Marianne Williamson in Survey of 2020 Presidential campaign websites
On Abortion:
Resist any effort to restrict or limit reproductive rights
Abortion is a moral issue, but I do not believe the government of the US has the right to legislate our private morals. I believe the decision of whether or not to have an abortion lies solely with the pregnant woman, according to the dictates
of her conscience. I do not feel the government has an appropriate right to deny or restrict that decision.Therefore, I would vigorously resist any effort to restrict, limit, or diminish the reproductive rights and freedoms granted by Roe v. Wade.
Source: 2020 presidential campaign website Marianne2020.com
Apr 8, 2019
On Civil Rights:
Expand LGBTQ rights to end discrimination
Our Declaration of Independence holds that the inalienable rights of, "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness," are endowed to ALL humans by their creator at birth. In 2015, marriage equality became the law of the land, yet there is still no
federal law explicitly protecting the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) communities from discrimination. These communities, therefore, do not enjoy the full breadth of freedoms that this country espouses to guarantee to each
and every citizen.This is not only unacceptable; this is in direct violation of our founding principles.
Generation after generation, people have fought to rid our country of the "except for's." "Except for blacks," "except for women," and
so forth. Today, we are challenged by the ongoing prejudice that seeks to repudiate the fundamental American dedication to freedom and equality for all. "Except for them" is a stain on our national character.
Source: 2020 presidential campaign website Marianne2020.com
Apr 8, 2019
On Civil Rights:
$200 billion for reparations for slavery
Just as Germany has paid $89 Billion in reparations to Jewish organizations since WW2, the US should pay reparations for slavery. A debt unpaid is still a debt unpaid, even if it's 150 years later. The legacy of that injustice lives on, with racist
policies infused into our systems even to this day. From employment and housing discrimination, to equal access to quality education in underserved communities, to police brutality/prejudice, to lack of fair lending practices, to lack of access to
quality healthcare, to insecure voting rights, America has not yet completed the task of healing our racial divide.For that reason, I propose a $200 billion-$500 billion plan of reparations for slavery, the money to be disbursed over a period of
20 years. An esteemed council of African-American leaders would determine the educational and economic projects to which the money would be given.
Racism is an American character defect, for which we must atone, make amends, and be willing to change.
Source: 2020 presidential campaign website Marianne2020.com
Apr 8, 2019
On Crime:
New Department for domestic violence prevention efforts
As president, I would support the establishment of a US Department of Domestic Peace-Building in order to coordinate domestic violence prevention efforts in conjunction with the Department of Justice and other relevant agencies. Throughout America there
are extraordinary and extraordinarily successful peace-building efforts, whose efficacy would be exponentially increased through a higher level of coordination and government support. While some would argue that such programs would "cost too much,"
the reality is that they decrease the losses caused by violence in the US economy. Diversion and mentoring programs produced $3.36 of benefits for every dollar spent, aggression replacement training produced
$10 of benefits for every dollar spent, and multi-systemic therapy produced $13 of benefits for every dollar spent--in terms of reduced violence, crime and the cost to taxpayers.
Source: 2020 presidential campaign website Marianne2020.com
Apr 8, 2019
On Education:
Universal pre-school; more teacher retention programs
If elected, I will work vigorously for the following: - Universal pre-school for all children.
- Increased funding for free and reduced-price lunches, so that they cover breakfasts as well.
- A far more expansive array of educational
approaches, including social and emotional learning; conflict resolution skills; meditation and mindfulness; comparative religion; anti-bullying programs; and the fostering of other life skills to help prepare children for a meaningful life.
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We need to reduce the amount of high-stakes testing required and the associated model that unfairly associates teacher and school performance with the results of those high-stakes tests.
- Teacher training programs and teacher retention.
- Better
management of education infrastructure. Buildings and buses are some of the largest budget items for public schools. Multi-purpose use for buses would improve communities and drive down school costs. The same can be said for school facilities.
Source: 2020 presidential campaign website Marianne2020.com
Apr 8, 2019
On Education:
Free college via public service; and student loan amnesty
If elected, I will work vigorously for the following: - Free college or technical school tuition for every qualified student. If we cannot find ideal offsets for this expense, I'm open to exploring ways that students can repay some of these costs
with a small payroll tax once they start working (based on Oregon's efforts) or through public service.
- Student loan amnesty. need to reduce the interest rate for repayment of loans to a nominal, if not zero, percentage rate. We need to eliminate
the origination fee on federal student loans.
- The most advanced matrix of technical schools in the world. Going to a liberal arts college is not the only option for higher education; we should create more opportunities for people who want to
work in the trades or technical areas.
- Low-cost education for those in middle and older age who have been dropped from our economy yet still retain, as all people do, the God-given potential to create meaning for themselves and others.
Source: 2020 presidential campaign website Marianne2020.com
Apr 8, 2019
On Energy & Oil:
Green energy instead of coal, fracking, and nuclear
When it comes to energy, we must: - Expand investments in clean, green energy.
- This Nation needs to set a goal to transition to cleaner energy as quickly as possible. This will send a message to the US market, large businesses, and utilities.
- Reinstate and expand energy and mileage efficiency investments.
- Extend federal incentives and rebates for renewable energy.
- Transition away from fossil fuel energy and halt all new fossil fuel projects.
- Restart the Clean Power Plan to
protect our health and clean air, while moving away from coal, which is costly, harmful to the air we breathe and to the land and water where it is mined and burned.
- Put a moratorium on all new fracking operations (oil and gas) while we study the
best way to transition away from and phase out these hazardous and extreme extraction techniques.
- Transition away from the domestic use of nuclear energy. We do not need nuclear energy to fulfill our energy needs.
Source: 2020 presidential campaign website Marianne2020.com
Apr 8, 2019
On Energy & Oil:
Put a price on carbon to send a sustained market signal
When it comes to an economics of recarbonizing the Earth: Transitioning to an economy that keeps its focus squarely on reducing carbon emissions is not only one of the great moral challenges of our time, but it can also open a new era of
US innovation based on sustainable infrastructure, responsible resource management and meeting human needs. We need to explore every option to get there.
This includes putting a price on carbon to send a sustained market signal and pay for the external damage done by these fuels. Many progressives and environmentalists feel that carbon fees should be mandatory (not market-based) and dedicated to
achieving further reductions emissions to drive them down faster AND to protect lower income and people of color who have the least protection against climate impacts. My Administration would be open to all these ideas.
Source: 2020 presidential campaign website Marianne2020.com
Apr 8, 2019
On Energy & Oil:
Supports Green New Deal and green jobs program
Under a Williamson administration, we will take a full systems approach. A Green New Deal would provide an overall strategy for how clean energy, sustainable infrastructure and transportation, and a national green jobs program can revitalize our economy
and utilize our innovative and human capacity to benefit all our people. While it doesn't cover the whole range of measures we must undertake to reverse global warming, it is an important step, therefore I support it.
Source: 2020 presidential campaign website Marianne2020.com
Apr 8, 2019
On Environment:
EPA head shouldn't be from chemical or oil industry
GETTING OUR ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY BACK ON TRACK: Every problem can be traced to a lack of devotion to things that matter most, and nowhere is this truer than in our relationship to the earth.
As President, I would begin with the appointment of a world-class environmentalist rather than a fossil fuel or chemical company executive (as is now the case) to lead the Environmental Protection Agency,
I would fundamentally reverse the current misuse of the EPA, whereby it serves mainly the cause of profit maximization for fossil fuel and chemical companies, and return it to its original mission of
protection and advocacy on behalf of our natural environment. The full powers of the executive branch of the US government would be put in service to this effort.
