Buddy Roemer Candidate Report on Civil Liberties

§ 2011: Said that [e]volution needs to be taught in science class” and “intelligent design can be taught in schools in religion class.”

Voter Suppression (Read more on this)
Buddy Roemer's Rating:

§ Opposes voter suppression and barriers to voting as “misguided, futile, and wrong.”

Racial Profiling (Read more on this)
Buddy Roemer's Rating:
N/A (No stated position)

Humane Immigration Policy (Read more on this)
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§ Would deport all undocumented individuals and have them apply for legal entry.

Closing Guantanamo Bay & Indefinite Detention (Read more on this)
Buddy Roemer's Rating:
N/A (No stated position)

Gays & Lesbians Serving Openly In The Military (Read more on this)
Buddy Roemer's Rating:

§ Supports the reinstatement of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”

Ending Torture (Read more on this)
Buddy Roemer's Rating:

§ Opposes all torture as “wrong.”

Ending A Surveillance State Under the PATRIOT Act (Read more on this)
Buddy Roemer's Rating:

§ Opposes the PATRIOT Act because it is “unconstitutional” and does not want it reauthorized;
§ Opposes the NDAA because the “loss of personal liberties and due process for American citizens is blatantly unconstitutional.”

Freedom To Marry For Gay Couples (Read more on this)
Buddy Roemer's Rating:

§ Agrees with DOMA and would instruct the Justice Department to defend it in court.;
§ Supports states’ rights to ban – or legalize – gay marriage;
§ Supports civil unions and believes they should come with the same rights as married couples.

Reproductive Choice (Read more on this)
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§ Opposes abortion except in cases of rape or incest or where the mother’s life is endangered;
§ Vetoed a bill in July 1990 that would have banned all abortions, except in the case of reported rape or incest, saying that “concern for the unborn” should not be “at the expense of those who are alive, mothers whose lives are threatened, who have been illegally violated.”