Con

Should the Death Penalty Be Allowed?



"America's experience shows that capital punishment does not effectively stop crimes from being committed. And our judicial system makes mistakes, killing people who are innocent. It's time to move beyond capital punishment, to abolish it, and to instead use life imprisonment as the most severe form of sentencing for those who cannot be trusted to live in common society."



Source: Project Vote Smart, "Jill Stein's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)," votesmart.org (accessed May 19, 2016) "America's experience shows that capital punishment does not effectively stop crimes from being committed. And our judicial system makes mistakes, killing people who are innocent. It's time to move beyond capital punishment, to abolish it, and to instead use life imprisonment as the most severe form of sentencing for those who cannot be trusted to live in common society."



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Should the United States Abide by Its Treaties with Native American Tribes?



"Native American land & treaty rights often stand as the front line against government & corporate attempts to exploit the Earth's resources."



Source: Jill Stein, Twitter post, twitter.com, May 6, 2016 "Native American land & treaty rights often stand as the front line against government & corporate attempts to exploit the Earth's resources."



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Con

Should Private Prisons Be Allowed in the United States?



"As president, Jill Stein will… Abolish private prisons."



Source: Jill 2016, "Support Jill Stein's People-Powered Campaign," jill2016.com (accessed Aug. 30, 2016) "As president, Jill Stein will… Abolish private prisons."



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Con

Should Law Enforcement Be Allowed to Use Racial Profiling?



"It's clear that we need to rein in police violence, we need to hold police forces accountable, the stop and frisk program in New York City which is all about racial profiling too, we need to put an end to racial profiling, they do not make us safer and are inherently violent and degrading... It's really important for people to acknowledge the institutional racism that is built into the functioning of our society. We need to talk about this so we can understand how tilted of a playing field we are on. We are not in a post racial era, these problems are alive and well and they are only getting worse."



Source: Yana Kunichoff, "Interview with the Green Party's Jill Stein, Candidate for Organizer in Chief," truth-out.org, Aug. 7, 2012 "It's clear that we need to rein in police violence, we need to hold police forces accountable, the stop and frisk program in New York City which is all about racial profiling too, we need to put an end to racial profiling, they do not make us safer and are inherently violent and degrading... It's really important for people to acknowledge the institutional racism that is built into the functioning of our society. We need to talk about this so we can understand how tilted of a playing field we are on. We are not in a post racial era, these problems are alive and well and they are only getting worse."



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None Found

Should Supreme Court Justice Scalia's Replacement Be Chosen by President Obama?



No positon found as of Apr. 21, 2016



Source: No positon found as of Apr. 21, 2016



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Should the United States Continue the War on Drugs?



"The whole drug war is completely baseless, foundless, immoral, racist, and it needs to be transformed into a public health agenda, and people who are currently serving time on account of using recreational substances, who have not been involved in violent crime should have their sentences commuted."



Source: CannabiFile, "Dr. Jill Stein: End the Immoral, Racist War on Drugs," youtube.com, May 10, 2016 "The whole drug war is completely baseless, foundless, immoral, racist, and it needs to be transformed into a public health agenda, and people who are currently serving time on account of using recreational substances, who have not been involved in violent crime should have their sentences commuted."



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Should Churches (Defined as Churches, Temples, Mosques, Synagogues, etc.) Remain Tax-Exempt?



"Peter J. Reilly: ...Someone who is designated a minister of the gospel is entitled to exclude from income the amount their congregation pays them for housing [known as the parsonage exclusion] regardless of the size, there is no dollar limit on this... If you were president would you consider not defending the constitutionality of the parsonage exclusion?...



Jill Stein: ...I try not to shoot from the hip, and actually consider these things before taking a position on them, and I would have to say that I would do that. But at first blush I would agree with the principal here of separation of church and state, which would seem to say we should not give special favors to employees of religious institutions that certainly sounds true."



Source: Peter J Reilly, "Jill Stein Lining Up with Freedom from Religion Foundation on Parsonage Exclusion," forbes.com, Oct. 9, 2012 "Peter J. Reilly: ...Someone who is designated a minister of the gospel is entitled to exclude from income the amount their congregation pays them for housing [known as the parsonage exclusion] regardless of the size, there is no dollar limit on this... If you were president would you consider not defending the constitutionality of the parsonage exclusion?...Jill Stein: ...I try not to shoot from the hip, and actually consider these things before taking a position on them, and I would have to say that I would do that. But at first blush I would agree with the principal here of separation of church and state, which would seem to say we should not give special favors to employees of religious institutions that certainly sounds true."



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Does Lowering the Corporate Income Tax Rate Create Jobs?



"We want to directly create jobs, not simply provide tax breaks for corporations or tax breaks for the job creators to move their jobs to China or India. The Green New Deal will create 25 million jobs, including a spectrum of jobs in the green sector, as well as jobs that meet our social needs, and these are public services and public works, like during the New Deal that got us out of the Depression."



Source: Democracy Now, "Exclusive: Expanding the Debate with Third-Party Candidates Jill Stein, Virgil Goode, Rocky Anderson," democracynow.org, Oct. 17, 2012 "We want to directly create jobs, not simply provide tax breaks for corporations or tax breaks for the job creators to move their jobs to China or India. The Green New Deal will create 25 million jobs, including a spectrum of jobs in the green sector, as well as jobs that meet our social needs, and these are public services and public works, like during the New Deal that got us out of the Depression."



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Con

Should the Federal Government Continue to Subsidize Oil Companies?



"A Green president would invest in wind, solar and geothermal, emphasize efficiency and conservation, phase out nuclear power plants, and move to a carbon-free economy to deal with climate change. We would immediately end Obama’s expensive subsidies for nuclear power as well as fossil fuels, and use those funds instead to kick off a job- producing energy program based on clean, safe and renewable energy."



Source: Dave Schwab, "After Fukushima, Stein Calls for 100% Renewable Energy Economy," greenpartywatch.org, Mar. 12, 2012 "A Green president would invest in wind, solar and geothermal, emphasize efficiency and conservation, phase out nuclear power plants, and move to a carbon-free economy to deal with climate change. We would immediately end Obama’s expensive subsidies for nuclear power as well as fossil fuels, and use those funds instead to kick off a job- producing energy program based on clean, safe and renewable energy."



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Should Any Federal Taxes Be Increased?



"[W]e're calling for a fair tax system. So we have, for example, a financial transaction tax, which would bring hundreds of billions of dollars into the economy; an offshore tax haven tax; and a progressive tax on millionaires and billionaires."



Source: The Real News Network, "Why Is the Green Party's Jill Stein Running to Be President," therealnews.com, Mar. 19, 2012 "[W]e're calling for a fair tax system. So we have, for example, a financial transaction tax, which would bring hundreds of billions of dollars into the economy; an offshore tax haven tax; and a progressive tax on millionaires and billionaires."



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Should There Be a Flat Tax on Income?



"[W]e're calling for a fair tax system. So we have, for example, a financial transaction tax, which would bring hundreds of billions of dollars into the economy; an offshore tax haven tax; and a progressive tax on millionaires and billionaires."



Source: The Real News Network, "Why Is the Green Party's Jill Stein Running to Be President?," therealnews.com, Mar. 19, 2012 "[W]e're calling for a fair tax system. So we have, for example, a financial transaction tax, which would bring hundreds of billions of dollars into the economy; an offshore tax haven tax; and a progressive tax on millionaires and billionaires."



