2016 presidential candidates on civil liberties
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Civil liberties are individual rights and freedoms that are guaranteed by law and support the general welfare. These protections from government interference come from the U.S. Constitution, legislation, and case law derived from the courts over time. Examples include the right to privacy, the right to peaceful assembly, and the right to vote. While the Constitution guarantees basic rights and liberties, states are free to enact legislation to provide greater protection of individuals' civil liberties.
As Americans prepared to cast ballots in the 2016 general election, candidates, voters, and in some states, the courts, were focused on the right to vote and Constitutionally permissible restrictions.
In July and August 2016, courts in five states struck down voter ID and proof-of-citizenship laws. A Texas voter ID law was found to have a discriminatory impact. A federal appeals court determined that North Carolina legislators passed the state's voter ID law with discriminatory intent. In Wisconsin, a federal judge overturned portions of the state's strict voter ID law that he found demonstrated how "preoccupation with mostly phantom election fraud leads to real incidents of disenfranchisement." A county judge in Kansas ordered that Kansas residents who failed to show proof-of-citizenship when they registered to vote and who were blocked from voting in state and local elections during the primary, must be allowed to vote in state and local elections in November. And in North Dakota, a federal judge ruled that the state's voter ID law unfairly burdens Native Americans.[1] While some states could appeal, the increased protection of the right to vote stemming from these rulings may have increased voter access in November.
See below what the 2016 presidential candidates and their respective party platforms said about voting rights and other civil liberties.
| OVERVIEW OF CANDIDATE POSITIONS | |
Democratic ticket
Hillary Clinton
- Hillary Clinton expressed support for a federal lawsuit by the NAACP and Greater Birmingham Ministries alleging Alabama violated the Voting Rights Act of 1965 by requiring photo ID to vote. Her campaign released the following statement December 3, 2015: “The right to vote is essential to our democracy, and so Hillary Clinton strongly supports the NAACP’s efforts to right the wrongs of Gov. [Robert] Bentley and the Alabama Legislature. Voting rights are an illusion if the state requires people to have voter IDs and then makes it much harder for people to get them. This misguided law could disenfranchise over a quarter of a million voters in Alabama and result in suppressing the voices of African American and Latino voters, depriving them of their basic civil rights.”[2]
- Clinton expressed support for Ahmed Mohamed, a 14-year-old Muslim student from Texas who was handcuffed when school officials thought a homemade clock he brought to school was a bomb. “Assumptions and fear don't keep us safe—they hold us back. Ahmed, stay curious and keep building,” tweeted Clinton on September 16, 2015.[3]
- Speaking at Texas Southern University on June 4, 2015, Clinton criticized Republicans for "systematically and deliberately trying to stop millions of American citizens from voting." Clinton recommended restoring the Voting Rights Act, expanding early and absentee voting, creating a national early in-person voting period that lasts at least 20 days, and establishing universal and automatic voter registration for Americans when they turn 18.[4][5]
Marijuana
- In 2016, Hillary Clinton received a grade of B+ from the Marijuana Policy Project for her support of medicinal marijuana research and the reclassification of marijuana as a Schedule II drug.[6]
- According to her 2016 presidential campaign website, Clinton believed that federal law enforcement should be focused on violent crime rather than simple marijuana possession. It continued, "Marijuana arrests, including for simple possession, account for a large number of drug arrests. Significant racial disparities exist in marijuana enforcement—black men are significantly more likely to be arrested for marijuana possession than their white counterparts, despite the fact that their usage rates are similar. Hillary will allow states that have enacted marijuana laws to act as laboratories of democracy and reschedule marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule II substance."[7]
- On November 7, 2015, Clinton proposed loosening restrictions on marijuana and rescheduling the drug in order to spur medical research. She said, "What I do want is for us to support research into medical marijuana because a lot more states have passed medical marijuana than have legalized marijuana, so we have got two different experiences or even experiments going on right now. The problem with medical marijuana is there is a lot of anecdotal evidence about how well it works for certain conditions. But we haven't done any research. Why? Because it is considered that is called a schedule one drug and you can't even do research in it." She recommended reclassifying the drug to Schedule II.[8]
