Who's Getting Your Vote? Informed people make decisions based on facts not hype or fluff!

Hey Family,

This is the ultimate question going through the minds of many I would imagine as the current President is about to make his exit or so it seems. (Side Bar) That's a topic in of itself whether or not Obama will leave office or not. It's been said in some circles that something is going to take place that will cause him to stay in office. Now before you panic, DON'T! I know a thought of that scope is well above most people's heads so I digress. Anyway, back to the matter at hand. To whom will you give your support considering the limited options? Will it be Hilary, Trump, Rubio or Sanders? Ok, let me be more direct Clinton or Sanders? Trump is dead to me. Beyond the smoke and mirrors below I list in detail exactly how these candidates feel and in some cases voted on just a fraction of the issues. Informed people make decisions based on facts not hype or fluff!  Again, this is just a sampling. I'm predicting if in fact there is an election that now that they got the 1st brotha out the way now there going to bring in a lady. Hmmmm......time will tell.

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Bernie Sanders on Civil Rights

Click here for 27 full quotes on Civil Rights OR other candidates on Civil Rights OR background on Civil Rights. Combat institutional racism and reform justice system. (Oct 2015) Vermont implemented ENDA 22 years ago; so should feds. (Sep 2015) Black Lives Matter: deal with institutional racism. (Jul 2015) Right to love each other, regardless of sexual orientation. (Jul 2015) Equal pay for equal work by women. (Mar 2015) Bush’s tracking citizens’ phone call patterns is illegal. (Jun 2006) 1964: civil rights activist in Congress on Racial Equality. (Jun 1997) Never accept racism, sexism, nor homophobia. (Jun 1997) Voted YES on reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act. (Feb 2013) Voted NO on Constitutionally defining marriage as one-man-one-woman. (Jul 2006) Voted NO 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) Voted NO on banning gay adoptions in DC. (Jul 1999) Voted NO on ending preferential treatment by race in college admissions. (May 1998) Constitutional Amendment for equal rights by gender. (Mar 2001) Rated 93% by the ACLU, indicating a pro-civil rights voting record. (Dec 2002) Rated 100% by the HRC, indicating a pro-gay-rights stance. (Dec 2006) Rated 97% by the NAACP, indicating a pro-affirmative-action stance. (Dec 2006) Recognize Juneteenth as historical end of slavery. (Jun 2008) ENDA: prohibit employment discrimination for gays. (Jun 2009) Prohibit sexual-identity discrimination at schools. (Mar 2011) Endorsed as "preferred" by The Feminist Majority indicating pro-women's rights. (Aug 2012) Enforce against wage discrimination based on gender. (Jan 2013) Enforce against anti-gay discrimination in public schools. (Jun 2013) Re-introduce the Equal Rights Amendment. (Mar 2007MEGHANNBATSON@YAHOO.COM  Hillary Clinton on Civil Rights  Click here for 60 full quotes on Civil Rights OR 4 older headlines OR other candidates on Civil Rights OR background on Civil Rights. Women in Public Service Project: 50% of officials by 2050. (Nov 2013) 1998: Hillary predicted female President in near future. (Oct 2007) 1962: met MLK Jr. preaching a sermon in Chicago. (Jul 2007) 1995: Politely criticized China’s human rights. (Jun 2007) Developmental thread: tragedy of race must be made right. (Jun 2007) Pushing for privacy bill of rights. (Jun 2006) Professional woman AND hostess; feminist AND traditionalist. (Nov 2003) Crack down on sex trafficking of women and girls. (Jan 2000) Human rights are women’s rights. (Jan 2000) Women’s rights are human rights. (Dec 1999) Support National Endowment for the Arts. (Feb 1997) Sex selection, prostitution & war rape: human rights issues. (Sep 1995) Women's suffrage was 72-year struggle, but not a shot fired. (Sep 1993) Affirmative Action We need a New Deal for Communities of Color. (Oct 2015) OpEd: "18 million cracks" meant "lingering sexism". (Aug 2009) Heads movement of women looking to America's true promise. (Aug 2009) Equal pay is not yet equal. (Jan 2008) MLK recognized that working within the system was necessary. (Jan 2008) Compiled “Handbook on Legal Rights for Arkansas Women”. (Nov 2007) Hillary wanted Bill’s cabinet to “Look Like