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Here you find an overview of all issues. You can click on an issue to see your repsonses and responses from Fred Thompson as well as the sources on which they are based.

Not answered by you	Gun control
Not answered by you	Environment
Not answered by you	Iraq
Not answered by you	Economy
Not answered by you	Income
Not answered by you	National security
Not answered by you	Family
Not answered by you	Immigration
Not answered by you	Health care
Not answered by you	Law and order
Not answered by you	Education
Not answered by you	Terrorism

Gun control

Proposition 1: People should have a background check and obtain a license before they can buy a gun Your opinion: You have not answered that question. Opinion Fred Thompson: completely disagree Issues and plans from candidate's campaign website   "I strongly support the Second Amendment of the Constitution, which protects an individual’s right to keep and bear arms. Gun control is touted as a major crime-control measure. But some of the places with the strictest gun-control laws also have high violent-crime rates. Disarming law-abiding citizens does not prevent crime. The answer to violent crime is smart, effective, and aggressive law enforcement. The real effect of these gun-control measures is to place onerous restrictions on law-abiding citizens who use firearms for such legal activities as self-defense, sport-shooting, hunting, and collecting. I am committed to: Strictly enforcing existing laws and severely punishing violent criminals. Protecting the rights individual Americans enjoy under the Second Amendment. "

Proposition 2: Stricter gun control will not reduce crime Your opinion: You have not answered that question. Opinion Fred Thompson: completely agree Issues and plans from candidate's campaign website   Gun control is touted as a major crime-control measure. But some of the places with the strictest gun-control laws also have high violent-crime rates (http://www.fred08.com/Principles/PrinciplesSummary.aspx?View=Principles )

Proposition 3: All semi-automatic weapons should be banned Your opinion: You have not answered that question. Opinion Fred Thompson: completely disagree Issues and plans from candidate's campaign website   • Strictly enforcing existing laws and severely punishing violent criminals. • Protecting the rights individual Americans enjoy under the Second Amendment. (http://www.fred08.com/Principles/PrinciplesSummary.aspx?View=Principles )

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Environment

Proposition 1: The effects of global warming are grossly exaggerated Your opinion: You have not answered that question. Opinion Fred Thompson: tend to agree Issues and plans from candidate's campaign website   While we don’t know for certain how or why climate change is occurring, it makes sense to take reasonable steps to reduce CO2 emissions without harming our economy. http://fred08.com/Principles/PrinciplesSummary.aspx?View=OnTheIssues Other websites and news sources   Some people think that our planet is suffering from a fever. Now scientists are telling us that Mars is experiencing its own planetary warming: Martian warming. It seems scientists have noticed recently that quite a few planets in our solar system seem to be heating up a bit, including Pluto. NASA says the Martian South Pole's "ice cap" has been shrinking for three summers in a row. Maybe Mars got its fever from earth. If so, I guess Jupiter's caught the same cold, because it's warming up too, like Pluto. This has led some people, not necessarily scientists, to wonder if Mars and Jupiter, non-signatories to the Kyoto Treaty, are actually inhabited by alien SUV-driving industrialists who run their air-conditioning at 60 degrees and refuse to recycle. Silly, I know, but I wonder what all those planets, dwarf planets, and moons in our solar system have in common. Hmm. Solar system. Hmmmm. Solar? I wonder. Nah, I guess we shouldn't even be talking about this. The science is absolutely decided. There's a consensus. Ask Galileo." -- April 2007, speaking about climate change on Paul Harvey's radio show http://www.grist.org/feature/2007/12/05/thompson_factsheet/#aud1

Proposition 2: An additional carbon tax on fuel will effectively reduce pollution Your opinion: You have not answered that question. Opinion Fred Thompson: neutral Issues and plans from candidate's campaign website   Greater energy security will enhance our ability to pursue our foreign policy and national security objectives. Increasing our energy independence and investing in alternative energy sources will also produce a healthier environment. And while we don’t know for certain how or why climate change is occurring, it makes sense to take reasonable steps to reduce CO2 emissions without harming our economy. http://fred08.com/Principles/PrinciplesSummary.aspx?View=OnTheIssues

