2004 former Reform Party nominee for Vice President; previously Candidate for CA Governor:
Peter Camejo on
the Issues
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Abortion
- Abortions should always be legally available. (Oct 2002)
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Budget & Economy
- Wealthiest should be taxed at the same rate as others. (Sep 2003)
- Audit is needed for responsible government spending. (Sep 2003)
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Civil Rights
- PATRIOT Act violates 4th Amendment; voting for it is illegal. (Jan 2004)
- Illegal immigrants are here so give them a driver's license. (Sep 2003)
- Prop 54 promotes ignorance. (Sep 2003)
- Prop 54 worships ignorance: collect racial profiling data. (Sep 2003)
- Full and equal rights, including same-sex marriage. (Sep 2003)
- Recognize civil unions & allow homosexual marriage. (Jul 2002)
- Ban racial profiling; expand definition of hate crime. (Jul 2002)
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Corporations
- GOP openly support corporatism; Dems prevent mass opposition. (Jan 2004)
- White-collar criminals must be punished by tough laws. (Sep 2003)
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Crime
- Dems oppose social movements like fighting death penalty. (Jan 2004)
- Totally opposed to death penalty, along with rest of world. (Sep 2003)
- Three Strikes is wrong-against life in prison for thieves. (Sep 2003)
- Moratorium on death penalty. (Jul 2002)
- Don't use Three Strikes for small crimes. (Jul 2002)
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Drugs
- Supports medical marijuana; tobacco is more addictive. (Sep 2003)
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Education
- Privatization is hidden agenda of high school testing. (Sep 2003)
- Use a holistic approach instead of high school testing. (Sep 2003)
- Davis appropriately increasing education spending. (Sep 2003)
- Pay teachers more than prison guards. (Nov 2002)
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Energy & Oil
- Energy deregulation + corporate management = world crisis. (Sep 2003)
- Become world leader in renewable energy. (Sep 2003)
- Tax all carbon sources, including gasoline. (Jul 2002)
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Environment
No stance on record.
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Families & Children
No stance on record.
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Foreign Policy
- Overwhelming majority of world opposes Bush's war policies. (Jan 2004)
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Free Trade
- Both parties stand for corporate globalization. (Jan 2004)
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Government Reform
- One-person-one-vote needs a multi-party system. (Jan 2004)
- Empower the local governments. (Sep 2003)
- Open political system with IRV and proportional assembly. (Sep 2003)
- Encourage volunteerism and political activism. (Nov 2002)
- Green's contributions for message; Dem-Rep's for investments. (Nov 2002)
- Full disclosure, spending limits, & state campaign finance. (Jul 2002)
- Supports IRV, on-line voting, & same-day registration. (Jul 2002)
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Gun Control
- More gun restrictions within second amendment. (Sep 2003)
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Health Care
- SB-2 is a good start but we need $4 billion & single-payer. (Sep 2003)
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Homeland Security
No stance on record.
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Immigration
- End apartheid system of defining some immigrants as illegal. (Sep 2003)
- Give drivers license to Anglo immigrants AND to Latinos. (Sep 2003)
- Immigrants are necessary to keeping the economy strong. (Nov 2002)
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Jobs
- Dems pass small minimum wage increases to placate people. (Jan 2004)
- Supports required overtime pay & getting workers' fair share. (Sep 2003)
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Local Issues
No stance on record.
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Principles & Values
- Avocado Declaration: Dems & GOP work together to favor rich. (Aug 2004)
- Confront the major parties, rather than build Greens locally. (Aug 2004)
- Competed in 1960 Olympics in yachting. (Aug 2004)
- Republicans funding Nader/Camejo as well as Bush. (Jul 2004)
- Davis sells legislation; decisions are based on money. (Sep 2003)
- His candidacy broadened the debate and gave people choices. (Nov 2002)
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Social Security
No stance on record.
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Tax Reform
- Economy will recover when wealthiest pay fair share of taxes. (Sep 2003)
- Cutting car tax means cutting education; protect it instead. (Sep 2003)
- Balance budget by having richest 5% pay same taxes as others. (Sep 2003)
- Streamline all departments to reduce taxes. (Jul 2002)
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War & Peace
- Immediate withdrawal of American troops from Iraq. (Aug 2004)
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Welfare & Poverty
No stance on record.
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