trade. (Oct 2004)
- No world government; no UN troops or control. (Oct 2004)
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Free Trade
- NAFTA and GATT are not free trade. (Oct 2004)
- US tariffs and quotas cost Americans $70B annually. (Oct 2004)
- Abolish all trade barriers and export promotion. (Oct 2004)
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Government Reform
No stance on record.
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Gun Control
- Second amendment is not negotiable. (Oct 2004)
- End all restrictions on weapons and ammunition. (Oct 2004)
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Health Care
- Right to assisted suicide. (Oct 2004)
- Separation of medicine from the federal government. (Oct 2004)
- End ban on reimportation of drugs from Canada. (Oct 2004)
- Allow unlimited medical malpractice lawsuits. (Oct 2004)
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Homeland Security
- Middle East hates us for meddling, not for "our freedom". (Oct 2004)
- Eliminate all tax-supported foreign aid. (Oct 2004)
- Withdraw all US troops stationed abroad. (Oct 2004)
- Military draft is unconstitutional involuntary servitude. (Oct 2004)
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Immigration
- Peaceful immigration is the benchmark of American ideals. (Oct 2004)
- Social safety net is no excuse for excluding immigrants. (Oct 2004)
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Jobs
- Repeal National Labor Relations Act. (Oct 2004)
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Principles & Values
No stance on record.
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Social Security
- Social Security is a bankrupt pyramid-scheme. (Oct 2004)
- Opt out of Social Security and allow private investing. (Oct 2004)
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Tax Reform
- Repeal the Sixteenth Amendment and end income tax. (Oct 2004)
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War & Peace
- The War in Iraq is a failure. (Oct 2004)
- US trained and funded Osama bin Laden. (Jan 2003)
- US actions in Iraq have killed over 1.2 million civilians. (Jan 2003)
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Welfare & Poverty
- 100% tax credit for contributions to private charity. (Oct 2004)
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