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Should Glass-Steagall Be Reinstated?



"So the Glass-Steagall Act is a very important protection so that the investment bankers are not gambling with public money. Right now, they can do that and they can do all kinds of other abuses that are, well, they're doing that. They're doing that big time. In fact, the banks are bigger and more consolidated than they were before the crash in 2007. So, there's every reason for us to bring back Glass-Steagall but not only that. We should break up the big banks right now. We need public ownership of the banks. We need banks in the public interest, not banks for the private interest. The same goes for the Federal Reserve, which needs to be a public institution, which is transparent and run on behalf of taxpayers and America, not on behalf of private banks and their profits, and we need to create those public banks, not only at the national level, but at the community level."



Source: Green Party US, "Jill Stein: Doctor, Activist and a Villain to Corporate America," gp.org, Mar. 19, 2016 "So the Glass-Steagall Act is a very important protection so that the investment bankers are not gambling with public money. Right now, they can do that and they can do all kinds of other abuses that are, well, they're doing that. They're doing that big time. In fact, the banks are bigger and more consolidated than they were before the crash in 2007. So, there's every reason for us to bring back Glass-Steagall but not only that. We should break up the big banks right now. We need public ownership of the banks. We need banks in the public interest, not banks for the private interest. The same goes for the Federal Reserve, which needs to be a public institution, which is transparent and run on behalf of taxpayers and America, not on behalf of private banks and their profits, and we need to create those public banks, not only at the national level, but at the community level."



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None Found

Should the US Return to the Gold Standard in Which Coin and Currency Are Backed by Gold?



No position found as of May 4, 2016



Source: No position found as of May 4, 2016



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Con

Should Social Security Be Privatized?



"This proposal to turn our Social Security system over to private corporations would lead to huge losses for retirees who depend on Social Security. And it would create investment risks that cannot be tolerated in our Social Security program."



Source: Project Vote Smart, "Jill Stein's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)," votesmart.org (accessed May 19, 2016) "This proposal to turn our Social Security system over to private corporations would lead to huge losses for retirees who depend on Social Security. And it would create investment risks that cannot be tolerated in our Social Security program."



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Con

Is the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Trade Agreement Good for America?



"If you think corporate personhood is a bad idea, just wait for corporate nationhood. In fact, right now, the Obama Administration and bi-partisan supporters are trying to ram through Congress a secret global deal. The Trans Pacific Partnership or TPP.



This backroom deal gives corporations more power than nations. It lets multinational corporations - foreign powers - overrule our laws, including critical protections for workers, our health, and the environment, for the safety of our food, our air, and our water, the security of our bank accounts, our access to the internet, and so much more. It even overrides the Constitution. People call it NAFTA on steroids, because it intensifies the offshoring of our jobs and puts downward pressure on wages. It enforces this new world governance by creating a special global court, consisting of 3 super judges, who are appointed by the world bank. In short, the TPP is a Trojan horse for a global corporate coup. But the most important thing about the TPP is that we can stop it."



Source: Jill 2016, "Flush the TPP," youtube.com, Mar. 24, 2015 "If you think corporate personhood is a bad idea, just wait for corporate nationhood. In fact, right now, the Obama Administration and bi-partisan supporters are trying to ram through Congress a secret global deal. The Trans Pacific Partnership or TPP.This backroom deal gives corporations more power than nations. It lets multinational corporations - foreign powers - overrule our laws, including critical protections for workers, our health, and the environment, for the safety of our food, our air, and our water, the security of our bank accounts, our access to the internet, and so much more. It even overrides the Constitution. People call it NAFTA on steroids, because it intensifies the offshoring of our jobs and puts downward pressure on wages. It enforces this new world governance by creating a special global court, consisting of 3 super judges, who are appointed by the world bank. In short, the TPP is a Trojan horse for a global corporate coup. But the most important thing about the TPP is that we can stop it."



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Con

Is the Growth of Charter Schools Good for Education in America?



"[C]harter schools are not better than public schools—and in many cases they are far worse. They cherry-pick their students so they can show better test scores. The treasure of our public schools system has been assaulted by the process of privatization."



Source: Schools Matter, "Guest Post: Dr. Jill Stein: A Failing Grade for Obama's Education Pick," schoolsmatter.info, Mar. 27, 2016 "[C]harter schools are not better than public schools—and in many cases they are far worse. They cherry-pick their students so they can show better test scores. The treasure of our public schools system has been assaulted by the process of privatization."



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Con

Are the Common Core Standards Good for Education in America?



"We’ve seen a common pattern with the education agenda pushed by Wall Street and standardized test corporations: high-stakes testing sets up public schools to fail, paving the way for the takeover of education by charter schools with their profits subsidized by taxpayer dollars.



Within two years after [former New York State Education Commissioner John] King’s disastrous Common Core rollout, 20% of students were sitting out the tests in protest...



As President, I will halt the destructive push for high-stakes testing and school privatization. Instead of teaching to the test, we need to teach to the whole student for lifetime learning."



Source: Schools Matter, "Guest Post: Dr. Jill Stein: A Failing Grade for Obama's Education Pick," schoolsmatter.info, Mar. 27, 2016 "We’ve seen a common pattern with the education agenda pushed by Wall Street and standardized test corporations: high-stakes testing sets up public schools to fail, paving the way for the takeover of education by charter schools with their profits subsidized by taxpayer dollars.Within two years after [former New York State Education Commissioner John] King’s disastrous Common Core rollout, 20% of students were sitting out the tests in protest...As President, I will halt the destructive push for high-stakes testing and school privatization. Instead of teaching to the test, we need to teach to the whole student for lifetime learning."



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Should K-12 Teachers Get Tenure?



"Evaluate teacher performance through assessments by fellow professionals. Do not rely on high-stakes tests that reflect economic status of the community, and punish teachers working in low-income communities of color."



Source: Maureen Sullivan, "Jill Stein on Education: 10 Things the Presidential Candidate Wants You to Know," forbes.com, Aug. 31, 2016 "Evaluate teacher performance through assessments by fellow professionals. Do not rely on high-stakes tests that reflect economic status of the community, and punish teachers working in low-income communities of color."



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Should Any Public Colleges or Universities Be Tuition-Free?



"Abolish student debt to free a generation of Americans from debt servitude. Guarantee tuition-free, world-class public education from pre-school through university. End high stakes testing and public school privatization."



Source: Jill 2016, "Power to the People Plan," jill2016.com (accessed May 20, 2016) "Abolish student debt to free a generation of Americans from debt servitude. Guarantee tuition-free, world-class public education from pre-school through university. End high stakes testing and public school privatization."



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Con

Was the Citizens United Supreme Court Decision Good for America?



"Reverse the Citizens United ruling to revoke corporate personhood, and amend our Constitution to make clear that corporations are not persons and money is not speech."



Source: Jill Stein, "Where We Stand on the Issues," www.jillstein.org (accessed Oct. 9, 2012) "Reverse the Citizens United ruling to revoke corporate personhood, and amend our Constitution to make clear that corporations are not persons and money is not speech."



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Should the Presidential Debates Include Third Party Candidates?



