The Associated Press: on Civil Rights
Pat McCrory:
Transgendered people must use bathroom based on birth gender
A state law that limits anti-discrimination protections for LGBT people and directs transgender people to use public restrooms matching the gender on their birth certificate has dominated the political discourse since it was signed by GOP Gov.
Pat McCrory earlier this year.Democratic Attorney General Roy Cooper, who has held the office since 2001, has declined to defend the law and vowed to try repealing it as governor.
Source: Associated Press on 2016 North Carolina Gubernatorial race
Oct 1, 2016
Phil Scott:
Supports gay marriage and transgender bathroom rights
Lt. Gov. Phil Scott, the only Republican statewide officeholder, has made this race close by tacking to the left. A part-time race-car driver, Scott has wide name recognition and has denounced Trump as "someone who exploits fear for political gain"
and "who is willing to overlook the truth."Scott supports abortion rights and gay marriage, and said during a debate that transgender students should be allowed to use the bathroom of their choice.
Source: Associated Press on 2016 Vermont Gubernatorial race
Oct 1, 2016
Roy Cooper:
Repeal law requiring bathroom use based on birth gender
A state law that limits anti-discrimination protections for LGBT people and directs transgender people to use public restrooms matching the gender on their birth certificate has dominated the political discourse since it was signed by GOP Gov.
Pat McCrory earlier this year.Democratic Attorney General Roy Cooper, who has held the office since 2001, has declined to defend the law and vowed to try repealing it as governor.
Source: Associated Press on 2016 North Carolina Gubernatorial race
Oct 1, 2016
Charlie Crist:
Opposed gay adoption; then praised Court overturning ban
Meek pointed out that Crist has changed his position on several issues, including once being against allowing gay couples to adopt children and later praising a legal decision that said Florida's ban is unconstitutional."Charlie
Crist stands on a wet paper box," Meek said. "You don't know where he is."
Rubio said neither Crist nor Meek would oppose the Obama administration.
Source: Associated Press coverage of 2010 Florida Senate Debate
Oct 6, 2010
Gary Herbert:
Discriminating against gay people shouldn't be illegal
Herbert said that discriminating against gay people shouldn't be illegal, although he would prefer that everyone be treated with respect. In his most definitive comments yet on gay rights, Herbert told reporters he doesn't believe sexual orientation
should be a protected class in the way that race, gender and religion are."We don't have to have a rule for everybody to do the right thing. We ought to just do the right thing because it's the right thing to do and we don't have to have a law that
punishes us if we don't," Herbert said in his first monthly news conference.
In Utah, it is legal to fire someone for being gay or transgender. The gay rights advocacy group Equality Utah has been trying to change state law for several years but has
been rebuffed by the Republican-controlled Legislature. Salt Lake City is considering an anti-discrimination ordinance, but conservative state lawmakers are eyeing passage of a law that would trump it.
Source: Associated Press, "Gays aren't in protected class"
Aug 28, 2009
Jon Huntsman:
2008: agreed to extend some rights to gay people
Utah Gov. Gary Herbert said that discriminating against gay people shouldn't be illegal, although he would prefer that everyone be treated with respect. Herbert told reporters he doesn't believe sexual orientation should be a protected class in the way
that race, gender and religion are.In Utah, it is legal to fire someone for being gay or transgender. The gay rights advocacy group Equality Utah has been trying to change state law for several years but has been rebuffed by the Republican-controlled
Legislature. Last year, the group got then-Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr.'s support for extending some rights to gay people, although none of the bills became law.
Huntsman resigned this month to become U.S. ambassador to China, leaving Herbert, who was
lieutenant governor, in charge until a special election in 2010. Both are Republican. Salt Lake City is considering an anti-discrimination ordinance, but conservative state lawmakers are eyeing passage of a law that would trump it.
Source: Associated Press, "Gays aren't in protected class"
Aug 28, 2009
Sonia Sotomayor:
Struck down parts of the anti-terror USA Patriot Act
Sotomayor joined an appeals court ruling that struck down parts of the anti-terror USA Patriot Act that prohibited Internet service providers from telling customers when the government asks for private information about them.
But she also dismissed complaints of commuters about random searches, instituted after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, aimed at stopping terrorists on a ferry 300 miles north of New York City.
