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2月24日 Planning decisions should be based on land use, transportation, air quality and health.Planning decisions should be based on land use, transportation, air quality and health. The sources of campaign funds, including separately controlled campaigns and “issue advertising,” must be fully disclosed. Money contributions should not be given the protected status of free speech.The sources of campaign funds, including separately controlled campaigns and “issue advertising,” must be fully disclosed. Money contributions should not be given the protected status of free speech. The U. S. President and Vice-President should be elected by direct popular vote.The U. S. President and Vice-President should be elected by direct popular vote. Every election must provide an auditable paper record of all votes.Every election must provide an auditable paper record of all votes. Election Day should be a national holiday.Election Day should be a national holiday. The Fairness Doctrine for broadcast media during election campaigns should be reinstated and made applicable to cable networks to promote balanced political coverage.The Fairness Doctrine for broadcast media during election campaigns should be reinstated and made applicable to cable networks to promote balanced political coverage. Our electoral processes must be kept open to all who seek the challenge of serving our country, regardless of their income level.Our electoral processes must be kept open to all who seek the challenge of serving our country, regardless of their income level. Campaigns should be publicly financed. Meanwhile, contribution and spending limits should be an integral part of campaign finance reforms.Campaigns should be publicly financed. Meanwhile, contribution and spending limits should be an integral part of campaign finance reforms. Mandatory and indeterminate sentencing should be ended, and nonviolent crime removed from the “Three Strikes” list.Mandatory and indeterminate sentencing should be ended, and nonviolent crime removed from the “Three Strikes” list. Effective security measures consistent with individual liberties must be put into operation at airports, border crossings, seaports, and train and bus stations to protect the nation and its people from terrorist actions.Effective security measures consistent with individual liberties must be put into operation at airports, border crossings, seaports, and train and bus stations to protect the nation and its people from terrorist actions. We oppose using local law enforcement as agents of immigration enforcement.We oppose using local law enforcement as agents of immigration enforcement. All individuals who have lived and worked peacefully in the US for a period of time should be provided a pathway to legal status and be allowed to reunite with their families in a timely fashion.All individuals who have lived and worked peacefully in the US for a period of time should be provided a pathway to legal status and be allowed to reunite with their families in a timely fashion. Racial profiling by law enforcement is ineffective, counter-productive, and must be eliminated.Racial profiling by law enforcement is ineffective, counter-productive, and must be eliminated. Asset seizures should be based on court conviction rather than mere arrest or presumption of guilt.Asset seizures should be based on court conviction rather than mere arrest or presumption of guilt. Drug addiction isn’t cured by incarceration. We support widespread drug education, treatment and community-based aftercare for every offender who needs it.Drug addiction isn’t cured by incarceration. We support widespread drug education, treatment and community-based aftercare for every offender who needs it. White-collar crime should be given jail time on the same basis as other non-violent crime.White-collar crime should be given jail time on the same basis as other non-violent crime. Safety training for hunters and gun owners, universal gun registration and licensing, and background checks and waiting periods on all gun sales (including gun shows and private-party sales) should be mandatory.Safety training for hunters and gun owners, universal gun registration and licensing, and background checks and waiting periods on all gun sales (including gun shows and private-party sales) should be mandatory. Adults are responsible for safeguarding guns in the home. We support safety locks on handguns and prohibitions on private ownership of fully automatic weapons.Adults are responsible for safeguarding guns in the home. We support safety locks on handguns and prohibitions on private ownership of fully automatic weapons. The death penalty should be abolished in favor of a life sentence without the possibility of parole.The death penalty should be abolished in favor of a life sentence without the possibility of parole. Our nation must invest in children and work actively to abolish poverty in order to eliminate a major cause of crime.Our nation must invest in children and work actively to abolish poverty in order to eliminate a major cause of crime. |
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