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Jay Wolfe on Homeland Security

2002 Republican Challenger (WV)


Military tribunals ok; monitoring domestic communications ok

Q: Do you support using military tribunals to try suspected terrorists when ordinary civilian courts are deemed inappropriate or impractical?

A: Yes.

Q: Should law enforcement agencies have greater discretion to monitor domestic communications, to prevent future terrorist attacks?

A: Yes.

Q: Do you support the creation of a federal identification card system?

A: No.

Source: West Virginia Congressional 2008 Political Courage Test Aug 8, 2008

Expand missile defense; support pre-emptive military strikes

Q: Should the federal government increase funding to states and cities for homeland security?

A: No.

Q: Do you support pre-emptive military strikes against countries deemed to be a threat to US national security?

A: Yes.

Q: Do you support long-term use of National Guard troops to supplement the armed forces in assignments overseas?

A: Yes.

Q: Should the US expand its missile defense shield?

A: Yes.

Source: West Virginia Congressional 2008 Political Courage Test Aug 8, 2008

Other candidates on Homeland Security: Jay Wolfe on other issues:
WV Gubernatorial:
Joe Manchin III
WV Senatorial:
John Raese
John Rockefeller
Robert Byrd


2008 Senate retirements:

Wayne Allard(R,CO)
Larry Craig(R,ID)
Pete Domenici(R,NM)
Chuck Hagel(R,NE)
Trent Lott(R,MS)
Craig Thomas(R,WY)
John Warner(R,VA)

Incoming Obama Administration:

Pres.Barack Obama
V.P.Joe Biden
State:Hillary Clinton
HHS:Tom Daschle
Staff:Rahm Emanuel
DHS:Janet Napolitano
DOC:Bill Richardson
DoD:Robert Gates
A.G.:Eric Holder
Treas.:Tim Geithner
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MS6:Cochran
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NH:*Shaheen over Sununu
NJ:Lautenberg
NM:*Udall
OK:Inhofe
OR:*Merkley over Smith
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