Source: Associated Press, "Sotomayor on the issues"
Jul 15, 2009
John Barrasso:
For traditional family values; against gay marriage
Barrasso left no doubt that he will be a conservative voice in Washington. "I believe in limited government, lower taxes, less spending, traditional family values, local control and a strong national defense," the orthopedic surgeon and state senator fro
Casper. He said he has "voted for prayer in schools, against gay marriage and have sponsored legislation to protect the sanctity of life."
Source: Bob Moen in Associated Press
Jun 22, 2007
Hillary Clinton:
Pushing for privacy bill of rights
Hillary Clinton urged creation of a “privacy bill of rights” to protect people’s personal data. Clinton’s speech on protecting consumers from identity theft and citizens from government snooping was the latest in a series of talks billed as “major
addresses” by aides. Previous speeches were on energy and the economy. A potential presidential candidate in 2008, Clinton noted her work on a House committee investigating the Nixon administration’s illegal snooping and other abuses. Clinton said
any president should have the latest technology to track terrorists, but within laws that provide for oversight by judges. “The administration’s refrain has been, ‘Trust us,’” Clinton said. “That’s unacceptable.
Their track record doesn’t warrant our trust. Unchecked mass surveillance without judicial review may sometimes be legal but it is dangerous. Every president should save those powers for limited critical situations.”
Source: 2008 speculation in Associated Press
Jun 16, 2006
Condoleezza Rice:
Advocates respect for all when discussing gay marriage
Condoleezza Rice urged respect in the debate over gay marriage, but ducked a question about her own views. "This is an issue that can be debated and can be discussed in our country with respect for every human being.
When we get into difficult debates about social policy, we get into difficult debates that touch people's lives, the only thing that I ask is that Americans do it with a kind of sensitivity that real individuals and real human beings are involved here."
Source: Associated Press, "Rice Urges Respect"
Jun 15, 2006
Richard Tarrant:
Marriage should be one man & one woman, but no Amendment
either. “Rich Tarrant believes marriage is between a man and a woman,” said campaign manager Tim Lennon. “But we oppose the marriage amendment, as well. We believe it’s the role of the states.”
Most of the leading congressional candidates from Vermont say they would have opposed the proposed constitutional amendment that would have banned gay couples from marrying. Republican Richard Tarrant said he did not support the constitutional amendment,
Source: Ross Sneyd in Associated Press
Jun 8, 2006
Stephen Laffey:
Supports civil unions and opposes Constitutional amendment
Like Chafee, Laffey opposes a proposed Constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage. He would make civil unions legal, while Chafee supports legalizing gay marriage.
Source: M.L. Johnson, Associated Press, in Boston Globe
Apr 29, 2006
Vivian Davis Figures:
Include victim’s sexual orientation in hate crimes law
Legislation expanding Alabama’s hate crimes law to include a victim’s sexual orientation narrowly won approval from a state Senate committee Wednesday after a lively discussion about whether gays should be covered. [One opponent] said he supports
having extra punishment for a crime committed because of something the victim can’t change, such as their race or a physical or mental defect, but he said sexual orientation should not be included. “Your sexual orientation is a choice,
and that can be changed,“ he said.
”I’m not sure it’s just a choice by the person,“ said Senator Vivian Davis Figures.
Voting for the bill were Senators Little,
Ross, Smitherman, Sanders and Figures, all Democrats. Voting against it were Senators Mitchell and Bedford, both Democrats, and Byrne, a Republican.
Source: Associated Press: “Expanding hate crimes law”
Feb 9, 2006
Margaret Spellings:
Advocates against exposing children to lesbian lifestyle
The nation’s new education secretary denounced PBS for spending public money on a cartoon with lesbian characters. The not-yet-aired episode of “Postcards From Buster” shows the title character, an animated bunny named Buster, on a trip to Vermont. The
episode features two lesbian couples, although the focus is on farm life and maple sugaring. PBS gets money for the “Postcards from Buster” series through the federal Ready-To-Learn program.Margaret Spellings said the “Sugartime!” episode does not
fulfill the intent Congress had in mind for programming. By law, she said, any funded shows must give top attention to “research-based educational objectives, content and materials.”
Spellings said, “Many parents would not want their children exposed
to the lifestyle shown briefly in the episode.” Criticism of the program’s depiction of the gay lifestyle was one of her first acts as Secretary of Education. She asked PBS to consider refunding the money it spent on the episode if it decides to air it.
