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Jesse Gordon on Civil Rights
Editor-in-chief, OnTheIssues.org
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Address disproportionate minority arrests & drug problems
Q: African-Americans and Latinos are twice as likely to be arrested and almost four times as likely to experience the use of force during encounters with the police. They also comprise well over half of all prisoners, even though African-Americans and
Latinos make up approximately one quarter of the total US population. We must change this by demilitarizing our police forces, ban for-profit prisons, turn back from the
War on Drugs, eliminate mandatory minimums, and increase investment in programs that help individuals recover from substance abuse and mental health problems. A: Agree.
Candidate's position on this issue: I support each of those policies individually, or as part of a systemic change. I suggest to ORMA that these topics be separated because these issues are too important for this collective summary.
Source: ORMA questionnaire on 2018 Massachusetts governor race
, Jul 31, 2017
Shouldn't be legal to deny housing for being transgendered
Q: The United States has made remarkable progress on gay rights in a relatively short amount of time. But there is still much work to be done. In many states, it is still legal to fire someone for being gay. It is legal to deny someone housing for
being transgender. That is unacceptable and must change. We must end discrimination in all forms. A: Agree.
Candidate's position on this issue: I support each of those policies individually, or as part of a systemic change.
Source: ORMA questionnaire on 2018 Massachusetts governor race
, Jul 31, 2017
For Native Americans, replace paternalism with support
Q: The U.S. must not just honor Native American treaty rights, it must also move away from a relationship of paternalism and control, and toward one of deference and support. That means supporting tribal sovereignty, honoring the treaties and federal
statutes, improving housing and education, as well as by protecting sacred places and Native American cultures.A: Agree.
Candidate's position on this issue: I support each of those policies individually, or as part of a systemic change.
Source: ORMA questionnaire on 2018 Massachusetts governor race
, Jul 31, 2017
Tolerate gay marriage, even if you think it’s immoral
Gay marriage doesn’t affect anyone except the two people involved. The government has no right to involve itself by making laws concerning a private relationship. It seems to me that marriage is one of the most fundamental rights that we have as people,
and that right shouldn’t be infringed at all. Regardless of your views on homosexuality, it’s a separate argument whether you should have the right to impose your views on other people. Buchanan’s view that gay marriage is “immoral” and therefore that
it should be banned indicates a basic misunderstanding of civil rights. He can think it’s immoral and I wouldn’t oppose him; but when he says it should be banned BECAUSE he thinks it’s immoral, then I oppose him in every way possible. Buchanan’s
position here indicates that his basic viewpoint is that the majority morality should supercede individual rights. That’s the REAL issue of gay marriage, as far as I’m concerned -- not anything to do at all with sex or morality.
Source: Issues2000.org, “America Asks About Politics: Issues”
, Jun 22, 2000
No Confederate flags on state houses; “Memorials” ok
Q: Isn’t the Confederate flag a part of history? A: The controversy is not about whether it was a valid flag of the Confederacy. It’s disingenuous to pretend that that’s really the issue. The controversy is about whether it’s right for an official
state office to fly a flag which indicates support for the oppression of blacks.
No one denies you the right to personally fly the flag of your choice in your home. For that matter, no one denies you the right to argue for the suppression of the
rights of blacks. But should a state government be allowed to make the same statement, with the same implications?
All the confederate flags I’ve seen in official places in the South have been carefully placed as part of “Civil War Memorials.” I think
that’s a reasonable compromise-the Confederate flag can fly on the lawn (but not on the roof) of city halls, where there’s a plaque about the Civil War. That acknowledges history while not expressing explicit state support of the confederacy.
Source: Issues2000.org, “America Asks About Politics: Issues”
, Mar 29, 2000
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