User:198/Political views

The following is a breakdown of the various political viewpoints held by Mark.

The War in Iraq and the subsequent occupation of the country	SUPPORTS¹
The U.S.-led hunt for Osama bin Laden	SUPPORTS
A possible U.S./U.N. intervention/peacekeeping mission to Darfur	SUPPORTS
The extreme U.S. support of Israel, both financially and militarily	SUPPORTS²
The idea or theory that the United States has the right or duty to engineer or execute regime changes	SUPPORTS³

Reproductive rights (i.e. legalised abortion)	OPPOSES⁴
Equal rights for all citizens (esp. the right for gays and lesbians to marry)	OPPOSES⁵
The legalisation of marijuana	OPPOSES⁶
Gun control	OPPOSES
The right to die	OPPOSES
Censorship, in any form	OPPOSES
The USA PATRIOT Act	SUPPORTS

Tax cuts for the wealthiest members of society (Bush-style)	OPPOSES⁷
Tax cuts and other benefits for corporations that outsource American jobs	OPPOSES⁸

Reform of the welfare system	SUPPORTS
Raising the minimum wage	SUPPORTS⁹
Federal funding for stem cell research	OPPOSES
The privatisation of Social Security	SUPPORTS

Federal funding for school vouchers	SUPPORTS
The Federal No Child Left Behind Act	SUPPORTS
Required standardised testing for students	SUPPORTS
Organised prayer in public schools	SUPPORTS
Federal funding for religious charities	SUPPORTS
The removal of the words "under God" from the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag	OPPOSES

War and foreign policy issues

Drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge	SUPPORTS
Mandatory clean air emissions standards	SUPPORTS¹⁰

Capital punishment	SUPPORTS
Generally stricter sentencing	SUPPORTS