Source: Associated Press on WTOP Radio network on Bush Cabinet
May 31, 2005
Betty Castor:
Support basic protections for gay couples, but not marriage
Q: Do you support gay marriage? Do you support civil unions?CASTOR: I do not support gay marriage, but I oppose changing the US Constitution over this issue.
We should be conservative with our Constitution, not run out and change it over contentious social issues. I do support basic legal protections for couples who make a commitment to each other, such as the right to visit each other in the hospital.
No one should be denied basic human rights like that.
MARTINEZ: I believe a marriage should be only between one man and one woman and I will vote for the constitutional amendment that defines marriage as a union between a man and woman.
Source: Florida Senate Debate, Q&A by Associated Press
Oct 24, 2004
Mel Martinez:
Support the constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage
Q: Do you support gay marriage? Do you support civil unions?CASTOR: I do not support gay marriage, but I oppose changing the US Constitution over this issue.
We should be conservative with our Constitution, not run out and change it over contentious social issues. I do support basic legal protections for couples who make a commitment to each other, such as the right to visit each other in the hospital.
No one should be denied basic human rights like that.
MARTINEZ: I believe a marriage should be only between one man and one woman and I will vote for the constitutional amendment that defines marriage as a union between a man and woman.
Source: Florida Senate Debate, Q&A by Associated Press
Oct 24, 2004
Tim Michels:
Supports the Patriot Act and therefore against Feingold
“All of Congress came together to pass the Patriot Act except for Sen. Feingold,” Michels said. Feingold has said he opposed the measure because it went too far in eroding civil liberties. Michels said that wasn’t an acceptable position in a time of
terrorism. “He voted no and that’s really all that counts in the end,” Michels said. Feingold responded, “Anybody who thinks that Patriot Act vote was a bad vote isn’t listening to the people of Wisconsin, they’re listening to consultants,” he said.
Source: Associated Press in Fond du Lac Reporter
Sep 15, 2004
Dick Cheney:
“Freedom means freedom for everyone,” including gays
Vice President Dick Cheney, whose daughter Mary is a lesbian, distanced himself from President Bush’s call for a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage “Lynne and I have a gay daughter, so it’s an issue our family is very familiar with,”
Cheney told an audience that included his daughter. “With the respect to the question of relationships, my general view is freedom means freedom for everyone. People ought to be free to enter into any kind of relationship they want to.
“The question that comes up with the issue of marriage is what kind of official sanction or approval is going to be granted by government? Historically, that’s been a relationship that has been handled by the states. The states have made that
fundamental decision of what constitutes a marriage,” he said. Bush backs a constitutional amendment prohibiting gay marriage. Cheney commented: “My own preference is as I’ve stated, but the president makes policy for the administration.”
Source: Todd Dvorak, Associated Press Writer in SF Chronicle
Aug 24, 2004
Tom Vilsack:
Declared English as Iowa’s official language
Vilsack signed a measure in 2002 declaring English the state’s official language. The law makes English the state’s official language and requires that all government proceedings be conducted in English. Exceptions are for teaching foreign languages
in school, and on trade and similar issues. Aides said Vilsack decided to make Iowa the 27th state with such a law because the measure was more symbolic. Influencing Vilsack was a $1 million increase for programs to teach English as a second language.
Source: Associated Press
Jun 17, 2004
Al Sharpton:
Flag burning is distasteful, but it’s free expression
Q: Should the Constitution be amended to prohibit burning the American flag?A: No, I don’t think so. I think it is wrong and distasteful, but I think people have a right to express themselves.
Source: Associated Press policy Q&A, “Flag Amendment”
Jan 25, 2004
Howard Dean:
Don’t amend the First Amendment to prohibit flag-burning
Q: Should the Constitution be amended to prohibit burning the American flag?A: I oppose the proposal to amend the Constitution. In the 214-year history of the Bill of Rights we have never amended the First Amendment and we should not start now.
I condemn flag burning and any other displays of disrespect to our national symbols. But I stand with Colin Powell, John Glenn and other patriotic Americans who have said the way to pay tribute to the flag is to defend the freedoms for which it stands.
Source: Associated Press policy Q&A, “Flag Amendment”
Jan 25, 2004
John Edwards:
Flag burning is despicable, but not a constitutional issue
Q: Should the Constitution be amended to prohibit burning the American flag?A: No. I believe flag burning is a despicable act, but I do not support a constitutional amendment to prohibit flag burning.