Proposition 3: The US should never sign international treaties on climate change that limit economic growth Your opinion: You have not answered that question. Opinion Fred Thompson: completely agree Issues and plans from candidate's campaign website   "And while we don’t know for certain how or why climate change is occurring, it makes sense to take reasonable steps to reduce CO2 emissions without harming our economy." http://www.fred08.com/Principles/PrinciplesSummary.aspx?View=Principles Debate transcripts   Mr. FRED THOMPSON (Republican Presidential Candidate): There are a lot of unanswered questions. We don't know to what extent this is a cyclical thing that we may or may not be able to affect very much. The extremists, I think, are the ones who want us to do drastic things to our economy before we have more answers as to how much good we can do and whether or not people in the other parts of the world are going to contribute. But it needs to be a massive federal research and development effort in order to get those answers. SHOW: CBS Evening News 6:30 PM EST CBS December 11, 2007 Tuesday

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Iraq

Proposition 1: The US had every right to invade Iraq Your opinion: You have not answered that question. Opinion Fred Thompson: completely agree Debate transcripts   "MATTHEWS: We're branching out into other topics. Senator Thompson, all things considered, has the Bush policy toward Iraq been a good one? THOMPSON: I think the policy we're engaged in now is the right one. Clearly, to me, we didn't go in with enough troops and we didn't know what to expect when we got there. But now we're showing signs of progress." Republican Debate Michigan CNBC Wall Street Journal 09-10-2007 http://www.cfr.org/publication/14459/republican_debate_transcript_detroit_michigan.html?breadcrumb=%2Fpublication%2Fpublication_list%3Ftype%3Dessential_document%26page%3D4

Proposition 2: The US is safer because of the invasion of Iraq Your opinion: You have not answered that question. Opinion Fred Thompson: completely agree Issues and plans from candidate's campaign website   The first responsibility of government is to protect the American people, the homeland, and our way of life. Today we face the urgent threat of radical Islamic terrorists. Al Qaeda is committed to attacking us here at home, and wants to use weapons of mass destruction (WMD) to kill millions. We must never give them that opportunity. We must defeat the terrorists abroad, and that begins in Iraq and Afghanistan—the central fronts in this global war. We must show the world we have the will to fight and win http://www.fred08.com/Principles/PrinciplesSummary.aspx?View=Principles

Proposition 3: The new president should begin to bring home all US troops from Iraq immediately Your opinion: You have not answered that question. Opinion Fred Thompson: completely disagree Debate transcripts   Senator Thompson, all things considered, has the Bush policy toward Iraq been a good one? THOMPSON: I think the policy we're engaged in now is the right one. Clearly, to me, we didn't go in with enough troops and we didn't know what to expect when we got there. But now we're showing signs of progress. I think we got to take advantage of the opportunities that we have there, now that we see a window of opportunity for things to turn around and us to stabilize that place and not have to leave with our tail between our legs. http://www.cfr.org/publication/14459/

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Economy

Proposition 1: The best way to reduce the federal deficit is to raise taxes Your opinion: You have not answered that question. Opinion Fred Thompson: completely disagree Issues and plans from candidate's campaign website   "The tens of trillions of dollars in debt that will be accumulated over the next few decades will do immense harm to our economy. This burden is now estimated at $170,000 per person and $440,000 per family. Time is running out to address this looming crisis. We need market-based approaches to reform that guarantee benefits for those who need them and embrace personal responsibility and cost-effectiveness without raising taxes. " http://www.fred08.com/Principles/PrinciplesSummary.aspx?View=OnTheIssues

