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Ed Case
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Ed Case on Abortion
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OR background on Abortion.
- Voted YES on allowing human embryonic stem cell research. (May 2005)
- Voted NO on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions. (Apr 2005)
- Voted NO on making it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime. (Feb 2004)
- Voted NO on banning partial-birth abortion except to save mother’s life. (Oct 2003)
- Voted NO on forbidding human cloning for reproduction & medical research. (Feb 2003)
- Rated 100% by NARAL, indicating a pro-choice voting record. (Dec 2003)
- Emergency contraception for rape victims at all hospitals. (Sep 2006)
- Pro-choice, according to PVS survey. (Aug 2018)
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Ed Case on Civil Rights
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OR background on Civil Rights.
- Supported Patriot Act to provide law enforcement tools. (Aug 2006)
- Voted NO on Constitutionally defining marriage as one-man-one-woman. (Jul 2006)
- Voted YES on making the PATRIOT Act permanent. (Dec 2005)
- Voted NO on Constitutional Amendment banning same-sex marriage. (Sep 2004)
- Voted NO on protecting the Pledge of Allegiance. (Sep 2004)
- Voted NO on constitutional amendment prohibiting flag desecration. (Jun 2003)
- Shift from group preferences to economic empowerment of all. (Aug 2000)
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Ed Case on Crime
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No issue stance yet recorded by OnTheIssues.org.
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Ed Case on Drugs
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No issue stance yet recorded by OnTheIssues.org.
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Ed Case on Education
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OR background on Education.
- Voted YES on allowing Courts to decide on "God" in Pledge of Allegiance. (Jul 2006)
- Voted YES on $84 million in grants for Black and Hispanic colleges. (Mar 2006)
- Offer every parent Charter Schools and public school choice. (Aug 2000)
- Rated 100% by the NEA, indicating pro-public education votes. (Dec 2003)
- PVS:Federal education standards in all states. (Aug 2018)
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Ed Case on Energy & Oil
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OR background on Energy & Oil.
- Investigate the oil companies & reinstate the CAFE standards. (Aug 2006)
- Voted YES on keeping moratorium on drilling for oil offshore. (Jun 2006)
- Voted NO on scheduling permitting for new oil refinieries. (Jun 2006)
- Voted NO on authorizing construction of new oil refineries. (Oct 2005)
- Voted NO on passage of the Bush Administration national energy policy. (Jun 2004)
- Voted NO on implementing Bush-Cheney national energy policy. (Nov 2003)
- Supports tradable emissions permits for greenhouse gases. (Aug 2000)
- Establish greenhouse gas tradeable allowances. (Feb 2005)
- PVS:Fund renewable energy like wind and solar. (Aug 2018)
- PVS:Regulate greenhouse gas emissions. (Aug 2018)
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Ed Case on Environment
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OR background on Environment.
- Diversify tourism to include educational & eco-tourism. (May 2012)
- Voted YES on increasing AMTRAK funding by adding $214M to $900M. (Jun 2006)
- Voted NO on barring website promoting Yucca Mountain nuclear waste dump. (May 2006)
- Voted NO on deauthorizing "critical habitat" for endangered species. (Sep 2005)
- Voted NO on speeding up approval of forest thinning projects. (Nov 2003)
- Rated 90% by the LCV, indicating pro-environment votes. (Dec 2003)
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Ed Case on Foreign Policy
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OR background on Foreign Policy.
- Voted YES on deterring foreign arms transfers to China. (Jul 2005)
- Voted NO on reforming the UN by restricting US funding. (Jun 2005)
- Progressive Internationalism: globalize with US pre-eminence. (Aug 2000)
- PVS:No nuclear weapons for hostile governments. (Aug 2018)
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Ed Case on Free Trade
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OR background on Free Trade.
- Voted NO on implementing CAFTA, Central America Free Trade. (Jul 2005)
- Voted NO on implementing US-Australia Free Trade Agreement. (Jul 2004)
- Voted YES on implementing US-Singapore free trade agreement. (Jul 2003)
- Voted YES on implementing free trade agreement with Chile. (Jul 2003)
- Build a rule-based global trading system. (Aug 2000)
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Ed Case on Government Reform
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OR background on Government Reform.
- Enact far-reaching campaign spending & lobbying reforms. (Sep 2018)
- Only 8% of my campaign money comes from PACs. (May 2012)
- Voted YES on restricting independent grassroots political committees. (Apr 2006)
- Voted NO on prohibiting lawsuits about obesity against food providers. (Oct 2005)
- Voted YES on limiting attorney's fees in class action lawsuits. (Feb 2005)
- Voted YES on restricting frivolous lawsuits. (Sep 2004)
- Voluntary public financing for all general elections. (Aug 2000)
- Prohibit non-legislated earmarks. (Jul 2005)
- PVS:Regulate campaign donations from corporations. (Aug 2018)
- Holiday on election day; revamp for easier voting access. (Mar 2019)
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Ed Case on Gun Control
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OR background on Gun Control.
