Stein: Tweeted on 5/20/16: "We're seeing politicians use 'religious freedom' as a fig leaf for discrimination. We must resist their efforts to deny inclusive services."
Clinton: Denounces legislative efforts in Indiana and Arkansas that supporters say protect religious expression and opponents say discriminate against gay people. Clinton called it "sad" that Indiana would approve the law, which like the 1993 version is called the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
Trump: In June 2016, Trump delivered a message to evangelicals that if he wins the White House in November, he will fiercely defend religious freedom.
Stein: "Charter schools are not better than public schools--and in many cases they are far worse. They cherry-pick their students so they can show better test scores. The treasure of our public schools system has been assaulted by the process of privatization."
Clinton: Does not like voucher programs. While she does support school choice as it exists as a form of public education, Clinton has always been opposed to allowing public funds to be used toward private and religious schools.
Q: Should the federal government establish Common Core as a nationwide academic standard for high school graduation?
Stein: Replace Common Core with curriculum developed by educators, not corporations, with input from parents and communities.
Trump: "I believe Common Core is a very bad thing. I think that it should be local education."
Johnson: Agree.
Stein: "We call for a constitutional right to vote, which would make these voter ID laws obsolete and impossible. We would ensure that every voter has the right to vote." From the 2016 Green Party platform: "Enact a national 'right to vote' law or constitutional amendment to guarantee universal, automatic, permanent voter registration, along with fail-safe voting procedures, so that eligible voters whose names are not on the voter rolls or whose information is out-of-date can correct the rolls and vote on the same day."
Clinton called for universal and automatic voter registration and a 20-day (or more) period of early voting in every state, before every election. Clinton talked about the fact that African Americans consistently rank among the most deeply affected by the contours of Voter ID laws.
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The above quotations are from American Family Association iVoterGuide on 2016 Senate, House, and Gubernatorial races.
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