Proposition 2: The tax cuts for people with a higher income should be reversed Your opinion: You have not answered that question. Opinion Fred Thompson: completely disagree Issues and plans from candidate's campaign website   Permanently Extend the 2001 and 2003 Tax Cuts. Tax relief enacted in 2001 and 2003 has proved critical to generating a strong economy that has experienced growth despite the war on terror, the collapse in the housing market, and other economic challenges over the last six years. Unless action is taken, every American taxpayer will see a massive tax increase after December 31, 2010. Allowing this tax hike will impose an enormous financial burden on American families, slow economic growth, cost America jobs, and make it more difficult to address the country's long-term budget, economic, and security challenges. The Thompson plan ensures the following: Reduced individual income tax rates, saving every tax-paying family a minimum of $600. Preserving the $1000 child tax credit, which was doubled from $500 per child. Protecting Marriage penalty relief. Retaining Education tax incentives, including Coverdell Education Savings Accounts, 529 college savingsplans, and deductions for higher education expenses. Reduced tax rates on capital gains and qualified dividends. Increased expensing of investment for small businesses. http://www.fred08.com/virtual/taxrelief.aspx Other websites and news sources   "Thompson on Tax Cuts Former senator Fred Thompson (R-Tenn.) today proposed a series of tax cuts as a way to stimulate economic growth. Speaking on Fox News Sunday, the presidential candidate recommended extending President Bush's tax cuts, due to expire in 2010, eliminating the estate tax, repealing the alternative minimum tax and lowering the corporate tax rate to no more than 27 percent from the current 35 percent. " http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2007/11/25/thompson_on_tax_cuts.html

Proposition 3: The government has no responsibility to provide retirement funds Your opinion: You have not answered that question. Opinion Fred Thompson: completely disagree Issues and plans from candidate's campaign website   • Leave the Social Security benefits received by current and near retireescompletely unchanged and fully preserve their annual Cost of Living Adjustments. • Preserve and strengthen Social Security for future generations of Americans and guarantee the current level of benefits fully protected for inflation. • Help build personal wealth in America by expanding the ownership of financial assets to more Americans. • Increase retirement options for future retirees by giving them the means to decide when to retire and allowing them to build wealth that they can pass on if they so choose. http://www.fred08.com/virtual/socialsecurity.aspx

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Income

Proposition 1: Mortgage lenders should be more tightly controlled Your opinion: You have not answered that question. Opinion Fred Thompson: tend to disagree Other websites and news sources   "The former Tennessee senator has not said much, if anything, about the issue, but his economic advisor Lawrence R. Lindsey said in an interview that in most cases Mr. Thompson supports regulatory action over new legislation to improve the mortgage industry. On broker licensing, the candidate "would not want to step on states' rights to set a standard" for state-regulated entities, though having a "housekeeping seal of approval" for federally licensed brokers "probably ... makes sense," Mr. Lindsey, President Bush's chief economic adviser in his first term, said in an interview. Mr. Thompson views bills promoted by Democrats in Congress to set national standards for suitable loans as too prescriptive. "More effort on the regulatory front under existing rules is probably the best way to proceed," Mr. Lindsey said. The candidate does support the Bush administration's goal of helping subprime borrowers avert foreclosure, the adviser said, but "the devil is still in the details." Mr. Thompson "wants to see" that "operationally this is a workable solution," Mr. Lindsey said. "I think the odds are not good." In particular, there is concern about how to identify borrowers who deserve help, Mr. Lindsey said. "It's hard to determine that objectively. Subjectively, everyone is going to say, 'I can't pay, I can't pay.' There's a real problem with that aspect of it." American Banker December 12, 2007 Wednesday

Proposition 2: People with higher incomes should receive less Medicare benefits Your opinion: You have not answered that question. Opinion Fred Thompson: completely disagree Issues and plans from candidate's campaign website   Those who propose a one-size-fits-all Washington-controlled program ignore the cost, inefficiency, and inadequate care that such a system offers. Access to affordable, portable health care can be made available for all Americans without imposing new mandates or raising taxes. (http://www.fred08.com/Principles/PrinciplesSummary.aspx?View=Principles)