- Clinton said on October 14, 2015, that she would like Colorado to continue experimenting with marijuana policy. She said, “I really believe it’s important that states like Colorado lead the way so we can learn what works and what doesn’t work. I would certainly not want the federal government to interfere with the legal decision made by the people of Colorado.”[9]
- In June 2014, Clinton said that she supported medical marijuana use “for people who are in extreme medical conditions." When asked about legalizing marijuana for recreational use, she said, "We have at least two states that are experimenting with that right now. I want to wait and see what the evidence is." Clinton said she would never try marijuana. "Absolutely not. I didn’t do it when I was young, I’m not going to start now," she said.[10]
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Tim Kaine
- Speaking at the National Urban League conference in Baltimore, Maryland, in August 2016, Tim Kaine praised courts for “striking down in a number of states arbitrary restrictions that are trying to hold people back from voting.”[13]
- On the campaign trail in Greensboro, North Carolina, Kaine celebrated the federal appeals court ruling that struck down the state's voter ID law. The court found that the voting restrictions were enacted by North Carolina’s Republican-led legislature in 2013 with discriminatory intent. Discussing the ruling, Kaine said, “100,000 people who were supposed to be able to participate, who were shunted aside, will now get to come back in and participate.” Kaine also told the crowd in North Carolina, “We got to show everybody we know our vote matters and vote for Hillary Clinton. OK?”[13][14]
Marijuana
- On March 18, 2016, Kaine visited Midlothian, Virginia, and participated in a forum hosted by the Cosby High School politics club where he was asked about decriminalizing marijuana. He responded by saying that although he “support[s] drastic changes in sentencing laws…[he] wouldn’t vote for a law at the federal or state level that would decriminalize marijuana.” He told the high school forum that he thought the country should see how marijuana legalization goes in Colorado and other states that have legalized marijuana before rendering a decision.[15]
- In an interview with WMRA in Charlottesville, Virginia, on January 23, 2014, Kaine was asked about legalizing marijuana. "I’ve never been a legalization fan,” he said. “Just for a whole series of both health and sort of crime-related reasons, I think it would not be a good idea.” On the issue of sentencing reform, Kaine said, “I think, often, for sentences for marijuana and marijuana usage, I think some sentences are too strict.” [16]
- Read more of Tim Kaine's public statements on 2016 campaign issues.
Republican ticket
Donald Trump
- Trump posted a pledge on his Facebook page on August 16, 2016, promising to “reject bigotry and hatred and oppression in all its forms.” The statement said, “This is my pledge to the American people: as your President I will be your greatest champion. I will fight to ensure that every American is treated equally, protected equally, and honored equally. We will reject bigotry and hatred and oppression in all its forms, and seek a new future built on our common culture and values as one American people.”[17]
- On August 9, 2016, Trump stated his support for a voter ID law in North Carolina that a federal appeals court struck down in July 2016. The court argued that the law was “passed with racially discriminatory intent.” Regarding North Carolina’s voter ID law and other like it elsewhere, Trump stated, “Voter ID. What’s with that? What’s with voter ID? Why aren’t we having voter ID. In other words, I want to vote, here’s my identification. I want to vote. As opposed to somebody coming up and voting 15 times for Hillary. And I will not tell you to vote 15 times. I will not tell you to do that. You won’t vote 15 times, but people will. They’ll vote many times, and how that could have happened is unbelievable.”[18]
- Donald Trump said in a 2011 Forbes interview that online gambling "has to happen because many other countries are doing it and like usual the U.S. is just missing out." Additionally, the country could benefit from tax revenue produced by the new gaming outlet. At the time of this interview, Trump had a personal stake in online gaming regulation because of a potential joint venture with hedge fund manager, Marc Lasry.[19]
- In 1990, Trump argued that drugs should be legalized and taxed "to take the profit away" from drug dealers.[20]
Race and ethnicity
- After taking some criticism for not reaching out to the African-American community, Trump made a direct appeal to black voters in a speech in Wisconsin on August 16, 2016. Commenting on the riots in Milwaukee, he said, “Law and order must be restored. It must be restored for the sake of all, but most especially for the sake of those living in the affected communities. The main victims of these riots are law-abiding African American citizens living in these neighborhoods. It’s their job, it’s their homes, it’s their schools and communities which will suffer the most as a result. … It is time for our society to address some honest and very difficult truths. The Democratic party has failed and betrayed the African American community.”[21]