- Voted NO on prohibiting product misuse lawsuits on gun manufacturers. (Oct 2005)
- Voted NO on prohibiting suing gunmakers & sellers for gun misuse. (Apr 2003)
- Prevent unauthorized firearm use with "smart gun" technology. (Aug 2000)
- Require background check for every firearm sale and transfer. (Jan 2019)
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Ed Case on Health Care
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OR background on Health Care.
- Let small businesses pull together resources in health plans. (Aug 2006)
- Support drugs re-importation and bulk purchases of drugs. (Aug 2006)
- Voted NO on denying non-emergency treatment for lack of Medicare co-pay. (Feb 2006)
- Voted NO on limiting medical malpractice lawsuits to $250,000 damages. (May 2004)
- Voted NO on limited prescription drug benefit for Medicare recipients. (Nov 2003)
- Voted YES on allowing reimportation of prescription drugs. (Jul 2003)
- Voted YES on small business associations for buying health insurance. (Jun 2003)
- Voted NO on capping damages & setting time limits in medical lawsuits. (Mar 2003)
- Establish "report cards" on HMO quality of care. (Aug 2000)
- Rated 100% by APHA, indicating a pro-public health record. (Dec 2003)
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Ed Case on Homeland Security
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- Voted NO on allowing electronic surveillance without a warrant. (Sep 2006)
- Voted YES on continuing intelligence gathering without civil oversight. (Apr 2006)
- Voted YES on federalizing rules for driver licenses to hinder terrorists. (Feb 2005)
- Voted YES on continuing military recruitment on college campuses. (Feb 2005)
- Voted YES on adopting the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission. (Oct 2004)
- Voted YES on emergency $78B for war in Iraq & Afghanistan. (Apr 2003)
- Rated 100% by SANE, indicating a pro-peace voting record. (Dec 2003)
- PVS:Don't cut defense to balance budget. (Aug 2018)
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Ed Case on Immigration
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OR background on Immigration.
- Voted NO on preventing tipping off Mexicans about Minuteman Project. (Jun 2006)
- Voted NO on reporting illegal aliens who receive hospital treatment. (May 2004)
- Rated 0% by FAIR, indicating a voting record loosening immigration. (Dec 2003)
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Ed Case on Jobs
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- Voted NO on end offshore tax havens and promote small business. (Oct 2004)
- Rated 86% by the AFL-CIO, indicating a pro-union voting record. (Dec 2003)
- Allow an Air Traffic Controller's Union. (Jan 2006)
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Ed Case on Principles & Values
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- Worked for three decades as attorney and law firm manager. (Sep 2018)
- 1990s: Majority Leader of Hawaii State House. (Sep 2018)
- Our future is now!. (Jan 2006)
- Supports Hyde Park Declaration of "Third Way" centrism. (Aug 2000)
- Member of Democratic Leadership Council. (Nov 2007)
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Ed Case on Tax Reform
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OR background on Tax Reform.
- Bush tax cuts unaffordable; targeted middle-class cuts ok. (Aug 2006)
- Voted NO on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends. (Dec 2005)
- Voted YES on providing tax relief and simplification. (Sep 2004)
- Voted NO on making permanent an increase in the child tax credit. (May 2004)
- Voted YES on permanently eliminating the marriage penalty. (Apr 2004)
- Rated 29% by NTU, indicating a "Big Spender" on tax votes. (Dec 2003)
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Ed Case on Technology
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- Voted YES on establishing "network neutrality" (non-tiered Internet). (Jun 2006)
- Voted YES on increasing fines for indecent broadcasting. (Feb 2005)
- Voted YES on banning Internet gambling by credit card. (Jun 2003)
- Chief information officer to digitize federal government. (Aug 2000)
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Ed Case on War & Peace
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OR background on War & Peace.