Proposition 3: The federal government should reduce income inequality Your opinion: You have not answered that question. Opinion Fred Thompson: completely disagree Issues and plans from candidate's campaign website   Free Markets . Free people are best equipped to order their own affairs, and the common interest benefits from and is improved by the aggregate success of all. We must reform our tax system, encourage investment, support entrepreneurial spirit, open markets abroad to American goods, and minimize burdensome government regulations to continue to expand the economy and bring increased wealth to all Americans. Limited Government . Government must be strong enough to protect us, competent enough to provide basic government services, but limited by the delineated powers in the Constitution. (http://www.fred08.com/Principles/PrinciplesSummary.aspx?View=Principles) Those who propose a one-size-fits-all Washington-controlled program ignore the cost, inefficiency, and inadequate care that such a system offers. Access to affordable, portable health care can be made available for all Americans without imposing new mandates or raising taxes. (http://www.fred08.com/Principles/PrinciplesSummary.aspx?View=Principles)

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National security

Proposition 1: The US should reduce its financial contribution to the UN Your opinion: You have not answered that question. Opinion Fred Thompson: tend to disagree Issues and plans from candidate's campaign website   I am committed to: A strengthened system of global alliances to better combat terrorists, proliferators, and traditional threats to our interests. (http://www.fred08.com/Principles/PrinciplesSummary.aspx?View=Principles) Speech transcripts   Now we have to keep in mind that while the UN is hopeless in some respects, a Security Council vote provides political cover for some timid nations to do the right thing -- like help us in Iraq. Also, UN humanitarian assistance, like the World Food Program’s, run by Americans, do much good. But it’s a constant challenge at the UN, and the reason we must always have a strong ambassador there willing to blow the whistle when they do outrageous things. An Unsustainable Development, by Richard Thompson ABC-radionetworks, june 11 2007. (http://www.abcradionetworks.com/article.asp?id=421680&SPID=15663)

Proposition 2: Iran is not an imminent threat to world peace Your opinion: You have not answered that question. Opinion Fred Thompson: completely disagree Issues and plans from candidate's campaign website   Iran. Iran remains the world's premier state sponsor of terrorism, has attempted to undermine regional stability, and has repeatedly threatened Israel. Iran is intent on developing nuclear weapons, longer-range missiles, and modern conventional forces. And it is led by a tyrant who has vowed to wipe Israel off the map. Iran also supports terrorist groups throughout the Middle East, such as Hamas and Hizballah, and is responsible for supplying weapons to extremists who are killing U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. A nuclear-armed Iran will not be tolerated. Its sponsorship of terrorism must end as well. We must work with the oppressed people of Iran to bring about regime change, while also working with other responsible democracies to isolate the regime and stop its illicit activities. The terror masters in Tehran and Damascus make only the most minor distinction between America and Israel. They say that America is the Great Satan, and Israel is the Little Satan, and both must be destroyed. http://www.fred08.com/virtual/Israel.aspx Other websites and news sources   It is critical that we see this incident as part of a long pattern of behavior -- that will continue as long as the current leadership is in power. More importantly, it will escalate unimaginably if Iran achieves nuclear status, and with it the ability to hold millions rather than individuals hostage. http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-6230-0.html?forumID=102&threadID=218107&start=0

Proposition 3: The US should decrease its spending on defense Your opinion: You have not answered that question. Opinion Fred Thompson: completely disagree Issues and plans from candidate's campaign website   A larger, more capable, and more modern military that can defeat terrorists, deter adversaries, and defend the U.S. and our interests. http://www.fred08.com/Principles/PrinciplesSummary.aspx?View=Principles Other websites and news sources   Thompson urges more military spending GOP presidential hopeful voices support and criticism of the Iraq war updated 10:48 a.m. ET Oct. 3, 2007 FORT DODGE, Iowa - GOP presidential candidate Fred Thompson argued Tuesday for increased military spending and said soldiers fighting in Iraq need better equipment and effective leaders. "We're going to have to spend more money for the kind of threats, the old kind and the new kind," Thompson said. "We're going to have to have a larger military, we're going to have to work closer with our allies." http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21103361/

