2018 MD Senate race: on Homeland Security


Tony Campbell: Veterans should receive all the care they need and deserve

Q: What is your position on foreign policy and military issues?

Campbell: When our veterans return home, we must ensure they receive the care they deserve.

Source: RedMaryland.com on 2018 Maryland Senate race Apr 6, 2018

Arvin Vohra: Shut down foreign military bases & withdraw from NATO

Q: Do you support or oppose expanding the military?

A: Strongly oppose. The mission has been, frankly, corrupted. It is unconscionable to encourage young men and women to pursue morally dubious work in the service of an ill-considered, nonstrategic foreign policy. I would sponsor legislation to reduce military personnel to the bare minimum needed for defense of America. I would sponsor legislation to shut down foreign military bases, end involvement in foreign civil wars, and withdraw from NATO.

Source: OnTheIssues interview of 2018 Maryland Senate candidate Mar 30, 2018

Arvin Vohra: Cut military spending by 60% or more

The following issues were listed on Vohra's campaign website:

Cut Military Spending by 60% or More: If elected, I will immediately sponsor legislation to cut military spending by 60% or more, end all trade sanctions, and cut taxes accordingly. This will reduce the violence against our country and enhance our global economic capabilities.

Source: Ballotpedia.org on 2018 Maryland Senate race Feb 22, 2018

Sam Faddis: Educate the public how to prepare for civil defense

On Jan. 13, 2018 a Hawaii state employee mistakenly triggered a statewide missile attack alert. No one knew what to do. That is not just a failing on the part of the state. That is a failing on the part of the federal government and the DHS. This time it was Hawaii. If we ran the same exercise tomorrow in any other major American city the result would be precisely the same. It is time for us to put in place real civil defense preparations & to make sure American citizens know what they are.
Source: 2018 Maryland Senatorial campaign website SamFaddis.com Feb 22, 2018

Chelsea Manning: Stop sending soldiers overseas for nationalist fairy tales

Former soldier Chelsea Manning said that the United States should stop sending its troops overseas for the sake of "nationalist fairy tales."

"Want to support veterans!?" Manning asked on Twitter. "Stop sending us overseas to kill or be killed for your nationalist fairy tales. We can do better."

Source: The Hill E-zine on 2018 Maryland Senate race Nov 12, 2017

Chelsea Manning: Became whistleblower for patriotic opposition to wars

While back in the U.S. on leave in January 2010, Manning said she "began to become depressed" by the U.S. military situation in Iraq and Afghanistan and felt that if the public had access to the information she possessed, that it "could spark a domestic debate on the role of the military and foreign policy."

"I understand that my actions violate the law. When I chose to disclose classified information, I did so out of a love for my country and a sense of duty for others."

Source: ABC News on 2018 Maryland Senate race May 16, 2017

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Candidates and political leaders on Homeland Security:

Democrats running for President:
Sen.Michael Bennet (D-CO)
V.P.Joe Biden (D-DE)
Mayor Mike Bloomberg (I-NYC)
Gov.Steve Bullock (D-MT)
Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D-IN)
Sen.Cory Booker (D-NJ)
Secy.Julian Castro (D-TX)
Rep.John Delaney (D-MD)
Rep.Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI)
Sen.Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
Mayor Wayne Messam (D-FL)
Gov.Deval Patrick (D-MA)
Sen.Bernie Sanders (I-VT)
CEO Tom Steyer (D-CA)
Sen.Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
Marianne Williamson (D-CA)
CEO Andrew Yang (D-NY)

2020 Third Party Candidates:
Rep.Justin Amash (L-MI)
CEO Don Blankenship (C-WV)
Gov.Lincoln Chafee (L-RI)
Howie Hawkins (G-NY)
Gov.Gary Johnson(L-NM)
Howard Schultz(I-WA)
Gov.Jesse Ventura (I-MN) 		Republicans running for President:
Sen.Ted Cruz(R-TX)
Gov.Larry Hogan (R-MD)
Gov.John Kasich(R-OH)
V.P.Mike Pence(R-IN)
Gov.Mark Sanford (R-SC)
Pres.Donald Trump(R-NY)
Rep.Joe Walsh (R-IL)
Gov.Bill Weld(R-MA & L-NY)

2020 Withdrawn Democratic Candidates:
Sen.Stacey Abrams (D-GA)
Mayor Bill de Blasio (D-NYC)
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
Sen.Mike Gravel (D-AK)
Sen.Kamala Harris (D-CA)
Gov.John Hickenlooper (D-CO)
Gov.Jay Inslee (D-WA)
Rep.Seth Moulton (D-MA)
Rep.Beto O`Rourke (D-TX)
Rep.Tim Ryan (D-CA)
Adm.Joe Sestak (D-PA)
Rep.Eric Swalwell (D-CA)
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