Roseanne Barr on Crime : Sep 24, 2012
Opposes mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws

Q: Oppose

Virgil Goode on Crime : May 16, 2012
Supports Three Strikes sentencing laws

A: Yes.

Mitt Romney on Crime : Mar 2, 2012
Romney side-by-side against Gingrich, Paul & Santorum

A: Yes, on gun control--Mitt is the odd man out from Gingrich, Paul, and Santorum calling for Second Amendment rights. Mitt does toe the conservative line on most crime issues, including capital punishment and mandatory sentencing--and on "Three Strikes", he's more of a hard-line conservative than Gingrich and Santorum! See the details on crime, gun control, and numerous other related issues in a side-by-side comparison:

Romney/Paul/Santorum/Gingrich side-by-side on Domestic Issues

• Gun Rights
• Alternative Sentencing
• Death Penalty
• Drugs in Society
• Marijuana Legalization
• Environment vs. Economy
• Environmentalism
• EPA Regulations
• Infrastructure Investment
• Outer Space Policy
• WikiLeaks
• Censorship Policy
• Hate Speech
• Health Mandate
• Medicare
• ObamaCare
• Tort Reform

Rocky Anderson on Crime : Feb 10, 2012
Strongly opposes mandatory sentencing laws

A: Strongly Oppose

Andre Barnett on Crime : Jan 2, 2012
Opposes mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws

A: Disagree, must be viewed on a case by case basis.

Mitt Romney on Drugs : Aug 31, 2007
Mandatory sentence & higher penalty for repeat drunk driving

Romney proposed “Melanie’s Bill” to crack down on drunk drivers. The bill called for higher penalties and mandatory sentences for repeat offenders. It increased license suspensions for people who knowingly allowed someone to use an automobile if he or she had a suspended license from drunk driving. It required that cars from arrested drivers be impounded. Also, vehicles of repeat offenders had to be equipped with ignition interlock systems, which wouldn’t allow cars to start unless the driver passed a Breathalyzer test.

Within a year of the new law, repeat offender arrests had been cut in half. The number of arrested drivers with prior drunken-driving convictions dropped 17%.

Hillary Clinton on Crime : Jun 28, 2007
Mandatory sentences have been too widely used

We have to do all of these things:
1. We do have to go after racial profiling. I’ve supported legislation to try to tackle that.
2. We have to go after mandatory minimums. You know, mandatory sentences for certain violent crimes may be appropriate, but it has been too widely used. And it is using now a discriminatory impact.
3. We need diversion, like drug courts. Non-violent offenders should not be serving hard time in our prisons. They need to be diverted from our prison system.

Mitt Romney on Crime : Mar 21, 2002
Favored mandatory sentencing and three strikes

• Supported death penalty
• Wanted to abolish parole, limit probation, and end furloughs and release programs for violent or repeat offenders
• Favored mandatory sentencing and three strikes and you’re out
• Supported restrictions on plea bargaining
• His crime prevention efforts also focused on instilling family values.

Gary Johnson on Drugs : Apr 9, 2001
War on Drugs is a miserable failure; $6M for treatment

Last month, the New Mexico legislature approved five drug bills proposed by Republican Gov. Gary Johnson, an ardent supporter of decriminalizing drugs. Included in the package are measures that will allocate $6 million to expand treatment services, legal protections for syringe sales, and restoring voting rights for felons who have served their time. “The war on drugs is a miserable failure,” Johnson said. “50% of the money for prisons and courts is spent on drugs. What we’re doing isn’t working.”

Mitt Romney on Welfare & Poverty : Nov 1, 1994
Would require welfare recipients to work

Mitt Romney on Crime : Oct 24, 1994
Supports death penalty and “three strikes” sentencing

Hillary Clinton on Crime : Aug 10, 1994
Supports “Three Strikes” and more prison

We need more police, we need more and tougher prison sentences for repeat offenders. The three strikes and you’re out for violent offenders has to be part of the plan. We need more prisons to keep violent offenders for as long as it takes to keep them off the streets.