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Family

Proposition 1: Same sex marriages should be made legal Your opinion: You have not answered that question. Opinion Fred Thompson: completely disagree Issues and plans from candidate's campaign website   "Strong families are the bedrock of our nation and our culture. They are built around the sanctity of life and the institution of marriage, which is the union of a man and a woman. To counter coarseness in today’s culture that oftentimes victimizes our children and undermines the traditional values parents want to instill, we must not only protect but strengthen the institutions of family and marriage. " http://www.fred08.com/Principles/PrinciplesSummary.aspx?View=OnTheIssues Other websites and news sources   "What is your position on civil unions between same sex partners? I am committed to returning authority to the levels of government closest to families and communities -- the states -- and then protecting states from further intrusion by the federal government, the judiciary, and other states." http://projects.washingtonpost.com/2008-presidential-candidates/issues/candidates/fred-thompson/#gay-marriage

Proposition 2: Abortion should be made completely illegal Your opinion: You have not answered that question. Opinion Fred Thompson: completely agree Issues and plans from candidate's campaign website   Protecting Life Fred Thompson is pro-life. He believes in the sanctity of human life and that every life is worthy of respect. He had a 100% pro-life voting record in the Senate and believes Roe v. Wade was a bad decision that ought to be overturned. He consistently opposed federal funding to promote or pay for abortion and supported the Partial Birth Abortion Act, the Child Custody Protection Act, and President Reagans Mexico City policy. While Fred Thompson supports adult stem cell research, he opposes embryonic stem cell research. He also opposes human cloning http://www.fred08.com/Virtual/AmericanValues.aspx

Proposition 3: Using embryos for stem cell research is acceptable as it enables us to find cures for diseases Your opinion: You have not answered that question. Opinion Fred Thompson: completely disagree Issues and plans from candidate's campaign website   "While Fred Thompson supports adult stem cell research, he opposes embryonic stem cell research." http://www.fred08.com/Virtual/AmericanValues.aspx Other websites and news sources   "On stem cell research, I’m for adult stem cell research not stem cell research where embryos of unborn children are destroyed. It looks to me like there is a lot of promising developments as far as adult stem cell research is concerned anyway and we don’t need to go down that other road." 06/14/2007 http://www.cbn.com/CBNnews/176959.aspx

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Immigration

Proposition 1: To prevent illegal immigration, the US should complete the fence along the entire Mexican border Your opinion: You have not answered that question. Opinion Fred Thompson: completely agree Issues and plans from candidate's campaign website   6. Bolster Border Security. Finish building the 854-mile wall along the border by 2010 as required by 8 USC 1103. Extend the wall beyond that as appropriate and deploy new technologies and additional resources to enhance detection and rapid apprehension along our borders by 2012. http://www.fred08.com/virtual/Immigration.aspx

Proposition 2: All illegal immigrants without a criminal record should be given the right to stay in the US legally Your opinion: You have not answered that question. Opinion Fred Thompson: completely disagree Candidate's book, columns or other publications   Do not provide legal status to illegal aliens. Amnesty undermines U.S. law and policy, rewards bad behavior, and is unfair to the millions of immigrants who follow the law and are awaiting legal entry into the United States. In some cases, those law-abiding and aspiring immigrants have been waiting for several years. http://www.fred08.com/virtual/Immigration.aspx

Proposition 3: Illegal immigration threatens our national security Your opinion: You have not answered that question. Opinion Fred Thompson: completely agree Issues and plans from candidate's campaign website   "In the post-9/11 world, immigration is much more of a national security issue. A government that cannot secure its borders and determine who may enter and who may not, fails in a fundamental responsibility. As we take steps to secure our borders and enforce our laws, we must also ensure that our immigration laws and policies advance our national interests in a variety of areas, and that the immigration process itself is as fair, efficient, and effective as possible." http://www.fred08.com/virtual/Immigration.aspx

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Health care

Proposition 1: Providing health care is not the responsibility of the government Your opinion: You have not answered that question. Opinion Fred Thompson: tend to agree Issues and plans from candidate's campaign website   "Those who propose a one-size-fits-all Washington-controlled program ignore the cost, inefficiency, and inadequate care that such a system offers. Access to affordable, portable health care can be made available for all Americans without imposing new mandates or raising taxes. Current government programs must also be streamlined and improved so that those who truly need help can get the health care they need.  Increases competition and consumer choice while streamlining regulations through free-market solutions that benefit individuals and reduce costs for employers." http://www.fred08.com/Principles/PrinciplesSummary.aspx?View=Principles

