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• All detainees, regardless of citizenship and no matter where arrested, captured or detained, are entitled to: ...
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• Excellent public education should be available to all. This should be accomplished through:...
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• Managing population and growth intelligently, limiting urban sprawl, and preserving farmland, wildlife habitat and our remaining natural resources are essential to our economic and environmental well-being.
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• The sources of campaign funds, including separately controlled campaigns and “issue advertising,” must be fully disclosed. Money contributions should not be given the protected status of free speech.
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• We can and we must establish clean, sustainable and renewable energy sources while protecting our environment through: ...
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• A more progressive tax system where each of us bears only our fair share of the tax burden is needed for Washington State, including personal and corporate income tax, estate taxes and a reduced sales and business and occupation (B&O) taxes.
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• Agricultural land must be protected. Sustainable agricultural practices should be encouraged.
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• Congress must fully fund veteran’s benefits.
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• Our nation is vulnerable to terrorism and must have an effective, comprehensive plan to ensure our security.
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• Public schools are the foundation of our education system. Charter schools and voucher programs for private schools drain resources from public schools and erode educational opportunities.
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• Research and development of new technology industries should be promoted.
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• The Social Security system is the core of most retirement planning. Privatization would undermine its long term solvency and retiree’s financial security.
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• All high school graduates in Washington State must have access to a higher education, regardless of means.
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• An individual’s right to choose medically-assisted death with dignity, with suitable safeguards, must be protected.
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• Due process rights must be secured for all immigration proceedings.
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• Every election must provide an auditable paper record of all votes.
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• Government policies should enable more widespread home ownership.
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• Health care benefits, Medicare and Medicaid, should include long-term care, home care, hospice, and support for caregivers.
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• International trade agreements should be renegotiated to incorporate human rights, labor rights, environmental laws, transparency at all levels, and basic democratic procedures accountable to the public.
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• It is the sovereign right of the people to make laws to protect their health, safety and welfare. The government should make no rule, law, treaty or agreement that would limit the application or effect of national, state, or local laws or regulations prot
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• Our electoral processes must be kept open to all who seek the challenge of serving our country, regardless of their income level.
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• Provision of human services should not discriminate based on immigration status.
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• The U.S. government should not initiate unprovoked preemptive war, including war for regime change. We must work with other nations to eliminate terrorist networks and to resolve international conflicts through diplomacy and international institutions suc
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• There is no place for commercialism (e.g., sale of junk foods, advertising) in public schools.
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• Voting rights of felons who have served their time should be restored automatically.
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• We oppose using local law enforcement as agents of immigration enforcement.
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• White-collar crime should be given jail time on the same basis as other non-violent crime.
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Last updated: 2008-03-01

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