Source: 2020 presidential campaign website Marianne2020.com
Apr 8, 2019
On Families & Children:
Maternity/paternity leave; free prenatal care and childcare
As long as there is a dearth of women in positions of political power, this chronic tilting of American priorities toward short-term economic interests as opposed to humanitarian values is understandable. As long as women are basically invisible,
children are invisible as well. A Williamson Administration would be not only a victory for women, but it would also be a victory for our children, and for our future as a nation. As president, I would advocate for the following:- Proper prenatal
care, regardless of ability to pay.
- Proper healthcare for pregnant women.
- Maternal and Paternal leave.
- Affordable childcare and Universal pre-K.
- Nutritional excellence in food that is served and sold at public schools.
- Mindfulness
training in the schools.
- Full wrap around and anti-trauma services.
- Conflict resolution, restorative justice, peace-creation training.
- And best practices of all kinds in schools and in communities that properly tend to children.
Source: 2020 presidential campaign website Marianne2020.com
Apr 8, 2019
On Foreign Policy:
Make peace with our neighbors, instead of using brute force
While America has some serious enemies--and it's certainly our responsibility to protect our country and our children--I believe our country's way of dealing with security issues is increasingly obsolete. We cannot simply rely on brute force to rid
ourselves of international enemies. In so doing, we overburden our military by asking them to compensate for the work we ourselves are not doing. The only way to make peace with your neighbors is to make peace with your neighbors.
If, over the last 50 years, more people around the world had seen the American flag decal on schools, hospitals, roads and so forth--as opposed to military installations and other material support for regimes in their countries--then we would not have
as many international problems as we have today. America's problem is not just how many people in the world hate us. It's also how many people just don't like us anymore, and are therefore willing to go along with those who seek to harm us.
Source: 2020 presidential campaign website Marianne2020.com
Apr 8, 2019
On Government Reform:
No voter ID; no politicized gerrymandering
IF I'M ELECTED, MY ADMINISTRATION WILL SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING:- A state-by-state rejection of politicized gerrymandering.
- Elimination of unfounded restrictions on eligible voters, such as voter picture ID's.
- The institution of
automatic voter registration at the age of 18.
- Guarantees that our voting systems are secure from internal as well as external threats.
- Establishment of election day as a national holiday (or Saturday).
Source: 2020 presidential campaign website Marianne2020.com
Apr 8, 2019
On Government Reform:
Establish public financing for federal campaigns
IF I'M ELECTED, MY ADMINISTRATION WILL SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING: - A Constitutional Amendment to establish public financing of our federal campaigns.
- Holding special interest and corporate lobbyists accountable to the rule of law.
A Williamson administration would work assiduously to address the above-mentioned external issues, and I would help the American people connect the dots, understand what has happened, and work in their own communities to save our democracy.
Source: 2020 presidential campaign website Marianne2020.com
Apr 8, 2019
On Gun Control:
Ban assault rifles & bump stocks
Our right to bear arms does not come without rules. As president I would support:- Eliminating the sale of assault rifles and semi-automatic weapons
- Banning bump stocks and high capacity magazines
- Strict control of gun use among children and
access to guns among children
- Required universal background checks, including at gun shows
- Mandatory waiting periods for all gun dealers, including gun shows and sporting retailers
- Reinstatement of Obama-era restrictions on the ability of the
mentally ill to purchase a gun
- Child safety locks on all guns
- Passage of Extreme Risk Protection Order Laws nationwide.
- Removing current limits on the CDC's ability to track and record gun ownership numbers in America (vital information which
helps in researching the overwhelming amount of gun deaths and underlying causes)
- Gun licenses should involve more complete coursework, training, and requirements--including age restrictions and periodic renewal.
Source: 2020 presidential campaign website Marianne2020.com
Apr 8, 2019
On Health Care:
Medicare-for-all plus lifestyle and nutrition support
The biggest problem with America's health care system is that it is not a health care system so much as a sickness care system. It reflects an outdated perspective on health & healing, in which far too little attention is given to the actual cultivation
of health and prevention of disease. I will robustly support high-quality universal coverage for every American, including a Medicare-for-all model. In addition, my administration would champion the following policy changes: Require our healthcare
system to reimburse medical professionals for a broader array of lifestyle and nutrition support, focused on preventing disease and/or addressing root causes. Provide patients with more robust ongoing support from nutritionists, health coaches,
therapists and mental health, exercise specialists, and other peripheral lifestyle treatment providers. Fund programs in all our educational systems designed to teach nutrition and lifestyle skills to help cultivate long-term health.