- Oppose a timetable of troops withdrawal from Iraq. (Aug 2006)
- Do not need a draft but the military has been stretched. (Aug 2006)
- Voted YES on declaring Iraq part of War on Terror with no exit date. (Jun 2006)
- Voted YES on approving removal of Saddam & valiant service of US troops. (Mar 2004)
- PVS:Air support and more intervention in Mideast. (Aug 2018)
- No military force against Iran without Congress approval. (Feb 2020)
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Ed Case on Welfare & Poverty
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- Voted YES on providing $70 million for Section 8 Housing vouchers. (Jun 2006)
- Voted NO on promoting work and marriage among TANF recipients. (Feb 2003)
- Finish welfare reform by moving able recipients into jobs. (Aug 2000)
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Strongly Favors
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Rated 100% by NARAL, indicating a pro-choice voting record: Strongly Favors topic 1 Emergency contraception for rape victims at all hospitals: Favors topic 1 Pro-choice, according to PVS survey: Strongly Favors topic 1 NO on banning partial-birth abortion except to save mother’s life: Strongly Favors topic 1 NO on making it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime: Favors topic 1 NO on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions: Strongly Favors topic 1 YES on allowing human embryonic stem cell research: Favors topic 1 |
Favors
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
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| Shift from group preferences to economic empowerment of all: Neutral on topic 2 YES on $84 million in grants for Black and Hispanic colleges: Strongly Favors topic 2 |
Strongly Favors
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
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| NO on Constitutional Amendment banning same-sex marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3 NO on Constitutionally defining marriage as one-man-one-woman: Strongly Favors topic 3 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Rated 8% by the Christian Coalition: an anti-Family-Value voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 4 NO on constitutional amendment prohibiting flag desecration: Opposes topic 4 NO on protecting the Pledge of Allegiance: Opposes topic 4 YES on allowing Courts to decide on "God" in Pledge of Allegiance: Opposes topic 4 |
Strongly Favors
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Establish "report cards" on HMO quality of care: Favors topic 5 Rated 100% by APHA, indicating a pro-public health record: Strongly Favors topic 5 YES on allowing reimportation of prescription drugs: Favors topic 5 NO on capping damages & setting time limits in medical lawsuits: Favors topic 5 NO on limited prescription drug benefit for Medicare recipients: Favors topic 5 NO on denying non-emergency treatment for lack of Medicare co-pay: Strongly Favors topic 5 |
Opposes
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Oppose Social Security privatization, lockbox the trust fund: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Create Retirement Savings Accounts: Favors topic 6 Rated 80% by the ARA, indicating a pro-senior voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 6 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Offer every parent Charter Schools and public school choice: Opposes topic 7 Rated 100% by the NEA, indicating pro-public education votes: Strongly Opposes topic 7 PVS:Federal education standards in all states: Strongly Opposes topic 7 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Diversify tourism to include educational & eco-tourism: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Rated 90% by the LCV, indicating pro-environment votes: Strongly Opposes topic 8 NO on deauthorizing "critical habitat" for endangered species: Strongly Opposes topic 8 |
Neutral on
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(0 points on Social scale)
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Strongly Opposes
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Prevent unauthorized firearm use with "smart gun" technology: Opposes topic 10 Require background check for every firearm sale and transfer: Strongly Opposes topic 10 NO on prohibiting suing gunmakers & sellers for gun misuse: Strongly Opposes topic 10 NO on prohibiting product misuse lawsuits on gun manufacturers: Strongly Opposes topic 10 |
Favors
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Bush tax cuts unaffordable; targeted middle-class cuts ok: Strongly Favors topic 11 Rated 29% by NTU, indicating a "Big Spender" on tax votes: Strongly Favors topic 11 YES on providing tax relief and simplification: Strongly Opposes topic 11 NO on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends: Strongly Favors topic 11 |
Strongly Favors
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Rated 0% by FAIR, indicating a voting record loosening immigration: Strongly Favors topic 12 NO on reporting illegal aliens who receive hospital treatment: Strongly Favors topic 12 NO on preventing tipping off Mexicans about Minuteman Project: Strongly Favors topic 12 |
Favors
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Build a rule-based global trading system: Favors topic 13 YES on implementing US-Singapore free trade agreement: Strongly Favors topic 13 YES on implementing free trade agreement with Chile: Strongly Favors topic 13 NO on implementing US-Australia Free Trade Agreement: Opposes topic 13 NO on end offshore tax havens and promote small business: Favors topic 13 NO on implementing CAFTA, Central America Free Trade: Strongly Opposes topic 13 |
Favors
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| PVS:No nuclear weapons for hostile governments: Strongly Favors topic 14 NO on reforming the UN by restricting US funding: Strongly Opposes topic 14 YES on continuing intelligence gathering without civil oversight: Favors topic 14 |
Favors
topic 15:Expand the military
(-3 points on Social scale)
| Rated 100% by SANE, indicating a pro-peace voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 15 PVS:Don't cut defense to balance budget: Strongly Favors topic 15 YES on emergency $78B for war in Iraq & Afghanistan: Strongly Favors topic 15 YES on continuing military recruitment on college campuses: Favors topic 15 |
Favors
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
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| Only 8% of my campaign money comes from PACs: Favors topic 16 PVS:Regulate campaign donations from corporations: Favors topic 16 Holiday on election day; revamp for easier voting access: Favors topic 16 YES on restricting independent grassroots political committees: Opposes topic 16 |
Opposes
topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
(-3 points on Social scale)
| Oppose a timetable of troops withdrawal from Iraq: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Progressive Internationalism: globalize with US pre-eminence: Favors topic 17 PVS:Air support and more intervention in Mideast: Strongly Opposes topic 17 No military force against Iran without Congress approval: Strongly Favors topic 17 YES on declaring Iraq part of War on Terror with no exit date: Strongly Opposes topic 17 |
Strongly Favors
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Supports tradable emissions permits for greenhouse gases: Favors topic 18 Establish greenhouse gas tradeable allowances: Strongly Favors topic 18 PVS:Fund renewable energy like wind and solar: Strongly Favors topic 18 PVS:Regulate greenhouse gas emissions: Strongly Favors topic 18 NO on authorizing construction of new oil refineries: Strongly Favors topic 18 NO on scheduling permitting for new oil refinieries: Strongly Favors topic 18 YES on keeping moratorium on drilling for oil offshore: Strongly Favors topic 18 |
Neutral on
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(0 points on Social scale)
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Neutral on
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Ed Case is a Moderate Liberal
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