§ 2012: Said he supports “school choice” and, in 2000, advocated for vouchers for private and religious schools as Governor of New Mexico.
Racial Profiling (Read more on this)
Gary Johnson's Rating:
§ Believes TSA should identify high-risk individuals for invasive pat-downs and full-body scans versus using racial profiling of the general population.
§ Opposes Arizona’s anti-immigrant law, S.B. 1070, saying, “it’s going to lead to racial profiling. I don’t how you determine one individual from another — is it color of skin? — as to whether one is an American citizen or the other is an illegal immigrant.”
Humane Immigration Policy (Read more on this)
Gary Johnson's Rating:
§ Supports the DREAM Act, which provides access to higher education and military service for many, regardless of immigration status;
§ Opposes the completion of a US-Mexico border fence.
Closing Guantanamo Bay & Indefinite Detention (Read more on this)
Gary Johnson's Rating:
§ Supports keeping Guantanamo Bay open because it is necessary for “enemy combatants.”;
§ Believes individuals detained anywhere by the U.S. have due process rights and must not be held indefinitely without charges or trial.
Gays & Lesbians Serving Openly In The Military (Read more on this)
Gary Johnson's Rating:
§ Supports the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” as “long overdue.”
Ending Torture (Read more on this)
Gary Johnson's Rating:
§ Opposes the use of torture against criminal or terrorist suspects.
Ending A Surveillance State Under The PATRIOT Act (Read more on this)
Gary Johnson's Rating:
§ Thinks the PATRIOT Act should be allowed to expire.
Freedom To Marry For Gay Couples (Read more on this)
Gary Johnson's Rating:
§ Supports freedom to marry for gay couples;
§ Opposes the federal Defense of Marriage Act.
Reproductive Choice (Read more on this)
Gary Johnson's Rating:
§ Supports a woman’s right to choose abortion until “viability” but favors banning late-term abortions and withholding public funding.
ACLU Liberty Watch 2012 is the voice for the Constitution in the this year’s presidential election.
We're watching the issues, the candidates and the media to hold them accountable to the Constitution and our civil liberties. Because words matter. Because our rights matter. Because we're choosing a president, not our liberties.