Proposition 2: US law should obligate all companies to provide health care insurance for their workers Your opinion: You have not answered that question. Opinion Fred Thompson: tend to disagree Issues and plans from candidate's campaign website   "Increases competition and consumer choice while streamlining regulations through free-market solutions that benefit individuals and reduce costs for employers." http://www.fred08.com/Principles/PrinciplesSummary.aspx?View=Principles

Proposition 3: The government should provide health care coverage for the millions of uninsured Americans Your opinion: You have not answered that question. Opinion Fred Thompson: tend to disagree Issues and plans from candidate's campaign website   • Increases competition and consumer choice while streamlining regulations through free-market solutions that benefit individuals and reduce costs for employers. • Improves the individual health of all Americans by shifting to a system that promotes cost-effective prevention, chronic-care management, and personal responsibility http://www.fred08.com/Principles/PrinciplesSummary.aspx?View=Principles

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Law and order

Proposition 1: The death penalty helps deter crime Your opinion: You have not answered that question. Opinion Fred Thompson: completely agree Other websites and news sources   For decades, the self-proclaimed smart kids have been telling us that the death penalty just doesn't work. The people with the top jobs in academia and the news business have scoffed at the American people's insistence that executions prevent murder. In the last few years, however, serious researchers have applied themselves to finding the evidence. Criminologists and economists have gathered and analyzed a mountain of data, and many of them were surprised by what they found. Now, they’ve published papers in respected academic journals that are establishing an unexpected consensus. The reliable two-thirds of Americans who have always supported the death penalty probably wouldn't be surprised to find out that study after study has shown that the death penalty deters murders. Some studies show really dramatic effects, with each execution of a murderer deterring as many as 18 or more murders. posted by Fred Dalton Thompson on 6/27/2007 4:11:29 PM http://abcradionetworks.com/article.asp?id=430760&SPID=15663

Proposition 2: The government should spend money on keeping drugs off the streets, not on treating drug addicts Your opinion: You have not answered that question. Opinion Fred Thompson: tend to agree Issues and plans from candidate's campaign website   The Rule of Law . We protect our liberty, secure our rights, and promote a just and stable society through the rule of law. We owe to ourselves and our fellow citizens our own adherence to the rules, but tough law enforcement and punishment for those who do not. A free and independent judiciary that interprets the law by adhering strictly to legal text and respects its limited role in our system of government is essential to our security and freedom, and we need judges who understand that role if we are to preserve our republic and freedom. http://www.fred08.com/Principles/PrinciplesSummary.aspx?View=Principles Website candidate's former or current post / roll call behaviour   Voted to increase penalties for drug manufacturing and trafficking http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=106&session=1&vote=00360 Voted to increase funding for combating the development of narcotics abrorad http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=106&session=1&vote=00360

Proposition 3: For each crime there should be a fixed minimum sentence Your opinion: You have not answered that question. Opinion Fred Thompson: tend to agree Issues and plans from candidate's campaign website   Critisizes Mike Huckabee for reducing minimum mandatory sentance for manufacturing illegal drugs: "However, Huckabee signed into law the legislation to reduce the minimum mandatory sentence for those convicted of meth manufacturing or the intent to manufacture meth. "State lawmakers weighed in on the growing problem [of prison backlog] this spring when they passed legislation that can reduce prison time for methamphetamine offenders, who previously had to serve 70 percent of their sentences. Act 1034, signed into law in March, reduced the mandatory time for methamphetamine-related convictions to 50 percent for inmates who be have well in prison." (Charlie Frago, "Drug Cases Give Whites A Lock On Prison Majority," Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (NW AR Edition), 7/9/05) " http://fred08.com/NewsRoom/PressRelease.aspx?ID=d4b5bed8-da3c-4f39-bfd1-9ffc9977ad06