"Polls show that 50% of Americans do not identify as either Democrat or Republican. 60% say the establishment parties are doing such a poor job of representing them we need a new major party. All this means that the Presidential debates restricted to the two presumptive nominees will silence the voices, views and values of at least half of all Americans…



Opening the debates should be part of a broader reform that replaces the private, partisan Commission on Presidential Debates. When the CPD seized control of our national debates, it not only took charge of who gets to debate, but also who sits in the audience, who moderates, and what press is allowed access. Thus today’s sham debates have been engineered to drum up support for the bipartisan corporate agenda, and suppress all traces of alternatives. It’s time for a new non-partisan Commission that transforms these spectacles into real debates that engage and inform voters as the true engine of democracy."



Source: Jill Stein, "Open the Presidential Debates to All Parties," thehill.com, June 2, 2016

[ Editor's Note: On Sep. 29, 2015, Jill Stein joined a lawsuit against the Commission on Presidential Debates, accusing the organization of "keeping Americans from hearing anyone but the two old parties in debates" and requesting that all candidates who could potentially secure a majority in the Electoral College be in the debates.] "Polls show that 50% of Americans do not identify as either Democrat or Republican. 60% say the establishment parties are doing such a poor job of representing them we need a new major party. All this means that the Presidential debates restricted to the two presumptive nominees will silence the voices, views and values of at least half of all Americans…Opening the debates should be part of a broader reform that replaces the private, partisan Commission on Presidential Debates. When the CPD seized control of our national debates, it not only took charge of who gets to debate, but also who sits in the audience, who moderates, and what press is allowed access. Thus today’s sham debates have been engineered to drum up support for the bipartisan corporate agenda, and suppress all traces of alternatives. It’s time for a new non-partisan Commission that transforms these spectacles into real debates that engage and inform voters as the true engine of democracy."



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Should Felons Who Have Completed Their Sentences (Incarceration, Probation, and Parole) Be Allowed to Vote?



"Restore the vote to ex-offenders who've paid their debt to society."



Source: Jill Stein, "A People's State of the Union: A Green New Deal for America," jillstein.org, Jan. 2012 "Restore the vote to ex-offenders who've paid their debt to society."



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Con

Should Voters Be Required to Show Photo Identification in Order to Vote?



"We call for, for example, a constitutional right to vote, which would make these voter ID laws obsolete and impossible. We would ensure that every voter has the right to vote...



[W]hich would put voter ID laws basically into court, and would render them unconstitutional, essentially. It would make very clear that anyone who tries to restrict the right to vote will be taken into court, where they will have to prove before a court of law and a jury that they are not violating that right. And right now that decision, you know, is left up to secretaries of state, and to legislatures and so on. So there would be constitutional protection."



Source: Uprising Radio, "How Green Party Presidential Candidate Jill Stein Differs from the Two Major Parties," uprisingradio.org, Sep. 27, 2012 "We call for, for example, a constitutional right to vote, which would make these voter ID laws obsolete and impossible. We would ensure that every voter has the right to vote...[W]hich would put voter ID laws basically into court, and would render them unconstitutional, essentially. It would make very clear that anyone who tries to restrict the right to vote will be taken into court, where they will have to prove before a court of law and a jury that they are not violating that right. And right now that decision, you know, is left up to secretaries of state, and to legislatures and so on. So there would be constitutional protection."



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Should US Election Campaigns Be Publicly Financed?



"[U]ltimately, we need to have a system of public funding [of election campaigns], and the way that can be affordable is by making the public airwaves free for public purpose. The minute you do that, the bottom falls out of campaign funding. It’s no longer needed, and they can raise all the money in the world that they want, but they don’t have an advantage for it. We could solve this problem in a heartbeat, but you can’t solve it unless you also democratize the airwaves and make them a tool for democracy and for educating the public about things that matter, like elections. The minute you do that, the funding campaigns go away. It’s totally within arm’s reach."



Source: Candice Bernd, "Q & A with Green Party Presidential Candidate Jill Stein," ecowatch.com, June 30, 2015 "[U]ltimately, we need to have a system of public funding [of election campaigns], and the way that can be affordable is by making the public airwaves free for public purpose. The minute you do that, the bottom falls out of campaign funding. It’s no longer needed, and they can raise all the money in the world that they want, but they don’t have an advantage for it. We could solve this problem in a heartbeat, but you can’t solve it unless you also democratize the airwaves and make them a tool for democracy and for educating the public about things that matter, like elections. The minute you do that, the funding campaigns go away. It’s totally within arm’s reach."



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Con

Should New Fossil Fuel Leases on Federal Land Be Allowed?



"The President should welcome the Pope with an act of climate penance. Stopping leases for fossil fuels on public lands is the single biggest step a President could take to reduce climate change without the need for Congressional approval."



Source: Jill Stein, "President Should Welcome Pope With Act Of Climate Penance: Ending Fossil Fuel Leases On Public Lands," jill2016.com, Sep. 22, 2015 "The President should welcome the Pope with an act of climate penance. Stopping leases for fossil fuels on public lands is the single biggest step a President could take to reduce climate change without the need for Congressional approval."



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Con

Should Fracking Be Allowed?



"Fracking is a national threat to our water, our health, and our future. It's time to work for a national ban on fracking and a just transition to 100% clean renewable energy by 2030."



Source: Jill Stein, Twitter post, twitter.com, Feb. 19, 2016 "Fracking is a national threat to our water, our health, and our future. It's time to work for a national ban on fracking and a just transition to 100% clean renewable energy by 2030."



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Con

Should the United States Build Additional Nuclear Power Plants?



"End destructive energy extraction and associated infrastructure: fracking, tar sands, offshore drilling, oil trains, mountaintop removal, natural gas pipelines, and uranium mines. Halt any investment in fossil fuel infrastructure, including natural gas, and phase out all fossil fuel power plants. Phase out nuclear power and end nuclear subsidies. End all subsidies for fossil fuels and impose a greenhouse gas fee / tax to charge polluters for the damage they have created."



Source: Jill 2016, "Jill Stein 2016 Platform," jill2016.com (accessed Sep. 12, 2016) "End destructive energy extraction and associated infrastructure: fracking, tar sands, offshore drilling, oil trains, mountaintop removal, natural gas pipelines, and uranium mines. Halt any investment in fossil fuel infrastructure, including natural gas, and phase out all fossil fuel power plants. Phase out nuclear power and end nuclear subsidies. End all subsidies for fossil fuels and impose a greenhouse gas fee / tax to charge polluters for the damage they have created."



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Is China an Economic or Military Threat to the United States?



"We should deal with China like a member of global community--stop isolating and intimidating China--that is not gonna work…



On US debt, they finance all sorts of 3rd-world countries in a way that is far less heavy-handed than the US--we need to compete with China on that. We do need to stand up on human rights--but we need to do that inside the US or it does not pass the laugh test. Like in our jails and in our schools and in our courts and the way that we treat immigrants--we have created them and then we criminalize them. We need to get our own house in order first--stand up for human rights in China, yes, but also in Israel and Saudi Arabia too."



Source: On The Issues, "Jill Stein on Foreign Policy," ontheissues.org, July 6, 2015 "We should deal with China like a member of global community--stop isolating and intimidating China--that is not gonna work…On US debt, they finance all sorts of 3rd-world countries in a way that is far less heavy-handed than the US--we need to compete with China on that. We do need to stand up on human rights--but we need to do that inside the US or it does not pass the laugh test. Like in our jails and in our schools and in our courts and the way that we treat immigrants--we have created them and then we criminalize them. We need to get our own house in order first--stand up for human rights in China, yes, but also in Israel and Saudi Arabia too."



