Domestic Issues | Mitt Romney | Newt Gingrich |
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| Gun Rights: | Ok to ban lethal weapons that threaten police | Don't redefine Constitution with no individual right to arms |
| Alternative Sentencing: | One Strike, You're Ours: lifetime GPS tracking | 3-strike laws are constitutional; enforce courts compliance |
| Death Penalty: | Supports death penalty in heinous murders | NO on replacing death penalty with life imprisonment |
| Drugs in Society: | Combat the ruthless narco-terrorists in Colombia | Drug-free society focuses on both drug supply & demand |
| Marijuana Legalization: | Opposes legalization of recreational or medical marijuana | Marijuana legalization would tear America apart |
| Environmental Philosophy: | Clean environment will be a campaign theme | Combine healthy environment and a healthy economy |
| Nuclear Waste: | Compensate Nevada for nuclear waste in Yucca Mountain | Put nuclear waste in deep storage for 10,000 years |
| EPA Regulations: | States should be able to have their own emissions standards | Replace EPA with new Environmental Solutions Agency |
| Infrastructure Investment: | Invest in infrastructure from growing economy by lower taxes | We can't compete with China with an inferior infrastructure |
| Transportation Policy: | $20 billion package for energy research & new car technology | Establish three high-speed rail corridors; NY-MA; FL; & CA |
| Outer Space Policy: | Focus manned space program on commercial products | Get an American on the moon before the Chinese get there |
| R&D Spending: | National R&D spending OK; picking winners not OK | Create tax incentives that encourage R&D |
| Internet Policy: | SOPA, as written, restricts the Internet & free speech | I favor Internet freedom, even though SOPA favors Hollywood |
| Health Mandate: | Personal responsibility instead of employer mandates | If you mandate healthcare, you mandate everything in life |
| Medicare: | Reform Medicare, but don't cancel prescription program | Block grant Medicaid; create individual incentives & bonuses |
| ObamaCare: | I stand by what I did in Massachusetts; but not ObamaCare | Repeal ObamaCare; sign tort reform instead |