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Education

Proposition 1: Better teachers should be paid higher wages than their colleagues Your opinion: You have not answered that question. Opinion Fred Thompson: tend to agree Issues and plans from candidate's campaign website   # Encouraging students and teachers to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and math—fields that are crucial to our security, competitiveness, and prosperity. # Promoting transparency to assess performance, promote accountability, and share innovations in education at all levels. http://www.fred08.com/Principles/PrinciplesSummary.aspx?View=OnTheIssues

Proposition 2: Creationism should be taught in science classes in school Your opinion: You have not answered that question. Opinion Fred Thompson: tend to agree Speech transcripts   "Many federal judges seem intent on eliminating God from the public schools and the public square in ways that would astound our founding fathers. We never know when a five to four Supreme Court decision will uphold them. They ignore the fact that the founders were protecting the church from the state and not the other way around." Speech was delivered to the meeting of the Council for National Policy in Tysons Corner, Virginia on Saturday, May 12, 2007 http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=ZDA3ODFkNTA4NDM3YWYzMzc0NWQ1NjY4ZjhkZjkwNDI=

Proposition 3: More government funding should go into public schools, not to education vouchers Your opinion: You have not answered that question. Opinion Fred Thompson: completely disagree Issues and plans from candidate's campaign website   Reviewing federal programs for cost-effectiveness, reducing federal mandates, returning education money to the states, and empowering parents by promoting voucher programs, charter schools, and other innovations that enhance education excellence through competition and choice. http://www.fred08.com/Principles/PrinciplesSummary.aspx?View=Principles Debate transcripts   I think, however, we can do things that would support choice, do things that would support vouchers, do things that would support homeschooling, and recognize that we need to speak the truth. Presidential debate Republicans Univison December 9, 2007 http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/debate_transcript120907.pdf Other websites and news sources   Other education priorities Thompson said on his campaign website that he supports giving parents more choices in where they send their children to school, including vouchers that would allow them to pay for private-school tuition. He wants to reduce federal education mandates and emphasize science and math instruction. http://asp.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/issues.aspx?i=8&c=19

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Terrorism

Proposition 1: Anti-terrorism legislation, such as the Patriot Act, unacceptably violates civil liberties Your opinion: You have not answered that question. Opinion Fred Thompson: tend to disagree Issues and plans from candidate's campaign website   I am committed to: [...] An enhanced intelligence community, with robust human-intelligence capabilities, focused on terrorism and proliferation. [...] A judicial system that deals with the realities of terrorists and unlawful enemy combatants. http://www.fred08.com/Principles/PrinciplesSummary.aspx Website candidate's former or current post / roll call behaviour   Voted YES on HR 3162: PATRIOT Act Voted YES on H. J. Res. 114: Use of Military Force Against Iraq Voted YES on HR 5005: Homeland Security Act of 2002 http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/t000457/votes/page4/

Proposition 2: Some form of torture is acceptable if it can prevent terrorist attacks Your opinion: You have not answered that question. Opinion Fred Thompson: completely agree Other websites and news sources   And in recent weeks, three candidates, Rudolph W. Giuliani, Mitt Romney and Fred D. Thompson, have embraced some of the more controversial policies on the treatment of those suspected of supporting terrorism, backing harsh interrogation methods and refusing to rule out the use of waterboarding, a simulated drowning technique, on detainees Their public statements came as the debate over whether waterboarding is torture had threatened to derail the nomination of Michael B. Mukasey as attorney general after he refused to call the technique illegal Mr. Thompson has argued that there are circumstances where “you have to do what is necessary to get the information that you need.” http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/03/us/politics/03torture.html?ei=5088&en=6db438312fa127a6&ex=1351742400&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&pagewanted=print Laurens

Proposition 3: Iraq is just one front in a broader fight against Islamic terrorism Your opinion: You have not answered that question. Opinion Fred Thompson: completely agree Issues and plans from candidate's campaign website   " Al Qaeda is committed to attacking us here at home, and wants to use weapons of mass destruction (WMD) to kill millions. We must never give them that opportunity. We must defeat the terrorists abroad, and that begins in Iraq and Afghanistan—the central fronts in this global war. " http://www.fred08.com/Principles/PrinciplesSummary.aspx

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