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Con

Should the United States Maintain Its Embargo against Cuba?



"OnTheIssues: What do you think about lifting the Cuban embargo?...



Stein: It was long overdue--it was time to end our economic & political warfare against Cuba. We need to be respecting their right to self-determination. We should go there without intent to interfere in their national process of deciding what kind of government, what kind of food and entertainment they have--we should respect the choices that the Cuban people have made."



Source: On The Issues, "Jill Stein on Foreign Policy," ontheissues.org, July 6, 2015 "OnTheIssues: What do you think about lifting the Cuban embargo?...Stein: It was long overdue--it was time to end our economic & political warfare against Cuba. We need to be respecting their right to self-determination. We should go there without intent to interfere in their national process of deciding what kind of government, what kind of food and entertainment they have--we should respect the choices that the Cuban people have made."



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Is the Nuclear Arms Deal with Iran Good for America?



"It (conclusion of Iran nuclear talks) is critically important... Now, the truth of the matter is that the US intelligence agencies and even Israeli intelligence agencies all agree that this is much to do about nothing. Israel on the other hand has nuclear weapons right now. So in my view, this agreement should just be a first step towards creating a nuclear-free Middle East and a nuclear free world...



US foreign policy needs to be a foreign policy based on international law, human rights, and diplomacy. So, what has happened here in the negotiations around Iran is a good example of diplomacy, but it needs to be massively expanded."



Source: Tasnim News Agency, "Jill Stein: Iran Deal Prelude to Nuclear Free World," tasnimnews.com, Aug. 4, 2015

[ Editor's Note : Jill Stein is a signatory of the Code Pink statement "Women Support the Iran Nuclear Deal," available at codepink.org.] "It (conclusion of Iran nuclear talks) is critically important... Now, the truth of the matter is that the US intelligence agencies and even Israeli intelligence agencies all agree that this is much to do about nothing. Israel on the other hand has nuclear weapons right now. So in my view, this agreement should just be a first step towards creating a nuclear-free Middle East and a nuclear free world...US foreign policy needs to be a foreign policy based on international law, human rights, and diplomacy. So, what has happened here in the negotiations around Iran is a good example of diplomacy, but it needs to be massively expanded."



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Should There Be an Independent Palestinian State?



"We need to go back to the drawing board on Israel-Palestine... The US needs a principled foreign policy. We need to stop aligning with our favored country for that reason alone. We need to, generally, stop arming and funding governments committing war crimes and violating human rights...



Most authorities say a two-state solution is no longer possible due to the carving up of the territories by Israel and the occupation... My feeling is we shouldn’t be in the business of telling them how to work it out. We should support the grassroots groups that are advocates of human rights and justice, and help them to figure out the best way to end the conflict and promote a integrated and peaceful coexistence going forward."



Source: Eoin Higgins, "Jill Stein: 'It's Crazy to Spend $6 Trillion on Fighting Terrorism When We Turn Blind Eye to the Saudis,'" mintpress.com, Mar. 8, 2016 "We need to go back to the drawing board on Israel-Palestine... The US needs a principled foreign policy. We need to stop aligning with our favored country for that reason alone. We need to, generally, stop arming and funding governments committing war crimes and violating human rights...Most authorities say a two-state solution is no longer possible due to the carving up of the territories by Israel and the occupation... My feeling is we shouldn’t be in the business of telling them how to work it out. We should support the grassroots groups that are advocates of human rights and justice, and help them to figure out the best way to end the conflict and promote a integrated and peaceful coexistence going forward."



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Should More Gun Control Laws Be Enacted?



"We certainly need an assault weapons ban, but we need more than that. There are some 260 people every day who are injured or killed by gun violence, so it's very important that we ban assault weapons, for starters, but there are other steps that need to be taken quickly. Local communities need to be able to regulate guns, as needed, to deal with their violence. So, we need to keep guns out of the hands of criminals. We need background checks, so that the mentally ill are not possessing and using guns. And we need to end the gun show loopholes, as well, because there's far too much violence from guns, which is not needed."



Source: Democracy Now, "Exclusive: Expanding the Debate with Third-Party Candidates Jill Stein, Virgil Goode, Rocky Anderson," democracynow.org, Oct. 17, 2012 "We certainly need an assault weapons ban, but we need more than that. There are some 260 people every day who are injured or killed by gun violence, so it's very important that we ban assault weapons, for starters, but there are other steps that need to be taken quickly. Local communities need to be able to regulate guns, as needed, to deal with their violence. So, we need to keep guns out of the hands of criminals. We need background checks, so that the mentally ill are not possessing and using guns. And we need to end the gun show loopholes, as well, because there's far too much violence from guns, which is not needed."



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Should Schools Be Gun-Free Zones?



"It is more dangerous to the occupants of a home to have a gun than not. It's more likely that you'll be injured by your own gun than that you'll be defended against some intruder with that gun. It's an enormous public health problem in our cities-- there are tragedies every day where young people are being shot, as victims of gun crimes. It's tragic. We're not arguing that nobody should have a gun--but public safety should factor into constraints."



Source: Jill Stein, "OnTheIssues Interview with Jill Stein," ontheissues.org, Dec. 21, 2011 "It is more dangerous to the occupants of a home to have a gun than not. It's more likely that you'll be injured by your own gun than that you'll be defended against some intruder with that gun. It's an enormous public health problem in our cities-- there are tragedies every day where young people are being shot, as victims of gun crimes. It's tragic. We're not arguing that nobody should have a gun--but public safety should factor into constraints."



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Should the Federal Government Study Gun Violence?



"Stein would also remove current prohibitions against using federal funding for science based solutions to gun violence."



Source: Jill 2016, "Dr. Stein Says Gun Violence Needs to Be Treated as National Public Health Emergency," jill2016.com, Oct. 5, 2015 "Stein would also remove current prohibitions against using federal funding for science based solutions to gun violence."



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Should People on the No-Fly List or the Terror Watch List Be Allowed to Purchase Guns?



No position found as of Apr. 27, 2016



Source: No position found as of Apr. 27, 2016



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Should Abortion Be Legal?



"I stand by a woman's right to choose. We need complete reproductive healthcare, which includes the right to an abortion."



Source: Jill Stein, Twitter Post, twitter.com, Apr. 5, 2016 "I stand by a woman's right to choose. We need complete reproductive healthcare, which includes the right to an abortion."



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Should Any Vaccines Be Required for Children?



"According to the most recent review of vaccination policies across the globe, mandatory vaccination that doesn't allow for medical exemptions is practically unheard of. In most countries, people trust their regulatory agencies and have very high rates of vaccination through voluntary programs. In the US, however, regulatory agencies are routinely packed with corporate lobbyists and CEOs. So the foxes are guarding the chicken coop as usual in the US. So who wouldn't be skeptical? I think dropping vaccinations rates that can and must be fixed in order to get at the vaccination issue: the widespread distrust of the medical-industrial complex.



Vaccines in general have made a huge contribution to public health. Reducing or eliminating devastating diseases like smallpox and polio… Still, vaccines should be treated like any medical procedure–each one needs to be tested and regulated by parties that do not have a financial interest in them. In an age when industry lobbyists and CEOs are routinely appointed to key regulatory positions through the notorious revolving door, it's no wonder many Americans don’t trust the FDA to be an unbiased source of sound advice."