- In 2005, Trump proposed creating a season of “The Apprentice” that would pit a “team of successful African Americans versus a team of successful whites.” He said, “Whether people like that idea or not, it is somewhat reflective of our very vicious world."[22]
- On August 2, 2015, Donald Trump called the number of unarmed black men being killed by police officers “a massive crisis." He added, however, "[W]e have to give power back to the police because we have to have law and order. Hundreds of killings are in Baltimore. Hundreds of killings are in Chicago. And New York is not doing so great in terms of that front. We have to give strength and power back to the police. And you're always going to have mistakes made. And you're always going to have bad apples. But you can't let that stop the fact that police have to regain some control of this tremendous crime wave and killing wave that's happening in this country."[23]
- Trump released several tweets on April 28, 2015, regarding the civil unrest in Baltimore, Maryland. Trump suggested the National Guard should intervene and that the Baltimore police were standing idle. Criticizing President Barack Obama, Trump added, "Our great African American President hasn't exactly had a positive impact on the thugs who are so happily and openly destroying Baltimore!"[24]
- Following the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, Trump said in August 2014, "This is a racial situation. It’s not covered that way in the press. It’s not even discussed in the press. They don’t want to discuss it. They stay away from it."[25] In November 2014, as the grand jury decision regarding Brown's murder was pending, Trump tweeted, "They’re going to riot in Ferguson no matter what."[26]
Marijuana
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Mike Pence
- Pence touted Indiana's voter identification law during a town hall in Manchester, New Hampshire, on August 18, 2016. He said, “You need a picture ID to cash a check at a grocery store; there’s nothing wrong with asking people to have a picture ID to exercise the blood-bought franchise of voting in this country.” Indiana's voter ID law was upheld 6-3 by the U.S. Supreme Court in September 2008.[28]
- On the campaign trail in New Hampshire on August 18, 2016, Pence repeated Donald Trump's suggestions of voter fraud and that the presidential election might be "rigged." Pence said, “It’s wonderful you’re here, it’s wonderful that you’re active and you’re passionate,” Pence said. “I really encourage you … go get involved in your precinct because — we call them inspectors in Indiana, there are poll watchers in Indiana — the truth of the matter is that the integrity of the ‘one person, one vote’ is at the core of democracy, and that happens one precinct at a time. And the truth of that matter is you are the greatest vanguard for integrity in voting in New Hampshire.”[28]
- While serving in the U.S. House of Representatives, Pence introduced the Free Flow of Information Act of 2005. In his remarks to the House, Pence said that freedom of the press "represents a bedrock of our democracy by ensuring the free flow of information to the public. But, sadly, this freedom is under attack." He said his bill was "designed to protect reporters' rights to keep sources confidential." And he said, the bill "strikes a proper balance between the public's interest in free dissemination of information and the needs of law enforcement."[29]
- Pence introduced the bill again in 2011. It was referred to committee for consideration, but did not advance.[30]
Marijuana
- In 2013, Indiana legislators introduced House Bill 1006 to overhaul the state's criminal code. Pence refused to accept the bill's lowered penalties for marijuana possession. Pence agreed to sign the bill after the penalty for marijuana possession was returned to a Class B misdemeanor. At a press conference Pence said, “I think we need to focus on reducing crime, not reducing penalties.”[31]
- Pence believes that marijuana is a gateway drug.[31]
- Indiana is among the states with the toughest penalties for marijuana possession.[32]
Green ticket
Jill Stein
- On her 2016 presidential campaign website, Jill Stein called for justice for all. Her plan included restoring Constitutional rights, terminating unconstitutional surveillance and unwarranted spying, ending persecution of government and media whistleblowers, closing Guantanamo, abolishing secret kill lists, and repealing indefinite detention without charge or trial.[33]
- In 2012, Stein advocated for greater voting rights, including the enactment of "the full Voter's Bill of Rights guaranteeing each person's right to vote, the right to have our votes counted on hand-marked paper ballots, and the right to vote within systems that give each vote meaning."[34]
Marijuana
- On October 12, 2016, Stein tweeted, "It shouldn't be a crime to use marijuana or hemp. Let's keep non-violent people out of prison."[35]
- In 2016, Jill Stein received a grade of A+ from the Marijuana Policy Project for her support of the legalization and regulation of recreational and medicinal marijuana use by adults.[6]
