2011 OnTheIssues interview with Green Party candidate for President, Dr. Jill Stein, M.D.
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Dr. Jill Stein is the Green Party nominee for President of the United States in 2012.
She ran as the Green Party nominee for Governor of Massachusetts in 2002 and 2010 prior to entering the Presidential race.
Dr. Stein is a medical doctor who resides in Lexington Massachusetts.
This interview, which took place on Dec. 21, 2012, addresses our usual VoteMatch quiz plus the AmericansElect.org questions.
| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Civil Rights
Economy that is not fully inclusive is inherently unstable.
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Crime
Death penalty is ineffective, and also barbaric.
Mandatory sentencing: ineffective & racially discriminatory.
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Drugs
Marijuana is dangerous because it's illegal, not vice-versa.
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Education
Opposes teacher-led prayer in public schools.
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Energy & Oil
Nuclear energy is dirty, dangerous and expensive.
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Families & Children
Family planning is 1st principle of reproductive healthcare.
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Government Reform
PACs connect campaigns with rich donors, & disconnect public.
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Gun Control
Gun at home more likely to cause injury than to defend home.
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Homeland Security
PATRIOT Act is a flagrant violation of 4th Amendment.
Repeal National Defense Authorization; keep right to trial.
Cut military 50%; spend that $500B on economy.
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Social Security
Social Security is not in crisis; and it's not a handout.
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Tax Reform
Incomes rise for wealthiest 1% but their taxes have fallen.
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War & Peace
We never should have been in Iraq; we're still not out.
We should not be in Afghanistan; no military solution.
Humanitarian aims in Libya ok; but not regime change.
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Welfare & Poverty
Don't prevent church-based welfare, but not as substitute.
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