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State of Pennsylvania (Westmoreland, Cambria, Fayette, Washington, Armstrong, Greene, Somerset, Indiana, Allegheny Counties) November 4, 2008 Election
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Family Security

By William "Bill" Russell

Candidate for US Representative; District 12

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Bill Russell is committed to advancing the pro-life, family-security agenda in Congress. More than lip-service, he's pledged to make the defense of families and innocent unborn life a hallmark of his public service.
Here's where Bill stands on key family policy issues:

Supports a Human Life Amendment to the Constitution recognizing the personhood of unborn children, and extending legal protection to all innocent life.

Supports gunowner freedoms clearly enumerated by the 2nd Amendment to the Constitution. He opposes any effort to strip or redefine these rights by courts and legislatures.

Supports a Federal Marriage Protection Amendment preventing activist judges from repealing the definition of marriage as "the union of one man and one woman."

Opposes human cloning and embryonic stem cell research, while fully supporting research on adult stem cell lines.

Supports the appointment of judges who strictly interpret the Constitution, not legislate from the bench.

Supports giving parents the fullest range of educational choices, including homeschools and private schools, without financial or regulatory penalty. Supports restoring control of education to the local level.

For the first time in decades, the people of the 12th Congressional District will have a strong, outspoken voice for life and family in Bill Russell.

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