Source: Associated Press policy Q&A, “Flag Amendment”
Jan 25, 2004
John Kerry:
Flag burning is displeasing, but it’s free expression
Q: Should the Constitution be amended to prohibit burning the American flag?A: Our country is defined by the rights we protect, and those of us who fought for freedom and put our lives on the line defended the right of people to do things
that we disagree with. I would not be pleased to see someone burning the flag because I love the flag, but the Constitution that I fought for preserves the right of free expression.
Source: Associated Press policy Q&A, “Flag Amendment”
Jan 25, 2004
Joseph Lieberman:
Flag burning is abhorrent, but not a constitutional issue
Q: Should the Constitution be amended to prohibit burning the American flag?A: I have consistently opposed a flag-burning amendment, and voted against its passage.
Flag desecration is hateful and worthy of condemnation, and I would support any statutory means possible to curtail desecration of the flag. But I believe that the importance of the Bill of Rights --
our nation’s founding document -- requires us to establish a very high threshold for agreeing to change it. Does the amendment address some extreme threat to our country, or redress some outrageous wrong?
In this case, abhorrent though flag desecration may be, it simply does not meet that test.
Source: Associated Press policy Q&A, “Flag Amendment”
Jan 25, 2004
Wesley Clark:
Narrowly protect the American flag
Q: Should the Constitution be amended to prohibit burning the American flag?A: I support measures to protect the American flag. The flag is deeply personal to me. I have led men into battle and combat under that flag.
I believe that a very narrow protection for the flag will not undermine anyone’s ability to express the full range of their views about America.
Source: Associated Press policy Q&A, “Flag Amendment”
Jan 25, 2004
Arnold Schwarzenegger:
Advisor to US English, an anti-bilingual organization
Schwarzenegger was criticized last week about his membership on the advisory board of U.S. English, a group that supports making English the country’s official language.
A Schwarzenegger campaign spokesman strongly denied the accusations. “The man is an immigrant himself. To say he’s anti-immigrant is Orwellian,” the spokesman said.
Source: Associated Press on SFgate.com
Sep 1, 2003
Rick Santorum:
Homosexual orientation ok; but homosexual act are sodomy
Q: Should we outlaw homosexuality?A: I have no problem with homosexuality. I have a problem with homosexual acts. As I would with other acts outside of traditional heterosexual relationships. And that includes a variety of different acts, not just
homosexual. I have absolutely nothing against anyone who's homosexual. If that's their orientation, then I accept that. The question is, do you act upon that orientation? So it's not the person, it's the person's actions..
Q: So if somebody is
homosexual, should they not have sex?
A: We have sodomy laws and they were there for a purpose. Because, I would argue, they undermine the basic tenets of our society and the family. And if the Supreme Court says that you have the right to
consensual sex within your home, then you have the right to bigamy, you have you have the right to incest, you have the right to adultery. You have the right to anything. Does that undermine the fabric of our society? I would argue yes, it does.
Source: Associated Press in USA Today: Santorum Interview
Apr 23, 2003
Rudy Giuliani:
Anti-Catholic art is disgusting; appoints decency council
A photography exhibit that includes a work depicting Jesus as a naked woman is stirring debate at the Brooklyn Museum of Art. The work “Yo Mama’s Last Supper” features the photographer nude and surrounded by 12 black apostles. Another collage depicts a
topless woman, crucified. “I think what they did is disgusting, it’s outrageous,” Giuliani said, adding that anti-Catholicism “is accepted in our city and in our society.” Giuliani is appointing a task force “that can set decency standards for those
institutions that are using the taxpayers’ money.“
In 1999, the museum’s ”Sensation“ show featured an elephant dung-embellished Virgin Mary. The mayor froze the museum’s annual $7.2 million city subsidy, then sued in state court to evict the museum.
A judge ruled that the city had violated the First Amendment and restored the funding. This time, Giuliani said he would go all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, whose decisions he said are based on ”showing decency and respect for religion.“
Source: Associated Press in NY Times
Feb 16, 2001
Al Gore:
Affirmative Action: mend it, don’t end it
Our future as a nation depends upon whether or not we can break down the barriers that have been used to pit group against group, and bring our people together. We must take extra steps to acknowledge the history of discrimination and injustice, and to
bring all people into the American dream. I am against quotas-they are illegal and un-American. We have to mend affirmative action-to make sure that programs are carefully targeted and fair and that they meet legal requirements-but we should not end it.