Source: 2020 presidential campaign website Marianne2020.com
Apr 8, 2019
On Health Care:
Towns should set up physical activities for community health
We need to develop healthy habits at a community level. Towns and cities can, and should, look collectively at how active their populations are, and institute more ways to increase physical activity through walking paths,
bike paths, and community events. The diet of entire cities should be reviewed, as well as ways that communities can contribute to one another's daily health.
Source: 2020 presidential campaign website Marianne2020.com
Apr 8, 2019
On Homeland Security:
Make suicide prevention a top priority for veterans & VA
Every day, an average of 20 U.S. veterans commit suicide. We must not stop working until every veteran and service member has access to the best mental health care and community support. I will direct my VA Secretary to make suicide prevention a top
priority.When our service members come home from service, it is critical that they get the support they deserve. As our brave women and men of the military are transitioning out of service and reintegrating back into society, the right support
can make all the difference during their transition and in the ensuing months and years. Many veterans don't even know about the variety of services that are available to support them, nor do they know how to take advantage of them.
Solving this lack of outreach to veterans will involve coordinating efforts between the military, the veteran's administration, and outside non-profit groups and community centers.
Source: 2020 presidential campaign website Marianne2020.com
Apr 8, 2019
On Immigration:
No one calls for open borders; stop scapegoating
Immigrants are not our enemies. I don't know any progressive who is arguing for open borders, but we are arguing for open hearts. This is so important to remember today as immigrants are often viciously scapegoated. Scapegoating immigrants, particularly
Mexicans and Central Americans, is a deliberate dehumanization technique. Dehumanizing others has always been the required first step leading toward history's collective atrocities. We must stand up against it now as other generations stood up.
The deliberate attempt by some of our leaders to make Americans fear something so basic to our greatness in the name of our greatness will one day be seen as a dark, aberrational chapter in our nation's history.
Those who scapegoat immigrants, like all demagogues throughout history, are demonizing others to increase their own power. The hardening of the American heart is far more dangerous than the softening of our borders.
Source: 2020 presidential campaign website Marianne2020.com
Apr 8, 2019
On Immigration:
Full path to citizenship for most undocumented immigrants
I support legislative reforms that includes a full path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who do not have serious criminal background issues. I would also work to reduce the cost of naturalization and increase resources to help people navigate
that process more easily.Children brought into the United States by their parents should not be punished for now being here. I fully support our DACA. Our dreamers represent the best about our future.
My administration would reduce the record
number of detainees currently under extended DHS and ICE control. I would work to close private detention centers and family detention centers. There are far more humane options that have been proven to work.
I would speed up our process of allowing
asylum seekers to come here. I would work to fund and authorize vast increases in Immigration Judges to move through our backlog of asylum seekers and other related cases.
Source: 2020 presidential campaign website Marianne2020.com
Apr 8, 2019
On Social Security:
Raise cap on income & we can avoid privatization
Social Security was created to insure that our seniors can live in dignity without fear of poverty. Workers pay into a fund during their prime years, then get regular payments back when they stop working.Social Security has worked well for
generations to reduce poverty among seniors and the disabled. It is under attack today by Wall Street banks and related financial "service" entities who want to privatize it for no other reason than to tap into another new and huge source of income
and bonuses.
To that end, opponents of Social Security have claimed over the last few years that it is running out of money soon. It is true that there could be problems with Social Security funding down the line, but they are quite easily
solved by making modest changes, such as raising the cap on income subject to Social Security payroll tax. That simple modification can keep the system solvent indefinitely, without reducing benefits.
Source: 2020 presidential campaign website Marianne2020.com
Apr 8, 2019
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