- On April 20, 2016, Stein released a statement calling for the legalization of marijuana nationwide. "It's time to take marijuana off the black market, end crime and violence related to marijuana trafficking, stop wasting money and ruining lives by prosecuting victimless crimes, reduce prison populations, increase tax revenue, allow sick people their medicine, let farmers grow marijuana and hemp, and give responsible adults their freedom," she wrote. Stein said she would order the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Justice Department "to cease and desist all attempts to harass or prosecute medical marijuana clinics or other legitimate marijuana-related businesses that are operating under state laws." She would also direct the DEA to remove marijuana from the category of Schedule I drugs and "place it in a more appropriate category as determined by medical science."[36]
- On her 2012 presidential campaign website, Jill Stein said she would work to "[i]mmediately legalize medical use of marijuana and move to permit general legal sales under suitable regulatory framework."[34]
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Ajamu Baraka
- During Fusion’s Green Party Candidate Forum on September 19, 2016, Baraka called voter ID laws “modern-day poll taxes,” and promised to systematically repeal such laws as well as reinstate Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act. The Supreme Court struck down Section 4 in Shelby County v. Holder in 2013. The provision had designated which states and other entities were required to receive pre-authorization from the federal government or federal court before making changes to voting laws.[38]
- Baraka expressed an interest in allowing Americans as young as 16 to voted. During Fusion's Green Party Candidate Forum he said, “We would do everything we can to try and make access to democracy a reality.” Baraka continued, “And we would even, I think maybe, consider reducing the age of participation from 18 to 16. Sixteen-year-olds have the ability to think for themselves and should be able to participate.”[38]
- On May 21, 2013, Baraka posted an article about the press and the Obama administration on his website. He wrote in part, "When many of us were attempting to educate the people on the threat posed to civil liberties and human rights by the National Defense Authorization Act, the corporate press never made the connection that under the NDAA’s allowance of the indefinite detention of Americans that one day it could apply to members of their profession."[39]
- Read more about Ajamu Baraka.
Libertarian ticket
Gary Johnson
- On September 26, 2016, Gary Johnson and Bill Weld took part in a Facebook Live interview with Reason.com shortly before the first presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. In his opening remarks highlighting what he and Weld can offer Americans, Johnson said, "We would stand up for civil liberties and people being able to make choices about their own lives."[40]
- In November 2015, Johnson criticized Eric Schneiderman, the attorney general of New York, after he announced that two fantasy sports companies were enabling illegal gambling activities. He released the following statement, in part: "The Attorney General’s unwarranted attack on fantasy sports is classic government overreach. Government should protect freedom, not curtail it just because a politician wants to. When tens of millions of Americans want to engage in a fun, harmless activity, why is it any of the government’s business? There are plenty of laws on the books to protect citizens from fraud and abuse, if and when it occurs. Taking away the freedom of hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers is just wrong.”[41][42]
- In June 2011, Johnson argued that prostitution was safer when regulated. "I have no intention of enlisting the services of a prostitute. But if I were, where would I want to do that? Well, I'd want to do that I think in Nevada where it's legal and regulated. I think I would be safer in enlisting those services. I would have the least chance of contracting HIV or Hepatitis C or any communicable disease in Nevada," Johnson said.[43]
Marijuana
- Johnson wrote an editorial for Time on August 16, 2016, arguing, “We need to stop criminalizing personal choice.” Johnson voiced his support for smaller government and lower taxes, saying, “When government grows and takes more of our money in taxes, we lose freedom.” He also spoke about marijuana legalization and his stance on same-sex marriage: “Our nation learned from Prohibition that arbitrarily and unnecessarily banning behavior doesn’t work. The same lesson should be applied to marijuana. … Fortunately, the Supreme Court finally confirmed that the Constitution protects Americans’ freedom to marry who they wish. That decision was long overdue. Why do we need government to restrict marriage freedom?[44]
- In 2016, Gary Johnson received a grade of A+ from the Marijuana Policy Project for his support of "legalizing marijuana at the federal level, removing it from the federal drug schedules, and allowing states to legalize and regulate marijuana for medical and adult use."[6]