Source: Associated Press
Oct 25, 2000
George W. Bush:
Affirmative access means a fair shot for everyone
Q: Do you support the hiring and contracting preferences based on race and sex that are inherent in affirmative action programs? A: I support what I call ‘affirmative access’-not quotas, not double standards, because those divide and balkanize, but
access-a fair shot for everyone. For example, I signed legislation in Texas requiring the top 10 percent of graduates from Texas high schools to be automatically accepted in any public university in Texas. As president, I will strip bureaucratic
regulations, such as high permitting and licensing fees, which disproportionately hurt minority-owned businesses. I will break up federal procurement contracts to allow minority-owned businesses to compete for or partner with more experienced firms as
subcontractors. And I will reward companies making aggressive efforts to involve minority-owned businesses through subcontracting and mentoring programs.
Source: Associated Press
Oct 25, 2000
Pat Buchanan:
No gay VP; no gays in Cabinet; it’s “a disorder”
Reform Party presidential candidate Pat Buchanan ruled out picking a homosexual or gay rights advocate as a running mate or Cabinet officer, saying that such sexual orientation is “a disorder.” Buchanan said, “If someone is an out-of-the-closet homosexua
and if someone advocates the homosexual rights agenda publicly they’re not going to be in my Cabinet. I believe that homosexuality is a disorder. It’s a wrong orientation.” [However,] Buchanan has said he doesn’t “believe in persecuting anybody” and woul
Source: The Associated Press
May 4, 2000
Al Gore:
Confederate flags divide us-remove them from Statehouses
Gore said the Confederate flag should come down from public buildings because it divides Americans. Gore said the flag represents “for many Americans a hurtful message that recalls the pain of slavery” and it should not be flown from the South Carolina
Statehouse or other public buildings. “The citizens of goodwill everywhere must take a position on it and see that in fact the American flag heals and the Confederate flag divides us,” he said. “I think there is too much tolerance of intolerance.”
Source: Holly Ramer, Associated Press
Jan 16, 2000
John McCain:
Confederate flag is a “symbol of heritage”
[Regarding flying the Confederate flag at the South Carolina Statehouse,] McCain said last week that many in South Carolina view the flag as a “symbol of heritage.”
That phrase is used by some who want the flag to continue flying over the Statehouse.
Source: Holly Ramer, Associated Press
Jan 16, 2000
John McCain:
Opposed to video gambling, but leave it to states
McCain said Arizona’s lottery, like the one envisioned in South Carolina, helps pay for education. “I personally would oppose video poker, but I would leave that up to the state of South Carolina,” he said. “The lottery is a little closer but I don’t
think anyone should have any doubt about the addictive effects of video poker.”
Source: Bruce Smith, Associated Press
Sep 4, 1999
John McCain:
Flying Confederate flag should be left to states
McCain said the controversy over the Confederate flag flying above the South Carolina Statehouse is an issue for the state’s voters.
Source: Bruce Smith, Associated Press
Sep 4, 1999
Steve Forbes:
Against video gambling - not an economic backbone
“I oppose video gambling and I think that gets to the whole issue of gambling,” Forbes said while campaigning in South Carolina. Residents there will vote this fall on whether they want to keep the video gambling industry in the state. Next year they
will decide on a state lottery. “While people think the lottery is much less harmful than video gambling - and they are right on that - the thing to remember about gambling is it does not create a backbone for a powerful economy,” Forbes said.
Source: Bruce Smith, Associated Press
Sep 4, 1999
Orrin Hatch:
Gays support Democrats, but no intolerance
Hatch says when he told fellow Republicans at their state convention two months ago that they should be proud of their party because “we don’t have the gays and lesbians with us,” he didn’t intend the comment to sound prejudicial. The Utah lawmaker was
just pointing out that “gays and lesbians, by and large, are very intelligent, highly educated, high-earning people, who support mainly Democrats.” Hatch said he resents any implication that he is intolerant.
Source: Associated Press
Aug 13, 1999
Orrin Hatch:
Homosexuality is contrary to the Bible, but no intolerance
“You can sum it up in one sentence: Orrin Hatch is tolerant of all people and he doesn’t try to tell people how to live unless they ask him,” said Hatch. While Hatch said he is tolerant of all people, he does believe that homosexuality is contrary to the
Bible. “It’s a religious belief to me that homosexuality flies in the face of biblical teachings,” he said, noting he can’t determine “whether it’s a genetic predisposition or whether it is a choice.”