Source: Jill Stein, "I Am Jill Stein, Green Party Candidate for President, AMA!," reddit.com, May 11, 2016 "According to the most recent review of vaccination policies across the globe, mandatory vaccination that doesn't allow for medical exemptions is practically unheard of. In most countries, people trust their regulatory agencies and have very high rates of vaccination through voluntary programs. In the US, however, regulatory agencies are routinely packed with corporate lobbyists and CEOs. So the foxes are guarding the chicken coop as usual in the US. So who wouldn't be skeptical? I think dropping vaccinations rates that can and must be fixed in order to get at the vaccination issue: the widespread distrust of the medical-industrial complex.Vaccines in general have made a huge contribution to public health. Reducing or eliminating devastating diseases like smallpox and polio… Still, vaccines should be treated like any medical procedure–each one needs to be tested and regulated by parties that do not have a financial interest in them. In an age when industry lobbyists and CEOs are routinely appointed to key regulatory positions through the notorious revolving door, it's no wonder many Americans don’t trust the FDA to be an unbiased source of sound advice."



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Con

Is Obamacare Good for America?



"I will replace ACA with improved Medicare for All, which provides quality care while saving money... ACA makes a profit-driven system even more expensive by adding complexity ('exchanges') to an already massive bureaucracy. Crafted by insurers, it provides $400 billion in taxpayer subsidies for stripped-down policies that enrich insurers while forcing consumers to buy the inadequate plans through a mandate. Costs continue to skyrocket, as seen with the Massachusetts plan (on which ACA is based), impoverishing consumers, businesses and government while draining resources from safety-net hospitals and threatening care for tens of millions who'll remain uninsured."



Source: Project Vote Smart, "Jill Stein's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)," votesmart.org (accessed May 19, 2016) "I will replace ACA with improved Medicare for All, which provides quality care while saving money... ACA makes a profit-driven system even more expensive by adding complexity ('exchanges') to an already massive bureaucracy. Crafted by insurers, it provides $400 billion in taxpayer subsidies for stripped-down policies that enrich insurers while forcing consumers to buy the inadequate plans through a mandate. Costs continue to skyrocket, as seen with the Massachusetts plan (on which ACA is based), impoverishing consumers, businesses and government while draining resources from safety-net hospitals and threatening care for tens of millions who'll remain uninsured."



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Should Parental Consent Be Required for Pregnant Minors to Have Abortions?



No position found as of May 5, 2016



Source: No position found as of May 5, 2016



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Should Euthanasia or Physician-Assisted Suicide Be Legal?



No position found as of May 5, 2016



Source: No position found as of May 5, 2016



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Should Planned Parenthood Receive Federal Funding?



No position found as of Apr. 27, 2016



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Should All Americans Have the Right (Be Entitled) to Health Care?



"Health care as a human right, not a means tested entitlement like Medicare, not a subsidized profit center for predatory insurance like Obamacare, but a Medicare for All system to provide quality care for all while saving trillions by streamlining the massive health insurance bureaucracy."



Source: Jill Stein, "Dr. Jill Stein Announces Formation of Exploratory Committee for 2016 Presidential Bid," jill2016.com, Feb. 6, 2015 "Health care as a human right, not a means tested entitlement like Medicare, not a subsidized profit center for predatory insurance like Obamacare, but a Medicare for All system to provide quality care for all while saving trillions by streamlining the massive health insurance bureaucracy."



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Con

Should the Federal Government Use Raids to Enforce Immigration Laws?



"The Obama administration is conducting nighttime deportation raids on immigrant families fleeing the horrible violence that's rampant throughout Mexico and Central America...



Our nation of immigrants needs a just immigration system that won't allow the ruling elite to divide working people. That means halting deportations...



The US government shouldn't be deporting innocent families who are fleeing violence, starvation and persecution in their home countries. Forcing them to return puts them at risk of rape, torture, and death. Many have already had family members murdered or actively threatened with murder...



The Obama Administration's night raids on immigrant families are a morally abhorrent response to a refugee problem deeply rooted in predatory U.S trade, drug and military policies."



Source: Jill Stein, "Obama: Stop Night Deportation Raids," jill2016.com (accessed Apr. 21, 2016) "The Obama administration is conducting nighttime deportation raids on immigrant families fleeing the horrible violence that's rampant throughout Mexico and Central America...Our nation of immigrants needs a just immigration system that won't allow the ruling elite to divide working people. That means halting deportations...The US government shouldn't be deporting innocent families who are fleeing violence, starvation and persecution in their home countries. Forcing them to return puts them at risk of rape, torture, and death. Many have already had family members murdered or actively threatened with murder...The Obama Administration's night raids on immigrant families are a morally abhorrent response to a refugee problem deeply rooted in predatory U.S trade, drug and military policies."



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Should Checking Employee Immigration Status (as in the E-Verify Program) Be Mandatory for All Employers?



No position found as of May 5, 2016



Source: No position found as of May 5, 2016



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Con

Should the United States Continue to Build the Fence/Wall along the US-Mexico Border?



"We do not think that the violation of human rights - and we see immigration rights essentially as human rights - we don't think that the violation of those rights, the building of a border wall, the targeting and deportation of families, splitting up families, and sending immigrants back to their home communities, we don’t think that's a solution here."



Source: Uprising Radio, "How Green Party Presidential Candidate Jill Stein Differs from the Two Major Parties," uprisingradio.org, Sep. 27, 2012 "We do not think that the violation of human rights - and we see immigration rights essentially as human rights - we don't think that the violation of those rights, the building of a border wall, the targeting and deportation of families, splitting up families, and sending immigrants back to their home communities, we don’t think that's a solution here."



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Should Undocumented Immigrants in the United States Be Allowed to Become Legal Residents?



"Our nation of immigrants needs a just immigration system that won't allow the ruling elite to divide working people. That means halting deportations, passing the DREAM Act, and creating legal status and a path to citizenship for hard-working, law-abiding undocumented immigrants...



If we the American people want to fix the immigration crisis, our first step must be to stop our government from causing it."



Source: Jill Stein, "Obama: Stop Night Deportation Raids," jill2016.com (accessed Apr. 21, 2016) "Our nation of immigrants needs a just immigration system that won't allow the ruling elite to divide working people. That means halting deportations, passing the DREAM Act, and creating legal status and a path to citizenship for hard-working, law-abiding undocumented immigrants...If we the American people want to fix the immigration crisis, our first step must be to stop our government from causing it."



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Should Sanctuary Cities Continue to Receive Federal Funding for Law Enforcement?



No position found as of Apr. 27, 2016



Source: No position found as of Apr. 27, 2016



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Should the United States Allow Syrian Refugees into the Country?



"We have refugees streaming out of Syria and Iraq and Afghanistan and Libya and what do these countries have in common? These were disasters produced largely by U.S. policy. It's very critical that we stop forcing people into becoming refugees and at the same time we must deal with the refugee crisis. This is why we say we have to have a foreign policy based on international law and human rights. We cannot simply wash our hands of the mess that we have made, nor can we wash our hands of our responsibility as a member of society...



There are refugee associations calling on the U.S. to accept, I believe, 100,000 (Syrians) and that's the figure we need to be talking about. And we need to put out the welcome mat and, I would say, this is with regard to the refugees who are already in the country as well -- the refugees from Latin America that we are holding in detention centers."



