2020 KY Senatorial race: on Civil Rights


C. Wesley Morgan: Government needs to get out of business of reverse racism

Q: Is racism a threat to domestic security in the United States? Why or why not?

A: The constant promoting of racism is destroying the U. S. The government needs to get out of the business of reverse racism. Every U.S citizen should have the same rights, no race should be denied their constitutional rights but no other race should be denied their constitutional rights in favor of some other race.

Source: AFA iVoterGuide on 2020 Kentucky Senate race Nov 3, 2020

Amy McGrath: No discrimination over sexual orientation

Q: Support gay marriage and LGBTQ Rights?

Amy McGrath: Yes. Supports the "freedom to marry who you want to marry." "No Kentuckian should be discriminated against because of their sexual orientation."

Mitch McConnell: No. "I've always felt that marriage was between one man and one woman." But sees 2015 Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage as "the law of the land."

Source: CampusElect on 2020 Kentucky Senate race Oct 10, 2020

Mitch McConnell: Against gay marriage but now law of the land

Q: Support gay marriage and LGBTQ Rights?

Mitch McConnell: No. "I've always felt that marriage was between one man and one woman." But sees 2015 Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage as "the law of the land."

Amy McGrath: Yes. Supports the "freedom to marry who you want to marry." "No Kentuckian should be discriminated against because of their sexual orientation."

Source: CampusElect on 2020 Kentucky Senate race Oct 10, 2020

Wesley Morgan: Stop government from interfering with free exercise of faith

1st Amendment--"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof". I believe the government needs to be prohibited from interfering with the free exercise of one's faith.
Source: 2020 Kentucky Senate website WesleyMorganForSenate.com Feb 6, 2020

Steven Cox: Launched online petition to remove Confederate statue

[On Black Lives Matters protests]: "The Confederate soldier statue located in front of the old courthouse/government building is a symbol of racism and inequality," says an online petition. "It should be destroyed." The petition says the statue is "at the site of the old tree that was used to hang black people in the past." It's the idea of Senate candidate Steven Cox. "These people are amazing," Cox wrote online about the protest. "There's only one thing wrong. That [expletive] statue."
Source: The Messenger on 2020 Kentucky Senate race Jan 2, 2020

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Candidates and political leaders on Civil Rights:

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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