Source: Associated Press
Aug 13, 1999
George W. Bush:
English-plus, not English-only
Bush firmly rejected “English-only,” which has caused problems among Hispanics. “I support English-plus, not English-only,” said Bush. “English-only says to me that if Hispanic happens to be your heritage, you’re not part of the process.”
Source: Mike Glover, Associated Press
Aug 6, 1999
John McCain:
Indian gambling OK; lottery is not
McCain urged everyone to read the latest national report on gambling, which warns of its consequences. McCain is a longtime defender of American Indian tribal casinos and supported legislation in 1995 that paved the way for gambling “cruises to nowhere.”
However, McCain also warned of the consequences associated with gambling. And state-run lotteries aren’t any better, he said. “Who buys lottery tickets?” he asked. “When I’m in a Circle K, I know who buys lottery tickets. The lowest income.”
Source: Associated Press
Aug 3, 1999
Dan Quayle:
Gambling impacts families; but leave it up to states
Quayle “has very serious concerns about the impact gambling has on the American family” but ultimately believes the decision is up to individual states, his campaign says.
Source: Laurence Arnold, Associated Press
Jul 26, 1999
Elizabeth Dole:
States should sort out gambling’s benefits & consequences
Dole said through a spokesman that gambling “helps communities by creating tax revenues [but] also has human consequences that can lead to broken families and crime.” The issue is one for states to sort out, she added.
Source: Laurence Arnold, Associated Press
Jul 26, 1999
George W. Bush:
State lottery OK, but qualms about casino gambling
Bush presided over a state lottery approved by Texas voters three years before he became governor. Bush himself, as a private citizen, voted in favor of creating the lottery, his office said. Yet, Bush has made clear that he has qualms about gambling and
would campaign and vote against the introduction of casinos if voters are presented with another ballot question. “Casino gambling is not OK. It has ruined the lives of too many adults and it can do the same thing to our children,” Bush declared.
Source: Laurence Arnold, Associated Press
Jul 26, 1999
Pat Buchanan:
Legal gambling is a “destructive vice”
At a 1995 rally in Iowa, Buchanan called legalized gambling “a vice and an addiction... destructive to the work ethic [and] ruinous to the family.”
Source: Laurence Arnold, Associated Press
Jul 26, 1999
Steve Forbes:
Against casino gambling; against airborne gambling
Forbes, a New Jersey resident, says he voted against introducing casino gambling in Atlantic City in 1977. In a 1996 column panning proposals to allow video gambling on airplanes, the magazine publisher wrote: “We have enough gambling opportunities on
the ground. There ought to be a haven in the heavens from these temptations.”
Source: Laurence Arnold, Associated Press
Jul 26, 1999
Gary Bauer:
The law recognizes and encourages heterosexuality
“In America, you’re given a great degree of choices on how you live. But when it comes to what the law recognizes and wants to encourage, it should be the intact family that brings a man and a woman together in marriage,” he said. “Quite frankly, I’m
surprised that as young people who are wrestling with economic issues, and have experienced family breakdowns yourselves, that what you would be primed for today in talking to me is to promote the demands of the gay rights movement.”
Source: Associated Press
Jul 7, 1999
Gary Bauer:
Restrict the ‘addictive blight’ of legalized gambling
Bauer called betting an ‘addictive blight’ on the country. “What we have witnessed is the advent of a new epidemic. It is time for a time-out, for a moratorium on the expansion of legalized gambling.” Bauer also called for a series of changes to help
curb the growth of legalized gambling, including raising the minimum age to 21, using a portion of state gambling revenue for addiction treatment, & cutting back on the number of ‘convenience gambling outlets’ like those found in neighborhood stores.
Source: Associated Press
Jun 18, 1999
George W. Bush:
Reach out to minorities, but without quotas
Bush opposes quotas and racial preferences, but said the private and public sector should be encouraged to reach out to minorities. He refused to state his position on a California law that eliminated affirmative action programs.
Source: Associated Press
Jun 14, 1999
Mike Huckabee:
Treat AIDS as plague to be isolated, not civil rights issue
It is difficult to understand the public policy towards AIDS -- it is the first time in the history of civilization in which the carriers of a genuine plague have not been isolated from the general population,
and in which this deadly disease for which there is no cure is being treated as a civil rights issue instead of the true health crisis it represents.
Source: Responses to Associated Press Questionnaire for AR Senate
Nov 1, 1992
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