Moore on the issues

Iraq

FOR. He voted in 2002 to give President Bush authority to use force against Iraq. Moore has said, however, that the United States should bring more countries into the stabilization effort.
"While I'm glad Saddam Hussein is gone, I regret the President did not follow the actions he took after Sept. 11 when he assembled a great coalition of nations to fight terrorism. We had more good will coming to our country from the world community than at any other time in history. That good will is almost all gone. If we had followed the same model again it would have appeared to be not just Americans against Iraqis, but the world against Saddam Hussein."

Tax cuts

FOR, as long as it doesn't increase the national deficit. "If we can afford to cut taxes, then I'll vote to cut taxes. But tax cuts given with borrowed money aren't tax cuts at all. They're simply tax increases that will have to be paid by our children."

Abortion rights

FOR. Has voted against restrictions on abortion saying such decisions should be left to women.

Gay marriage amendment

AGAINST. "I personally believe that marriage is between a man and a woman. But marriage is an area that has always been regulated by the states. Our constitution has only been amended 27 times in our nation's history and the first ten were the Bill of Rights. I don't think we should resort to amending the Constitution to correct every perceived social problem. The federal government and the state of Kansas both have a Defense of Marriage Act which protects the concerns the proponents have. They are not doing this for valid reasons, but for political reasons."

Health care reform

FOR. " I have filed a bill called MED ACT that would allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate lower drug prices with pharmaceutical companies for 40 million Medicare beneficiaries. Large corporations and HMO's get a group discount and so should seniors. We have 177 Republican and Democrat co-sponsors of this bill. It is endorsed by the Kansas Pharmacists Association."

Patriot Act

FOR, with restrictions. He voted for the Patriot Act, but later supported an effort to block library records searches.
"I voted for the Patriot Act about 3 weeks after the Sept. 11 attack on our country, resulting in the deaths of nearly 3,000 people. Some of the provisions are good, and others were put in with sunsets which would expire after 3 years. Some of the provisions are still good, but I think we need to have a discussion about proposals to permanently extend some provisions of the Patriot Act. For example, I'm not convinced the FBI needs authority to check the reading habits of Americans by having access to their library records. I do strongly support the recommendations of the bipartisan 9/11 Commission. If we want to protect our people and our country -- and we should-- we should move immediately to enact the unanimous recommendations of the commission and stop political posturing. "