Source: Charles Davis, "US Presidential Candidate Jill Stein: I Want to Be President to Save the World," telesurtv.net, Nov. 3, 2015 "We have refugees streaming out of Syria and Iraq and Afghanistan and Libya and what do these countries have in common? These were disasters produced largely by U.S. policy. It's very critical that we stop forcing people into becoming refugees and at the same time we must deal with the refugee crisis. This is why we say we have to have a foreign policy based on international law and human rights. We cannot simply wash our hands of the mess that we have made, nor can we wash our hands of our responsibility as a member of society...There are refugee associations calling on the U.S. to accept, I believe, 100,000 (Syrians) and that's the figure we need to be talking about. And we need to put out the welcome mat and, I would say, this is with regard to the refugees who are already in the country as well -- the refugees from Latin America that we are holding in detention centers."



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Should the Federal Government Guarantee Paid Family and Medical Leave?



"Enact paid sick leave and family leave, strong overtime protections."



Source: Jill 2016, "Power to the People Plan," jill2016.com (accessed May 19, 2016) "Enact paid sick leave and family leave, strong overtime protections."



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Should the Federal Minimum Wage Be Increased?



"In the world's richest country, no one who works should live in poverty.



Raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour is a simple and effective way to fight growing inequality and empower working people to provide a decent life for their families."



Source: Jill 2016, "#15 Now," jill2016.com (accessed Apr. 22, 2016) "In the world's richest country, no one who works should live in poverty.Raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour is a simple and effective way to fight growing inequality and empower working people to provide a decent life for their families."



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Pro

Do Labor Unions Provide an Overall Benefit to Their Workers in the United States?



"Unions are critical for workers' rights and safety. They are the lifeblood of democracy at the workplace."



Source: Jill Stein, Twitter post, twitter.com, Mar. 24, 2016 "Unions are critical for workers' rights and safety. They are the lifeblood of democracy at the workplace."



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Should the Minimum Legal Drinking Age Be Lowered from 21 to a Younger Age?



No position found as of July 6, 2016



Source: No position found as of July 6, 2016



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Should Marijuana Be a Medical Option?



"It’s time to take marijuana off the black market, end crime and violence related to marijuana trafficking, stop wasting money and ruining lives by prosecuting victimless crimes, reduce prison populations, increase tax revenue, allow sick people their medicine, let farmers grow marijuana and hemp, and give responsible adults their freedom by legalizing it!



As President, one of my first actions would be to order the DEA and the Justice Department to cease and desist all attempts to harass or prosecute medical marijuana clinics or other legitimate marijuana-related businesses that are operating under state laws.



I would also direct DEA to remove marijuana from Schedule 1, the most dangerous category of drugs, and place it in a more appropriate category as determined by medical science… [H]undreds of thousands of patients suffering from chronic pain and cancers are benefiting from the availability of medical marijuana under state laws."



Source: Jill Stein, "Legalize Marijuana Nationwide," jill2016.com, Apr. 20, 2016 "It’s time to take marijuana off the black market, end crime and violence related to marijuana trafficking, stop wasting money and ruining lives by prosecuting victimless crimes, reduce prison populations, increase tax revenue, allow sick people their medicine, let farmers grow marijuana and hemp, and give responsible adults their freedom by legalizing it!As President, one of my first actions would be to order the DEA and the Justice Department to cease and desist all attempts to harass or prosecute medical marijuana clinics or other legitimate marijuana-related businesses that are operating under state laws.I would also direct DEA to remove marijuana from Schedule 1, the most dangerous category of drugs, and place it in a more appropriate category as determined by medical science… [H]undreds of thousands of patients suffering from chronic pain and cancers are benefiting from the availability of medical marijuana under state laws."



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Should Recreational Marijuana Be Legal?



"Yes, marijuana is dangerous - because it's illegal. It's not inherently dangerous. It's certainly less harmful than alcohol and tobacco, which are perfectly legal.



The real danger of marijuana is the violence of the underground drug economy created by prohibition.



Legalizing marijuana will end that violence, much like ending alcohol prohibition ended the violence of the illegal alcohol economy.



It's time to take marijuana off the black market, end crime and violence related to marijuana trafficking, stop wasting money and ruining lives by prosecuting victimless crimes, reduce prison populations, increase tax revenue, allow sick people their medicine, let farmers grow marijuana and hemp, and give responsible adults their freedom by legalizing it."



Source: Jill Stein, “Legalize Marijuana Nationwide," Jill2016.com, Apr. 20, 2016 "Yes, marijuana is dangerous - because it's illegal. It's not inherently dangerous. It's certainly less harmful than alcohol and tobacco, which are perfectly legal.The real danger of marijuana is the violence of the underground drug economy created by prohibition.Legalizing marijuana will end that violence, much like ending alcohol prohibition ended the violence of the illegal alcohol economy.It's time to take marijuana off the black market, end crime and violence related to marijuana trafficking, stop wasting money and ruining lives by prosecuting victimless crimes, reduce prison populations, increase tax revenue, allow sick people their medicine, let farmers grow marijuana and hemp, and give responsible adults their freedom by legalizing it."



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Should the United States and Russia Collaborate to Combat Terrorism?



"Tomorrow I will meet with the foreign affairs chair of the Duma, the lower house of the Russian Parliament, to explore whether Russia would be receptive to a more collaborative approach to foreign policy that I have been talking about in my presidential campaign. Citizens of our countries and the world deserve a new commitment to collaborative dialogue between our governments to avert disastrous wars for geopolitical domination, destruction of the climate, and cascading injustices that promote violence and terrorism. Opening such a dialogue would be a first step towards real progress on the interlocking threats that both nations - and the world - are facing."



Source: Jill Stein, "In Moscow, Stein Calls for Foreign Policy of Principled Collaboration," jill2016.com (accessed Aug. 18, 2016) "Tomorrow I will meet with the foreign affairs chair of the Duma, the lower house of the Russian Parliament, to explore whether Russia would be receptive to a more collaborative approach to foreign policy that I have been talking about in my presidential campaign. Citizens of our countries and the world deserve a new commitment to collaborative dialogue between our governments to avert disastrous wars for geopolitical domination, destruction of the climate, and cascading injustices that promote violence and terrorism. Opening such a dialogue would be a first step towards real progress on the interlocking threats that both nations - and the world - are facing."



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Con

Should the United States Continue Its Use of Drone Strikes Abroad?



"The drone wars are dreadful, it's said that they are actually hitting about 2% of their victims in fact are thought to be key operatives within al-Qaeda or associated groups, so the vast majority of the people being killed are not significant operatives. So when Barack Obama talks about creating coalitions with Yemen and Somalia, whatever his coalitions are doing, unfortunately they are vastly overwhelmed by what his drones are doing because we are seeing, in fact, people being driven into the camp of the avowed enemies of the United States because of the impact of these drone wars. So, they need to be put to an end."



Source: Democracy Now, "Expanding the Presidential Debate on Foreign Policy," youtube.com, Oct. 22, 2012 "The drone wars are dreadful, it's said that they are actually hitting about 2% of their victims in fact are thought to be key operatives within al-Qaeda or associated groups, so the vast majority of the people being killed are not significant operatives. So when Barack Obama talks about creating coalitions with Yemen and Somalia, whatever his coalitions are doing, unfortunately they are vastly overwhelmed by what his drones are doing because we are seeing, in fact, people being driven into the camp of the avowed enemies of the United States because of the impact of these drone wars. So, they need to be put to an end."



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Con

Should the United States Send Ground Troops to Fight ISIS?



