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The questions were prepared by the League of Women Voters of New York State and asked of all candidates for this office.
Read the answers from all candidates (who have responded).Questions & Answers
1. The American occupation in Iraq continues to be enormously costly in dollars and in lives. What is your position on how our government should proceed?
We should pull our troops out of Iraq as quickly as possible without endangering them. The money we are spending on it could be put to much better use here at home. We should stop meddling in the affairs of other countries, which tends to breed hatred of the US.2. What is your impression of the roll-out of the Medicare Prescription Drug program so far, and what changes would you propose to make it better?
Government programs tend to be confusing and inefficient. Because of the lack of competition, they have no incentives to provide better services and contain costs. We should phase out and eliminate Medicare, and we should encourage people to look for other insurance programs that will better meet their needs.3. Where do you stand on the current balance between security and civil rights?
Civil rights do not have to be sacrificed to make us secure. Searching old ladies and small children at airports does nothing to protect us from terrorist attacks. Tapping the phone calls of innocent people and examining the list of library books they read do nothing to make us safer.
Responses to questions asked of each candidate are reproduced as submitted to the League.
- Original answers for a published Voters Guide were limited to 50 words and are presented as submitted. Candidates have since been invited to supply answers of any length for the Web.
Read the answers from all candidates (who have responded).
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