- Johnson told USA Today in June 2016 that he had stopped using marijuana and would continue to abstain if elected president. "I want to be completely on top of my game, all cylinders," he said.[45] In a televised town hall on CNN the following week, Johnson was asked to explain how he could support recreational marijuana use if he believed it took away his own edge. Johnson responded, "So, first of all, you as an individual, I don't care if you drink yourself silly every night of the week as long as you don't get behind the wheel of a car, as long as you don't do harm to others. And with regard to marijuana, why should somebody who takes the edge off when it comes to marijuana, why should they not have that same ability as long as they don't do others harm? ... I don't want to make a value judgment here on others. I think others should be entitled to live their lives as they see fit. And this is a real Libertarian principle here. Look, when it comes to choices in your own life, you should be able to make those choices as long as you're not doing harm to others."[46]
- On March 29, 2016, Gary Johnson made a prediction about what President Obama might do concerning marijuana before he leaves office. Johnson told The Washington Times that marijuana is “going to be just like alcohol. I’m going to predict that Obama, when he leaves office, is going to deschedule marijuana as a Class I narcotic. I wish he would have done that to this point, but I think he’s going to do that going out the door. That’s a positive.” Johnson’s campaign later clarified his statement, explaining that Johnson “would prefer that the president remove marijuana from the controlled substances list entirely, allowing states to legalize and regulate as they and their voters choose.” Johnson added, “I think every municipality has to realize that all the planes to Denver every single weekend are filled up, and that they’re missing out, and Colorado is absolutely vibrant. Is it due to marijuana? I think it’s a contributing factor. I don’t know how long it’s been since you’ve been to Colorado, but I think you can sense vibrancy, and it’s there.”[47]
- On January 19, 2016, in an interview with The Telegraph, Johnson discussed his views on legalizing marijuana: “I’m the only one still to this day – at the level of a state governor or US congressman – who advocates marijuana legalisation. That comes in conjunction with polling results of 56 per cent of Americans who think that marijuana should be legalised. Not one elected official at this level has agreed with the American people. Not one. Legalisation is going to happen anyway and I can’t think of a bigger public policy disconnect than the one we are talking about right now. The tipping point on marijuana will come after the California ballot box initiative in November to legalise recreational marijuana. Then you will see legislatures simply passing a law to legalise marijuana and governors signing them.”[48]
- Prior to announcing his candidacy for president in January 2016, Johnson worked as the CEO of Cannabis Sativa, a marijuana marketing company. Johnson drafted the company's mission statement which states that "cannabis is destined to become the next gold rush and we're prepared to shape its future in a legal environment."[49]
- In February 2015, Johnson said, "I think that as a result of legalizing marijuana, we will become very enlightened as a country very quickly. When it comes to the harder drugs being legalized, which we may see many years off, the first thing you’ll see is decriminalization. Would the world be a better place if we legalized all drugs tomorrow? Yes. But we are not going to do that.”[50]
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Bill Weld
- During CNN's Libertarian town hall on August 3, 2016, a college student who lost his job and student housing at a private religious school after he was outed as gay, asked Gary Johnson and Bill Weld what they believed the role of government should be to protect civil liberties. Weld said he had worked to expand basic protections for LGBT people while governor of Massachusetts in the 1990s.[52]
Marijuana
- During a question-and-answer session hosted by the public policy think tank MassINC on June 7, 2016, Weld was asked about legalizing marijuana. He said, “In Massachusetts, I would be supportive.”[53]
- As governor of Massachusetts from 1991 to 1997, Weld supported medical marijuana legalization.[53]
- Weld said that in addition legalizing marijuana, Johnson “wants to look” at other drugs as a form of criminal justice reform. After stating that alcohol and prescription drugs can be more dangerous than illicit drugs, Weld said, “I don’t know the answer to those things. … That to me is at least worth a discussion.” He continued "And I do think there’s something to the idea that by decriminalizing something, you take it out of the shadows. And then the incentives are not there for the bad guys to do massive criminal sales. Again, you wouldn’t have heard it from me when I was in the Justice Department.”[53]
- Read more about Bill Weld.
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External links
- ProCon.org's "Should Felons Who Have Completed Their Sentences (Incarceration, Probation, and Parole) Be Allowed to Vote?"
- ProCon.org's "Should Voters Be Required to Show Photo Identification in Order to Vote?"
