Arnold Schwarzenegger on the issues

Associated Press ^ | 8/27/03

[Tancredo Fan]

Arnold Schwarzenegger on the issues

The Associated Press - 8/27/03

Arnold Schwarzenegger gave his most detailed comments to date on a range of social and policy issues Wednesday when he appeared on the Sean Hannity and Larry Elder syndicated talk-radio programs. Here are some of the positions he staked out:

ABORTION

_Told Hannity he is "pro-choice" but opposes the late-stage procedures described as "partial-birth" abortions. Asked whether he is in favor of parental notification when minors seek abortions, he replied, "I am. But in some cases when there is abuse in the family or problems in the family, then the courts should decide."

GAY MARRIAGE

_Said he did not support gay marriage but "I do support domestic partnerships." He said marriage should be between a man and a woman.

GUNS

_Said he supports a ban on assault weapons, trigger locks under some circumstances and the Brady Bill, which requires background checks on gun purchasers. "I feel that it's important to have, and also I would like to close the loophole of the gun shows," he said, referring to a legal provision that allows unchecked sales at gun shows. But he added, "I think that people should have the right to bear arms."

PRAYER IN SCHOOLS

_"I believe in prayer in school and I think it should be up to the schools, you know, what religion they belong and what direction they want to go," he said.

OFFSHORE DRILLING

_Said companies should not be permitted to drill for oil off California's coast. "I think that we should stop the oil drilling and I think that our state government and federal government should negotiate to buy back the leases," he said.

SCHOOL VOUCHERS

_Indicated support for some form of vouchers. "With No Child Left Behind Act that President Bush has put forward you have a chance that if your school has failed that you can go and take your child to another school," he said. "I believe in that. I think it gives us choices, gives the parents choices, which is extremely important."

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION

_Said he had not yet taken a position on affirmative action or on Proposition 54, the initiative that will appear on the recall ballot and would ban the state from collecting most racial data.

DRUG LEGALIZATION

_Said drug legalization was "a bad idea" but he supported legalized medicinal marijuana.

IMMIGRATION

_Indicated support for allowing undocumented immigrants already in the country to remain here, but a spokesman said later he was not specifically proposing an amnesty program.

_Said he opposed legislation to give driver's licenses to illegal immigrants, but that services for illegal immigrants was a complicated issue that was mostly up to the federal government.

_Said Proposition 187, the 1994 measure that denied many services to illegal immigrants, was "history" because it has been largely voided by the courts. He supported the proposition at the time voters approved it. "Now we have to move forward with the whole thing and to look at it, what we're going to do with all the people that are undocumented immigrants here in this state. What should we do? Should we have them to stay here, which I think is the right way to do, but how do you then include them in our society, how do you make it official, how do you make it legal?" he said. He added he would try to team up with other states with large immigrant populations and lobby the federal government to address the issue.

TAXES

_Refused to take a pledge not to raise taxes, but pledged to raise them only if there was a state emergency.

Published: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 18:09 PDT

[CyberCowboy777]

The right thing according to whom?

You?

[CyberCowboy777]

After the debate who do you support for Governor of California?

McClintock - 50%



Schwarzenegger - 40%



Other - 1%



Undecided - 6%

http://www.freerepublic.com/perl/poll?poll=28



Maybe it is Arnold who is ignoring the wishes of the people?

[Sunsong]

Is ir "right" for McClintock to sabotage the recall election?

I don't think so. Do you?

[Sunsong]

And if you really think that that "poll" is meaningful, let's talk about you buying the Golden Gate Bridge from me :-)

[CyberCowboy777]

How is Tom sabotaging the election?

By giving us a choice?

Are we only to accept the candidate you deem fit?

Tom is only a spoiler to those who do not want a Conservative to win.

[CyberCowboy777]

I think that poll gives you a view of the base.

The first poll had Arnold on top - what has happened?

After the hype people will be looking for substance.

[RS]

"Like CFR gained some points and respect from that side of the fence for Bush, showing him as open-minded, effective and a leader. Just as sharing power with the Dem gained the Republican senate points and respect? "

You don't get it - Arnold did not work to pass that prop to make the Democrats happy - He did it because he felt it was right, and he was successful.

He wasn't trying to prove anything to anyone - but he did in fact prove that he is an open-minded, effective leader.

You are confusing appeasement and weakness with courage and conviction.

[CyberCowboy777]

Sure