America”. (Oct 2007) Founded Vital Voices Initiative with Madeleine Albright. (Sep 2007) 1965: brought black classmates to all-white church. (Jul 2007) We’ve come a long way on race, but we have a long way to go. (Jun 2007) 1988: Instituted gender diversity Report Card within ABA. (Jun 2007) Create a pipeline for more women in leadership. (Oct 2005) 1972: Worked with Edelman on school desegregation in South. (Nov 2003) Apologize for slavery, but concentrate on civil rights now. (Oct 2000) First chair of ABA Commission on Women and the Profession. (Aug 1999) Raised issues of gender compensation gap at 1970s Rose Law. (Nov 1997) Affirmative living: involve entire village against racism. (Sep 1996) Voting Record Co-sponsored bill to criminalize flag-burning. (Jan 2010) Op-ed: Sposnored flag-burning bill for centrist credential. (May 2006) Voted NO on recommending Constitutional ban on flag desecration. (Jun 2006) Voted NO on constitutional ban of same-sex marriage. (Jun 2006) Voted YES on adding sexual orientation to definition of hate crimes. (Jun 2002) Voted YES on loosening restrictions on cell phone wiretapping. (Oct 2001) Shift from group preferences to economic empowerment of all. (Aug 2000) Rated 60% by the ACLU, indicating a mixed civil rights voting record. (Dec 2002) Rated 89% by the HRC, indicating a pro-gay-rights stance. (Dec 2006) Rated 96% by the NAACP, indicating a pro-affirmative-action stance. (Dec 2006) Recognize Juneteenth as historical end of slavery. (Jun 2008) Provide benefits to domestic partners of Federal employees. (Dec 2007) Re-introduce the Equal Rights Amendment. (Mar 2007) Reinforce anti-discrimination and equal-pay requirements. (Jan 2008) BUY THIS AWESOME BOOK NOW!!!  Bernie Sanders on Education  Click here for 29 full quotes on Education OR other candidates on Education OR background on Education. Tax Wall Street and make public universities free. (Dec 2015) $70B to make public colleges & universities tuition-free. (Nov 2015) Look at college degree like high school diploma 50 years ago. (Nov 2015) 1950s "high school for all" is now "free college for all". (Oct 2015) Free public university tuition, like we had 50 years ago. (Sep 2015) Replace NCLB standardized testing with holistic approach. (Sep 2015) Ok to include mandates and incentives in Common Core. (Sep 2015) Vouchers redirect public education dollar to private schools. (Sep 2015) Charter schools ok if held to public school standards. (Sep 2015) Taught low-income preschoolers through Head Start program. (Sep 2015) $18B to fund two years free tuition at state colleges. (Apr 2015) College loan repayment is regressive; refinance & forgive. (Apr 2015) Quality affordable education, from child care to higher ed. (Mar 2015) Make college affordable for everyone. (Jan 2015) 1976: produced educational filmstrips on New England history. (Jun 1997) Voted YES on additional $10.2B for federal education & HHS projects. (Oct 2007) 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) Voted NO on allowing school prayer during the War on Terror. (Nov 2001) Voted YES on requiring states to test students. (May 2001) Voted NO on allowing vouchers in DC schools. (Aug 1998) Voted NO on vouchers for private & parochial schools. (Nov 1997) Voted NO on giving federal aid only to schools allowing voluntary prayer. (Mar 1994) Reduce class size to 18 children in grades 1 to 3. (Mar 2001) Rated 83% by the NEA, indicating pro-public education votes. (Dec 2003) $25B to renovate or repair elementary schools. (Sep 2011) Sponsored extending subsidized federal student loan rates until 2015. (Apr 2013) Make employee educational assistance tax-deductible. (Jan 1993) Don't count combat pay against free school lunch. (Mar 2009)  Hillary Clinton on Education  Click here for 76 full quotes on Education OR 7 older headlines OR other candidates on Education OR background on Education. Teach Bible as history & literature; not science or religion. (Apr 2015) Let's get back to schools where kids are socialized. (Apr 2015) OpEd: Common Core recycled from Clintons in 1980s and 1990s. (Jun 2013) Parents are a child’s first teachers. (Jan 2008) We have not yet reached consensus on education reform. (Sep 2007) It takes a village; American village has failed our children. (Jun 2007) Establish right to education from pre-school thru college. (Jun 2007) Early education affects things from IQ to lifelong earnings. (Dec 2006) 2001: Proposed and passed National Teacher Corps. (Dec 2006) Teacher testing only for new teachers. (Oct 2000) Testing only new teachers respects professionalism. (Oct 2000) Teachers need more peer consulting & more recognition. (Jul 1999) Social promotion cheats our children. (Jul 1999) Read to young kids 20-30 minutes daily. (Jul 1999) Entire school staff should focus on school safety. (Jul 1999) Metal detectors at school are not much of an intrusion. (Jun 1999) Arts education is needed in our schools. (Sep 1998) Give kids after-school activities to prevent gangs. (Apr 1998) Allow student prayer, but no religious instruction. (Sep 1996) Character education: teach empathy & self-discipline. (Sep 1996) Supports Goals 2000: hardly the stuff of revolution. (Sep 1996) Supports structured inner-city schools, with uniforms. (May 1996) 1960s: Taught reading in poor Boston neighborhoods. (Aug 1993) Arkansas Ed Reform Hillary emphasized education reform without political agenda. (Oct 2007) AR Ed Reform taught that there is a place for testing. (Sep 2007) 1986: HIPPY program empowers parents as kids' first teach. (Sep 2007) Sent Chelsea to public schools in Arkansas, but not DC. (Jul 2007) 1983: Teacher testing as part of AR education reform. (Jun 2007) 1983: AR reforms fixed unconstitutional school financing. (Jun 2004) AR Reform plan pushed mandatory teacher testing. (Nov 2003) Arkansas education: improvement against great odds. (Oct 2000) Pushed teacher testing in Arkansas. (Dec 1999) AR ed reform: mandate kindergarten, no social promotion. (Dec 1999) 1983: Challenged low education expectations. (Aug 1999) 1993: Public accepted First Lady as education reformer. (Aug 1999) Long journey for reform, not isolated initiatives. (Jun 1994) HIPPY: Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youngsters. (Aug 1993) Passing illiterate students is educational fraud. (Sep 1983) Education Funding Make community college free, but not free college for all. (Nov 2015) Refinance all college debt to help 40 million new grads. (Oct 2015) End predatory student college loan rates over 20%. (Apr 2008) Fully fund special education & 21st century classrooms. (Dec 2007) Get more teachers into hard-to-serve areas. (Nov 2007) Incentive pay for school wide performance. (Aug 2007) Universal pre-kindergarten; and make family the best school. (Aug 2007) Working families cannot participate in school between 9 & 3. (Jul 2007) Transfer tax cuts from rich & corporations to student aid. (Jun 2006) Reforms: teacher corps; more federal funding; modernize. (Sep 2000) Opposes merit pay for individual teachers. (Apr 2000) Supports merit pay for entire schools. (Apr 2000) Scholarships for teachers who go to urban schools. (Mar 2000) Increase resources to meet increased standards. (Mar 2000) Address teacher shortage with salary increases. (Jul 1999) More after-school; smaller classes. (Jul 1999) School Choice Vouchers aren't constitutional; charter schools are ok. (Apr 2015) Total change in No Child Left Behind. (Aug 2007) Supports public school choice; but not private nor parochial. (Oct 2006) More teachers, smaller classes, no vouchers. (Oct 2000) Vouchers would take money from public schools. (Oct 2000) Vouchers drain money from public schools. (Sep 2000) Vouchers will not improve our public schools. (Jul 1999) Let’s build up our schools-not tear them down. (Jul 1999) Charter schools provide choice within public system. (Jul 1999) Charters meet needs of failing public school students. (Aug 1998) Vouchers siphon off much-needed resources. (Aug 1998) Parents can choose, but support public schools. (Feb 1997) Supports public school choice and charter schools. (Sep 1996) Voting Record Solemn vow never to abandon our public schools. (Jul 1999) Voted YES on $52M for "21st century community learning centers". (Oct 2005) Voted YES on $5B for grants to local educational agencies. (Oct 2005) Voted YES on shifting $11B from corporate tax loopholes to education. (Mar 2005) Voted YES on funding smaller classes instead of private tutors. (May 2001) Voted YES on funding student testing instead of private tutors. (May 2001) Voted YES on spending $448B of tax cut on education & debt reduction. (Apr 2001) Offer every parent Charter Schools and public school choice. (Aug 2000) Rated 82% by the NEA, indicating pro-public education votes. (Dec 2003)