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2月23日 Affirmative action laws, policies, numerical goals and programs to address and correct the present effects of race and gender discrimination are important, and we support all efforts to limit and eventually repeal Initiative 200.Affirmative action laws, policies, numerical goals and programs to address and correct the present effects of race and gender discrimination are important, and we support all efforts to limit and eventually repeal Initiative 200.
All detainees, regardless of citizenship and no matter where arrested, captured or detained, are entitled to: ...All detainees, regardless of citizenship and no matter where arrested, captured or detained, are entitled to:
a. A presumption of innocence until proven guilty;
b. Release from detention within seven days unless charged with a crime or classified as a POW in a declared war;
c. Legal representation and communication with loved ones; and
d. Humane conditions, including protection from physical or psychological torture.
Constitutional protections afforded on the pretext that a corporation is a “person” should be eliminated.Constitutional protections afforded on the pretext that a corporation is a “person” should be eliminated.
Voting rights of felons who have served their time should be restored automatically.Voting rights of felons who have served their time should be restored automatically. Our nation must guarantee the individual’s right of conscientious objection, including the right to refuse to support injustices, to kill, or to destroy or occupy homes or property, without fear of reprisal.Our nation must guarantee the individual’s right of conscientious objection, including the right to refuse to support injustices, to kill, or to destroy or occupy homes or property, without fear of reprisal.
The rights of people with disabilities to equal access to public accommodations, employment, transportation, telecommunications, voting, and government services, as provided by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must be protected and enforced.The rights of people with disabilities to equal access to public accommodations, employment, transportation, telecommunications, voting, and government services, as provided by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must be protected and enforced. Warrantless governmental eavesdropping, indefinite detention without charge, military tribunals for non-military personnel, denial of counsel and habeas corpus, and infringements on attorney-client privilege violate the Bill of Rights and must be stopped.Warrantless governmental eavesdropping, indefinite detention without charge, military tribunals for non-military personnel, denial of counsel and habeas corpus, and infringements on attorney-client privilege violate the Bill of Rights and must be stopped.
Provisions of the USAPATRIOT Act that infringe on constitutional rights and freedoms must be repealed.Provisions of the USAPATRIOT Act that infringe on constitutional rights and freedoms must be repealed. Open government requires expansion and enforcement of the access rights provided by the Freedom of Information Act.Open government requires expansion and enforcement of the access rights provided by the Freedom of Information Act.
The exploitation of people, especially children, under any circumstances, is wrong.The exploitation of people, especially children, under any circumstances, is wrong.
An individual’s right to choose medically-assisted death with dignity, with suitable safeguards, must be protected.An individual’s right to choose medically-assisted death with dignity, with suitable safeguards, must be protected.
Cultural pluralism makes this country strong, and we oppose efforts to legislate English as the official language.Cultural pluralism makes this country strong, and we oppose efforts to legislate English as the official language.
Privacy is a basic human right that government and business must recognize and respect.Privacy is a basic human right that government and business must recognize and respect.
Due process rights must be secured for all immigration proceedings.Due process rights must be secured for all immigration proceedings. Freedom of religion and its separation from government are basic to this country’s foundation.Freedom of religion and its separation from government are basic to this country’s foundation.
The rights conferred by marriage should be available to all committed adult couples regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity.The rights conferred by marriage should be available to all committed adult couples regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
2月17日 A woman’s reproductive rights, including the right to choose, regardless of age or ability to pay, must be protected in the United States and abroad.A woman’s reproductive rights, including the right to choose, regardless of age or ability to pay, must be protected in the United States and abroad. Laws should ensure that prejudice does not present a barrier to obtaining education, employment, promotion, housing, insurance or any other social or economic good.Laws should ensure that prejudice does not present a barrier to obtaining education, employment, promotion, housing, insurance or any other social or economic good.
Discrimination of any kind is wrong. Those who face discrimination must be afforded the legal means and economic opportunities to overcome such injustice.Discrimination of any kind is wrong. Those who face discrimination must be afforded the legal means and economic opportunities to overcome such injustice. |
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