Cynical politicians exploited 9-11 to increase their power
Cynical politicians in Washington have exploited the sorrow, anger and fear created by the terrorist attacks of 9-11 to increase their own power. The executive branch in particular has claimed and exercised powers that would have been unthinkable even a
decade ago. The President now claims the power to take anyone, anywhere in the world, including US citizens, into custody without charges and hold them indefinitely without trial.
This government has claimed the right and exercised the power to use
torture and evidence obtained by torture, to conduct secret trials, to maintain secret prisons to which people can be "disappeared", & to violate or redefine the Geneva Conventions.
With the active support of my opponent, Mark Pryor,
Congress has passed and the President has signed a number of intolerable and unconstitutional acts to curtail our liberties and give the President powers that even kings have not claimed for centuries.
Source: Campaign website, www.kennedy2008.org, "Issues"
Jun 1, 2008
Full public funding of elections
Q: Do you support or oppose the statement, "Stricter limits on political campaign funds?"
A: Do Support. I support full public funding of elections. Until that is achieved, I support prohibiting for profit corporations from contributing to campaigns.
Source: Email interview with OnTheIssues.org
May 20, 2008