"[T]he war on terror has globalized Al Qaeda, expanded the Taliban, created ISIS and spawned innumerable, rapidly shifting hybrids of local resistance fighters, brutal warlords and violent religious extremists...



Global peace and stability, and the solution to ISIS, will not come from more US violence, occupation and militarism that created ISIS in the first place.



It’s time to lead the way on an international Peace Offensive that can prevent these catastrophic wars and stop ISIS in its tracks."



Source: Jill Stein, "The Precarious State of Our Union - A Bipartisan Disaster We Can Fix," jill2016.com, Jan. 12, 2016 "[T]he war on terror has globalized Al Qaeda, expanded the Taliban, created ISIS and spawned innumerable, rapidly shifting hybrids of local resistance fighters, brutal warlords and violent religious extremists...Global peace and stability, and the solution to ISIS, will not come from more US violence, occupation and militarism that created ISIS in the first place.It’s time to lead the way on an international Peace Offensive that can prevent these catastrophic wars and stop ISIS in its tracks."



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Should the United States Close the Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp?



"[C]lose Guantanamo, abolish secret kill lists, and repeal indefinite detention without charge or trial."



Source: Jill 2016, "Power to the People Plan," jill2016.com (accessed Apr. 27, 2016) "[C]lose Guantanamo, abolish secret kill lists, and repeal indefinite detention without charge or trial."



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Con

Should the US Have Attacked Iraq in 2003?



"We never should have been in Iraq. We have spent perhaps $1 trillion, lost nearly 5,000 American lives, and probably 100,000 or perhaps one million Iraqi lives. It's an unspeakable shame that this war occurred at all. A war caused by lies and military opportunism. A war that has conveniently secured some oil supplies for the US and the West but what a horrible price that has been paid for that illegitimate bounty."



Source: On The Issues, "Jill Stein on War & Peace," ontheissues.org, Dec. 21, 2011 "We never should have been in Iraq. We have spent perhaps $1 trillion, lost nearly 5,000 American lives, and probably 100,000 or perhaps one million Iraqi lives. It's an unspeakable shame that this war occurred at all. A war caused by lies and military opportunism. A war that has conveniently secured some oil supplies for the US and the West but what a horrible price that has been paid for that illegitimate bounty."



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Con

Should the US Military Budget Be Increased?



"The best way to reign in wasteful federal spending is to slash the dangerously bloated military budget by at least 50%. Instead of needless and destructive wars that make us less safe, it's time to bring our tax dollars home to rebuild America…



In addition to bankrupting us financially and morally, the inflated military budget has created a trigger-happy foreign policy, leading to disastrous military interventions and regime change. In the Middle East, this has produced failed states, mass refugee migrations, and ever-worsening terrorist threats…



Far too much of the military budget has become wasteful corporate welfare, and war profiteers drive our foreign policy."



Source: Jill Stein, "Cut Military Spending," jill2016.com (accessed Apr. 21, 2016) "The best way to reign in wasteful federal spending is to slash the dangerously bloated military budget by at least 50%. Instead of needless and destructive wars that make us less safe, it's time to bring our tax dollars home to rebuild America…In addition to bankrupting us financially and morally, the inflated military budget has created a trigger-happy foreign policy, leading to disastrous military interventions and regime change. In the Middle East, this has produced failed states, mass refugee migrations, and ever-worsening terrorist threats…Far too much of the military budget has become wasteful corporate welfare, and war profiteers drive our foreign policy."



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Should the United States Have Mandatory National Service (Military or Civilian)?



No position found as of July 20, 2016



Source: No position found as of July 20, 2016



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Should the National Security Agency (NSA) Continue to Collect Phone and Email Metadata on US Citizens?



"[Edward Snowden] has done the American people an incredible service by exposing the violations of the Constitution that have been perpetrated on us - which was taken very seriously around the world, where he has been vindicated. The kind of spying going on has not been protecting us - not one instance of a terrorist plot was found by these abuses - none, by mass spying. They initially claimed dozens of cases but it was found that there were no none, in a Congressional investigation. Snowden should be treated as a hero - efforts to harass him and prosecute him should be declared over and done with. Charges should not be brought against him, and he should return with hero status--he could improve our national security if he were working for us."



Source: On The Issues, "Jill Stein on Homeland Security," ontheissues.org, July 6, 2015 "[Edward Snowden] has done the American people an incredible service by exposing the violations of the Constitution that have been perpetrated on us - which was taken very seriously around the world, where he has been vindicated. The kind of spying going on has not been protecting us - not one instance of a terrorist plot was found by these abuses - none, by mass spying. They initially claimed dozens of cases but it was found that there were no none, in a Congressional investigation. Snowden should be treated as a hero - efforts to harass him and prosecute him should be declared over and done with. Charges should not be brought against him, and he should return with hero status--he could improve our national security if he were working for us."



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Con

Should Interrogation Techniques That Some Consider Torture, Such as Waterboarding, Be a Legal Option?



"We need a foreign policy based on international law, human rights, and diplomacy, instead of militarism. Our current foreign policy has been an outright incredible disaster. Drones and torture have especially been damaging."



Source: Green Party Videos, "Jill Stein Green Party State of the Union Response 2015," youtube.com, Jan. 21, 2015 "We need a foreign policy based on international law, human rights, and diplomacy, instead of militarism. Our current foreign policy has been an outright incredible disaster. Drones and torture have especially been damaging."



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Con

Should the Veterans Health Administration Be Privatized?



"First of all, let me make clear that I do not criticize the actual health care provided to veterans; the problem is it is often not readily available because of long wait times, or the lack of nearby facilities. Another problem that veterans face is the maze of paperwork and wait times to adjudicate disability claims. We owe it to our veterans to provide prompt, efficient service. I would never support the privatization of the Veterans Administration, and I support not only fully funding the Veterans Administration, but increasing its budget. This would be easily possible using the money saved by reducing runaway spending on wars and weapons."



Source: Jill Stein, "Jill Stein Answers 11 Questions for the Military Community," militaryvotesmatter.com, Sep. 8, 2016 "First of all, let me make clear that I do not criticize the actual health care provided to veterans; the problem is it is often not readily available because of long wait times, or the lack of nearby facilities. Another problem that veterans face is the maze of paperwork and wait times to adjudicate disability claims. We owe it to our veterans to provide prompt, efficient service. I would never support the privatization of the Veterans Administration, and I support not only fully funding the Veterans Administration, but increasing its budget. This would be easily possible using the money saved by reducing runaway spending on wars and weapons."



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Should Women Be Allowed to Serve in Military Combat Positions?



No position found as of Apr. 27, 2016



Source: No position found as of Apr. 27, 2016



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Should Colleges and Universities Use Affirmative Action for Admissions?



No positon found as of Apr. 27, 2016



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Is the Black Lives Matter Movement Good for America?



"We are inspired by, and are learning from, the words and deeds of the young activists leading the #BlackLivesMatter movement... When other presidential candidates are forced to speak about the oppression and exploitation confronting Black people in our society, you will notice they want to quickly pivot away from a discussion about race to a discussion about the economy. They are operating from within a blind spot created by white privilege. In stark contrast to the Presidential candidates offered up by the two corporately controlled parties, we are building a people powered campaign that aims to dismantle institutional racism and white supremacy.



Our campaign is not just about democratizing our economy, it is about dismantling the systems of hierarchy and oppression that limit the humanity of Black and other oppressed people."



