PBS News Hour: on Homeland Security
Lincoln Chafee:
Limit government surveillance; no bulk data collection
Chafee would give government limited surveillance powers, and says that bulk data collection violates the Constitution.While in Congress,
Chafee voted for the USA Patriot Act and its expansion of government surveillance powers in the fight against terror.
Since then Chafee has said he strongly opposes the use of the Patriot Act by the National Security Agency to collect Americans' phone data en masse.
The Rhode Islander argues that violates the Fourth Amendment and law enforcement must get a warrant before collecting any phone data.
Source: PBS News Hour "2016 Candidate Stands" series
Jun 3, 2015
Lincoln Chafee:
Rebuild alliances abroad to fight ISIS
Chafee says the 2003 invasion of Iraq was a mistake; and that to fight Islamic State, the U.S. must build alliances, including with Russia.Chafee told MSNBC in April that to fight Islamic State,
America must forge stronger alliances and rebuild its relationship with Russia. The former governor opposes open-ended U.S. military action and supports contained strategies, citing the 1990 Gulf War as an example.
Source: PBS News Hour "2016 Candidate Stands" series
Jun 3, 2015
Martin O`Malley:
Congress' authorization required for use of force on ISIS
O'Malley says Congress should set clear parameters for any use of ground troops. O'Malley has yet to announce a specific policy for how the United States should address the threat from Islamic State and current issues in Iraq.
In February, he posted a short statement to Facebook saying that any plan should explicitly define its timeframe and that Congress should pass an Authorization for the Use of Military Force that clarifies the parameters for use of ground troops.
Source: PBS News Hour "2016 Candidate Stands" series
May 30, 2015
George Pataki:
Reauthorize the Patriot Act, including collecting phone data
Pataki, who was governor of New York during the 9/11 terrorist attacks, says the National Security Agency should be allowed to continue to collect phone data of Americans to help combat terrorism. On May 20, Pataki tweeted to Rand Paul, "Let's not
forget lessons of 9/11, with ISIS openly recruiting online, letting the #PatriotAct go dark will make us less safe." Pataki has long supported the PATRIOT Act, including the bulk collection of phone metadata by the NSA.
Source: PBS News Hour "2016 Candidate Stands" series
May 28, 2015
Carly Fiorina:
Arm the Kurds against ISIS
Fiorina would send more weapons to the
Kurds fighting the Islamic State in and around northern Iraq.
Source: PBS News Hour "2016 Candidate Stands" series
May 4, 2015
Rand Paul:
Repeal the Patriot Act; end large-scale data collection
Paul adamantly opposes the Patriot Act and granting government any warrantless or unilateral data collection powers over private citizens. Last year, he filed a lawsuit against the Obama administration for its collection of cellphone records.
That case is still working its way through courts. Paul also has pushed to end any indefinite detention of American citizens.
Source: PBS News Hour "2016 Candidate Stands" series
Apr 7, 2015
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