Jay Stamper in Survey of 2014 Senate campaign websites

On Civil Rights: Backs marriage equality: it is a civil rights issue

I fundamentally believe marriage equality is not a minor issue to be minimized, ignored or treated as a political inconvenience. It is a civil rights issue affecting millions of people who are our neighbors, friends and family.

The US Constitution requires equal protection under the law: rights given to one group by law should not be denied another. In my view then, it's simple: gay couples must not be denied the right to marry.

Beyond our constitutionally guaranteed rights, I believe that we have a moral obligation to treat every human being with respect--even if he or she is different. I won't be silent or hide behind political rhetoric on the issue of marriage equality and civil rights. Stand with me if you won't either.

On Social Security: Chained CPI a bad idea

First, adopting the Chained CPI is the wrong prescription for our economy. If the proposal is adopted, the total disposable income of millions of Americans will be slashed, reducing the consumer spending that our economy relies on to create jobs.

Second, implementing the Chained CPI is simply the wrong thing to do. It will hurt retirees, veterans, and those receiving disability or social security who depend on the existing Consumer Price Index to keep up with the rising cost of healthcare. Under the Chained CPI, these Americans will find it more and more difficult to afford the medical care they need just to survive.

Please join me in calling on the President and members of Congress to take this bad idea off the table.

On Crime: We are all criminals because we over-lawed

Whatever the cause, the fact is: the law is now so absurd that no one--not even a lawyer -- can be sure what the law even is.

You are a criminal. Don't believe me? You've never driven over the .08 limit, never taken an illegal drug, even a prescription medication in the wrong jurisdiction, never ripped one of those mattress tags off? And another thing: how do you know you've never broken the law when you don't know what the law is? Even lawmakers don't read the laws they pass. And even if you did read all of the laws, have you read the court decisions modifying the laws?

On Crime: Pled guilty to SEC violation in exchange for zero sentence

As much as I want to blame the lawyers, I can't. The law is so complex and unascertainable that its very imponderability is becoming a valid excuse for noncompliance. Since all investors made money and were never defrauded, all the states dropped their investigations but Nevada.

So, did I nobly risk 120 years in state prison for a chance to clear my name? Hell no! I pled guilty, and in return for my pleading guilty to crimes I didn't commit, Nevada agreed to a reduction from 120 years down to zero years.