Source: Jill Stein, "#BlackLivesMatter Rally at Ferguson Police Department; Jill Stein Among Featured Speakers," jill2016.com (accessed Apr. 21, 2016) "We are inspired by, and are learning from, the words and deeds of the young activists leading the #BlackLivesMatter movement... When other presidential candidates are forced to speak about the oppression and exploitation confronting Black people in our society, you will notice they want to quickly pivot away from a discussion about race to a discussion about the economy. They are operating from within a blind spot created by white privilege. In stark contrast to the Presidential candidates offered up by the two corporately controlled parties, we are building a people powered campaign that aims to dismantle institutional racism and white supremacy.Our campaign is not just about democratizing our economy, it is about dismantling the systems of hierarchy and oppression that limit the humanity of Black and other oppressed people."



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Is the Criminal Justice System Unfair to Black People?



"The stories of racist killings have become tragically commonplace – from Trayvon Martin to Eric Garner, Freddy Gray, the Emmanuel nine, Quintonio LeGrier and so many more. While the publicity may be unprecedented, racial violence in America is neither new, nor confined to police. It is the latest phase in a living legacy that runs from the criminal institution of slavery through the era of lynchings and Jim Crow, into the age of drug wars, the prison state, judicial racism, housing and school resegregation, the denial of voting rights, the school to prison pipeline, targeted school closures under the guise of 'education reform,' and police violence and militarization.



Racial violence is not only physical. It permeates most social institutions, where it has real effects with life-and-death consequences. Racism in the prison system is reflected in the one out of three young African American men in prison, on parole or on probation; and a rate of incarceration that’s six times as high as whites, having increased 4-fold since 1980."



Source: Jill Stein, "The Precarious State of Our Union - A Bipartisan Disaster We Can Fix," jill2016.com, Jan. 12, 2016 "The stories of racist killings have become tragically commonplace – from Trayvon Martin to Eric Garner, Freddy Gray, the Emmanuel nine, Quintonio LeGrier and so many more. While the publicity may be unprecedented, racial violence in America is neither new, nor confined to police. It is the latest phase in a living legacy that runs from the criminal institution of slavery through the era of lynchings and Jim Crow, into the age of drug wars, the prison state, judicial racism, housing and school resegregation, the denial of voting rights, the school to prison pipeline, targeted school closures under the guise of 'education reform,' and police violence and militarization.Racial violence is not only physical. It permeates most social institutions, where it has real effects with life-and-death consequences. Racism in the prison system is reflected in the one out of three young African American men in prison, on parole or on probation; and a rate of incarceration that’s six times as high as whites, having increased 4-fold since 1980."



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Is Human Activity Primarily Responsible for Global Climate Change?



"It is the US and major industrialized countries that are primarily responsible for climate change. We have both a moral and legal responsibility to compensate other countries for the damages we have inflicted and to enable them to find sustainable paths to development that will raise their standards of living...



It's time for the people of all nations - whose future is being sacrificed by the failure of COP21 - to demand that their leaders live up to their responsibilities for protecting us from climate change. We must insist that the polluting engines of planetary destruction be replaced by the clean, sustainable, just economy that we truly deserve. We must take our future into our own hands, and give our children a livable world."



Source: David Doonan, "Stein: UN Process Has Failed to Save Climate: People Must Act," gp.org, Dec. 10, 2015 "It is the US and major industrialized countries that are primarily responsible for climate change. We have both a moral and legal responsibility to compensate other countries for the damages we have inflicted and to enable them to find sustainable paths to development that will raise their standards of living...It's time for the people of all nations - whose future is being sacrificed by the failure of COP21 - to demand that their leaders live up to their responsibilities for protecting us from climate change. We must insist that the polluting engines of planetary destruction be replaced by the clean, sustainable, just economy that we truly deserve. We must take our future into our own hands, and give our children a livable world."



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Should Genetically Modified (GMO) Foods Have Mandatory Labeling?



"We can provide adequate warning labels for toxic contaminants in food and for genetically-modified ingredients. Consumers have a right to know what is in the food they are purchasing."



Source: Jill Stein, "Labeling Food Accurately," on her 2002 gubernatorial campaign website jillwill.org, available at www.web.archive.org, Aug. 28, 2002 "We can provide adequate warning labels for toxic contaminants in food and for genetically-modified ingredients. Consumers have a right to know what is in the food they are purchasing."



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Should the United States Authorize the Keystone XL Pipeline to Import Tar Sand Oil from Canada?



"[T]he State Department makes it clear that the sticking point in their minds is the route of the pipeline. This fails utterly to address the critical issue - which is the amount of carbon that will be exhausted into the atmosphere from the Canadian tar sands. No matter which route is taken, this pipeline is a disaster for the planet. No further study is needed to come to this conclusion. As president, I would terminate this project so that we can move forward to a green energy future."



Source: Jill Stein, "Climate Victory on Keystone Pipeline Requires Continued Green Pressure Through 2012 and Beyond," jillstein.org, Nov. 13, 2011 "[T]he State Department makes it clear that the sticking point in their minds is the route of the pipeline. This fails utterly to address the critical issue - which is the amount of carbon that will be exhausted into the atmosphere from the Canadian tar sands. No matter which route is taken, this pipeline is a disaster for the planet. No further study is needed to come to this conclusion. As president, I would terminate this project so that we can move forward to a green energy future."



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Should the United States Transition Away from Fossil Fuels and Towards Renewable Energy?



"We must ban fracking and move away from natural gas, oil, coal and nuclear power as quickly as possible to ensure a livable world for present and future generations.



My Green New Deal will accomplish this by putting millions of Americans to work in an emergency transition to 100% clean renewable energy by 2030."



Source: Jill Stein, "Ban Fracking Now," jill2016.com (accessed Apr. 21, 2016) "We must ban fracking and move away from natural gas, oil, coal and nuclear power as quickly as possible to ensure a livable world for present and future generations.My Green New Deal will accomplish this by putting millions of Americans to work in an emergency transition to 100% clean renewable energy by 2030."



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Was the US Supreme Court Decision Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage a Good Decision?



"In my first run for office in 2002, when this issue [same-sex marriage] was first brought to my attention, I was for marriage, not just civil unions."



Source: On the Issues, "Jill Stein on Civil Rights," ontheissues.org, July 6, 2015 "In my first run for office in 2002, when this issue [same-sex marriage] was first brought to my attention, I was for marriage, not just civil unions."



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Should Religious Liberty Give People the Right to Deny Goods and Services for Gay Marriage?



"OnTheIssues: What do you think of businesses claiming 'Religious Freedom' to oppose gay rights?...



[Stein] We need to be about freedom for everybody. We need to uphold the law of the land - everybody's freedom needs to be respected - if your freedom means dominating someone else, then you don't get it - businesses cannot discriminate based on gender or religion or lack thereof - businesses are public entities that exist in the public marketplace and need to respect the dignity and human rights of everyone, period."



Source: On the Issues, "Jill Stein on Civil Rights," ontheissues.org, July 6, 2015 "OnTheIssues: What do you think of businesses claiming 'Religious Freedom' to oppose gay rights?...[Stein] We need to be about freedom for everybody. We need to uphold the law of the land - everybody's freedom needs to be respected - if your freedom means dominating someone else, then you don't get it - businesses cannot discriminate based on gender or religion or lack thereof - businesses are public entities that exist in the public marketplace and need to respect the dignity and human rights of everyone, period."



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