• Mike Huckabee favors a federal ban on Abortion.

• He is a Death penalty Retentionist having witnessed 17 executions in his state of Arkansas
while serving as governor.

• Apart from this he is an extremely progressive Republican on most criminal justice issues.

• Huckabee voiced his opinion that certain Federal campaign finance reform proposals would
violate the First Amendment.

• He is a strong supporter of immigrant's rights. He opposed a proof of citizenship voting
law, discouraged government raids and supported an instate tuition rate for undocumented residents.

• At the same time he also supports increased border security.

• Huckabee opposes the Employment Non discrimination Act and the addition of sexual
orientation and gender identity to federal hate crime laws.

• He has repeatedly criticized racial disparities in the criminal justice system and is known
to have established a racial reconciliation initiative in Arkansas in 1997.

• He strongly supports the rights to bear arms and has an A+ rating from the National Rifles
Association.

• He is known to be the best republican candidate on civil liberties issues following 9/11
and has voiced his disgust against torture and ethnic profiling and has called for the Guantanamo
bay.

• Huckabee has been recognized as the mainstream politics best candidate for Social
conservatism and not be underestimated at any cost.

• Obama voted YES on reauthorizing the Patriot Act and also co sponsored the SAFE Act which is
a bill to amend the USA Patriot Act to place reasonable restrictions on the usage of surveillance
and the use of search warrants and includes other purposes as well.

• He voted YES to strike the provisions providing immunity from civil liabilities ton
electronic communication service providers for certain assistance provided to the government.

• He said it was necessary for the nation to strengthen and improve intelligence
capabilities. The Director of Intelligence should be given the necessary authority he/she needs over
budget and personnel.

• He supports extending the right of Habeas Corpus to Guantanamo detainees. This he thinks
absolutely necessary to prove to the world that the Unites States is not a country that ships
prisoners to far off countries in the middle of the night to be tortured.

• He opined that the world should get the message that America is a land of laws, a nation
that stands against torture. He strongly opposes interrogation methods and procedures that brought
about emotional and physical suffering.

• He said he would expand the Hate Crimes Statute by supporting the Mathew Shepherd Act. This
would strengthen federal hate crime legislation and also pull up the Department of Justice.

• He plans to ban racial profiling by federal law enforcement agencies and provide federal
incentives to local police departments who help to prevent this practice.

• Sarah Palin supports a full ban on Abortion and Reproductive Rights. She describes herself
as pro contraception but does not make her position clear on birth control access and emergency
contraception.

• Palin proposed bans on certain books in libraries during her tenure as Governor of Alaska.
She has also advocated the teaching of creationism in biology classes in schools.

• She opposes comprehensive immigration reform proposals in the United States.

• Palin voiced her opposition against same sex marriages and lashed out against a bill
granting domestic partnership benefits to same-sex partners of state employees.

• Her stance on civil rights bills and other issues relating to racial justice are not
clear.

• She is a strong supporter of Guns Rights and received an A+ rating from the National Rifle
Association in Alaska.

• Palin has not made her stand clear on counter terrorism issues also.

• She is accused of extending conservative hostility to First Amendment Rights to freedom of
the press.

• Palin is a strong supporter of Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

• She recognized March 20th as HIV day and prompted the people of Alaska to observe this day
with appropriate activities and programs.

• Palin supported Equal Pay for Equal Work and not the Ledbetter Act. She strongly opposed
women being paid less than a man for a day's work.

• Sarah Palin is a feminist and a strong protector of women's rights. She said her plan was
to move on a ticket of reform therefore she would ask for support from women but would not go out to
woo them.

• Mitt Romney favored gays and lesbians serving openly in the military. He has expressed his
support for the 'don't ask, don't tell' policy.

• He is of the opinion that civil liberty means the right to be kept alive and therefore it
can be left to the President to conduct surveillance for National security purposes.

• Romney suggests that all citizens of America may have to be subjected to some sort of
Habeas Corpus whether they are designated as unlawful enemy combatants or not.

• He said he would support the Employee Non discrimination Act at the state level but not at
the federal level.

• Romney believes that there should be a national standard for marriage and should be kept
between man and woman.

• He believes that the US recognizes equality of all individuals but those who preach
doctrines of terror maybe followed into a church or mosque and dealt with as required by law.

• Romney joins supporters of a federal constitution amendment regarding marriages in the
state of Massachusetts. 

• Though he does not support gay marriage he believes domestic partnership status should be
recognized in a way that includes health benefits and rights of survivorship. This is in accordance
with his belief that all citizens require equal rights regardless of sexual orientation.

• He suggests that the Federal government and other organizations should recognize the
potential of women in administration and draw on their skills.

• He advocated that nativity scenes and menorahs should be welcome in public places during
the holiday season.

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