Footnotes
- ↑ NPR, "As November Approaches, Courts Deal Series Of Blows To Voter ID Laws," August 2, 2016
- ↑ AL.com, "Hillary Clinton backs Alabama voter ID lawsuit," December 3, 2015
- ↑ Fortune, "#IStandWithAhmed: Arrested 14-year-old gains presidential support," September 16, 2015
- ↑ C-SPAN, "Hillary Clinton on Voting Rights," June 4, 2015
- ↑ Hillary for America, "Hillary Clinton: We should make it easier to vote," June 4, 2015
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Marijuana Policy Project, "2016 Presidential Candidates," accessed August 9, 2016
- ↑ Hillary for America, "Criminal justice reform," accessed August 9, 2016
- ↑ CNN, "Hillary Clinton proposes loosening restrictions on marijuana," November 7, 2015
- ↑ KUSA, "Hillary Clinton: Feds shouldn't 'interfere with' legal pot," October 14, 2015
- ↑ The Huffington Post, "Hillary Clinton Leaves Door Open On Marijuana Legalization," June 18, 2014
- ↑ Democratic Party, "The 2016 Democratic Party Platform," accessed August 23, 2016
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Politico, "Kaine goes on attack over voting rights," August 11, 2016
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Appeals court strikes down North Carolina’s voter-ID law," July 29, 2016
- ↑ The Bolt, "Tim Kaine Forum," April 15, 2016
- ↑ WMRA, "Senator Tim Kaine on the McDonnells, Iran, Medicaid Expansion, and More," January 23, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "Trump issues 'pledge to the American people'," August 16, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "Trump: Without ID law, voters will vote '15 times' for Clinton," August 9, 2016
- ↑ Forbes, "Donald Trump: Internet Gambling Mogul," October 20, 2011
- ↑ The Chicago Tribune, "Trump Backs Legalizing Drugs," April 15, 1990
- ↑ The Guardian, "Trump appeals to black voters in attempt to offset dismal polling," August 17, 2016
- ↑ CBS News, "Donald Trump once proposed a race-based season of 'The Apprentice'," May 19, 2016
- ↑ Talking Points Memo, "Trump: We Must Give 'Power' Back To Police To Fight 'Rampant' Crime," August 3, 2015
- ↑ Salon, "Donald Trump: Obama has failed the city of Baltimore — but 'I would fix it fast!'," April 28, 2015
- ↑ Huffington Post, "Donald Trump Brings His Usual Level Of Wisdom To The Ferguson Conversation," August 18, 2014
- ↑ CBS St. Louis, "Trump: ‘They’re Going to Riot in Ferguson No Matter What’," November 21, 2014
- ↑ Republican Party, "The 2016 Republican Party Platform," accessed August 23, 2016
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 Politico, "Pence urges Trump supporters to monitor voting sites," August 18, 2016
- ↑ Congressional Record Online, "Free Flow of Information Act," March 16, 2006
- ↑ Congress.gov, "All Actions: H.R.2932 — 112th Congress (2011-2012)," accessed September 29, 2016
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 Leafly, "Mike Pence, Trump’s VP Pick, is Bad News for Cannabis Reform," July 15, 2016
- ↑ Civilized, "A Closer Look At Mike Pence On Marijuana," August 1, 2016
- ↑ Jill Stein for President, "My Plan," accessed February 18, 2016
- ↑ 34.0 34.1 Jill Stein for President, "Issues," accessed July 6, 2015
- ↑ Twitter, "Jill Stein," October 12, 2016
- ↑ Jill 2016, "Legalize Marijuana Nationwide," April 20, 2016
- ↑ Green Party, "The 2016 Green Party Platform on Social Justice," accessed August 23, 2016
- ↑ 38.0 38.1 Fusion, "Green Party Candidate would consider lowering the voting age to 16," September 19, 2016
- ↑ AjamuBaraka.com, "The U.S. Press and repression in the Obama Era: A new Awakening or political theater?" May 21, 2016
- ↑ Reason.com, "Gary Johnson and Bill Weld Answer Your Questions on Facebook With Matt Welch," Sseptember 26, 2016
- ↑ The New York Times, "Attorney General Tells DraftKings and FanDuel to Stop Taking Entries in New York," November 10, 2015
- ↑ Legal Sports Report, "Gary Johnson, Former Governor And Online Poker Advocate, Speaks In Support Of Daily Fantasy Sports," November 14, 2015
- ↑ Rolling Stone, "Meet Gary Johnson, the GOP's Invisible Candidate," June 15, 2011
- ↑ Time, "Gary Johnson: We Need To Stop Criminalizing Personal Choice," August 16, 2016
- ↑ USA Today, "Libertarian nominee Gary Johnson on guns, debates and pot," June 16, 2016
- ↑ CNN, "Transcript: CNN Libertarian Town Hall moderated by Chris Cuomo," June 22, 2016
- ↑ The Washington Times, "Gary Johnson predicts Obama will reclassify marijuana on way out of office," March 29, 2016
- ↑ The Telegraph, "Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson says time is right for 'the party of principle' in the White House," January 19, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "Libertarian Gary Johnson launches presidential bid, lowers expectations," January 6, 2016
- ↑ Daily Caller, "Former Governor Gary Johnson Says 25 States To Legalize Weed After 2016," February 28, 2015
- ↑ Libertarian Party, "The 2016 Libertarian Party Platform," accessed August 23, 2016
- ↑ CNN, "Libertarian: Trump has 'a screw loose'," August 4, 2016
- ↑ 53.0 53.1 53.2 Boston.com, "Bill Weld supports marijuana legalization in Massachusetts," June 7, 2016
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