Lindsey Graham (R)

Pro
Should the Death Penalty Be Allowed?

"I don't think you're an indecent society when you take two men who broke into a family's home, tortured two young girls, raped them, burned them alive — I don't think that makes us indecent that they would be administered the death penalty."

Source: Andrew Kaczynski, "Lindsey Graham: No Death Penalty for CT Home Invaders 'Makes Me Want to Throw Up,'" www.buzzfeed.com, Aug. 18, 2015

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Should the United States Abide by Its Treaties with Native American Tribes?

Withdrew on Dec. 21, 2015; no additional research done as of that date to determine candidate's position on this question.

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Should Private Prisons Be Allowed in the United States?

Withdrew on Dec. 21, 2015; no additional research done as of that date to determine candidate's position on this question.

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Should Law Enforcement Be Allowed to Use Racial Profiling?

Withdrew on Dec. 21, 2015; no additional research done as of that date to determine candidate's position on this question.

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Should Supreme Court Justice Scalia's Replacement Be Chosen by President Obama?

Withdrew on Dec. 21, 2015; no additional research done as of that date to determine candidate's position on this question.

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Should the United States Continue the War on Drugs?

Withdrew on Dec. 21, 2015; no additional research done as of that date to determine candidate's position on this question.

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Should Churches (Defined as Churches, Temples, Mosques, Synagogues, etc.) Remain Tax-Exempt?

Withdrew on Dec. 21, 2015; no additional research done as of that date to determine candidate's position on this question.

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Not Clearly Pro or Con
Does Lowering the Corporate Income Tax Rate Create Jobs?

"Our individual and corporate marginal rates are some of the highest in the industrialized world, putting our economy and our workforce at an enormous competitive disadvantage."

Source: Lindsey Graham 2016, "Ease Tax and Regulatory Burdens," www.lindseygraham.com (accessed Nov. 3, 2015)

[Editor's Note: Graham co-sponsored S.1921 ("A bill to promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and replacing such taxes with a national sales tax and a business tax") on Oct. 26, 2005, which would have repealed the corporate income tax and replaced it with an 8.4% business tax. The bill failed in the Senate.]

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Should the Federal Government Continue to Subsidize Oil Companies?

Withdrew on Dec. 21, 2015; no additional research done as of that date to determine candidate’s position on this question.

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Not Clearly Pro or Con
Should Any Federal Taxes Be Increased?

"Lower Rates While Limiting Distortions. Our individual and corporate marginal rates are some of the highest in the industrialized world, putting our economy and our workforce at an enormous competitive disadvantage. At the same time, the volume and scope of credits, deductions, and carve-outs create enormous loopholes and reward those who can afford an army of tax attorneys at the expense of working families and small businesses. We must lower marginal rates while streamlining the overall process and limiting the use of deductions and credits that are not cost-effective and have a distortionary effect on our tax system."

Source: Lindsey Graham 2016, "Ease Tax and Regulatory Burdens," www.lindseygraham.com (accessed Aug. 19, 2015)

Not Clearly Pro or Con
Should There Be a Flat Tax on Income?

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[Editor's Note: Graham co-sponsored S.1921 (“A bill to promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and replacing such taxes with a national sales tax and a business tax”) on Oct. 26, 2005 that would have repealed the federal income tax and replaced it with an 8.4% sales tax. The bill failed in the Senate.]

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Should Glass-Steagall Be Reinstated?

No position found as of Nov. 20, 2015

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Should the US Return to the Gold Standard in Which Coin and Currency Are Backed by Gold?

Withdrew on Dec. 21, 2015; no additional research done as of that date to determine candidate's position on this question.

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Should Social Security Be Privatized?

Withdrew on Dec. 21, 2015; no additional research done as of that date to determine candidate’s position on this question.

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Is the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Trade Agreement Good for America?

No position found as of Nov. 20, 2015

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Is the Growth of Charter Schools Good for Education in America?

Withdrew on Dec. 21, 2015; no additional research done as of that date to determine candidate's position on this question.

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Are the Common Core Standards Good for Education in America?

Withdrew on Dec. 21, 2015; no additional research done as of that date to determine candidate's position on this question.

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Should K-12 Teachers Get Tenure?

Withdrew on Dec. 21, 2015; no additional research done as of that date to determine candidate's position on this question.

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Should Any Public Colleges or Universities Be Tuition-Free?

Withdrew on Dec. 21, 2015; no additional research done as of that date to determine candidate's position on this question.

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Con
Was the Citizens United Supreme Court Decision Good for America?

"We've got to figure out a way to fix this mess, because basically 50 people are running the whole show… You're going to have money dumped in this election cycle that's going to turn off the American people… There's going to be a need and a movement to try to control the money in politics."

Source: Andy Sullivan, "Here's One White House Hopeful Who Wants to Get Big Money out of Politics," reuters.com, Apr. 18, 2015

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Should the Presidential Debates Include Third Party Candidates?

Withdrew on Dec. 21, 2015; no additional research done as of that date to determine candidate's position on this question.

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Not Clearly Pro or Con
Should Felons Who Have Completed Their Sentences (Incarceration, Probation, and Parole) Be Allowed to Vote?

"Absolutely [voting rights should be reinstated to certain criminals after they get out of prison]... I'm cool with a process that would allow you to get from there to here. I believe in second chances... Nobody wants a mass murderer back voting. Nobody wants a rapist back voting... There is totally a distinction."

Source: Jennifer Bendery and Dana Liebelson, "The Surprising Voting Rights Issue Both Democrats and Republicans Support," www.huffingtonpost.com, Apr. 3, 2015

[Editor’s Note: We have classified Lindsey Graham as Not Clearly Pro or Con (NC) to our question, rather than Pro, because he says some felons who have served their sentences, such as mass murderers and rapists, should not regain the ability to vote.]

Pro
Should Voters Be Required to Show Photo Identification in Order to Vote?

“Thirty states have some form of voter ID requirement, so I think this is the future of the country, something we should embrace at the federal level, because elections do matter...

All the [9/11] hijackers had -- five or six -- had fake drivers licenses, so I think sanctifying the voting process in a way that makes sense, in a way that makes sure we're electing people based on registered voters, is a goal that we should all be concerned about...

I have no desire to suppress people from voting… I want as many people to vote as possible, and all of them to vote for me, and I know that's not realistic, and if you don't vote for me, that's okay."

Source: Ryan J. Reilly, "Lindsey Graham Backs Federal Voting ID Law, Calls Restrictions 'the Future of the Country,'" talkingpointsmemo.com, Sep. 8, 2011

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Should US Election Campaigns Be Publicly Financed?

Withdrew on Dec. 21, 2015; no additional research done as of that date to determine candidate's position on this question.

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Energy

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Should New Fossil Fuel Leases on Federal Land Be Allowed?

Withdrew on Dec. 21, 2015; no additional research done as of that date to determine candidate's position on this question.

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Energy

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Should Fracking Be Allowed?

Withdrew on Dec. 21, 2015; no additional research done as of that date to determine candidate's position on this question.

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Energy

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Should the United States Build Additional Nuclear Power Plants?

Withdrew on Dec. 21, 2015; no additional research done as of that date to determine candidate's position on this question.

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Pro
Is China an Economic or Military Threat to the United States?

"Well, China is cheating. They manipulate their currency to create a discount for products and we don't do a damn thing about it.

They're building islands in resource-rich territory owned by others because they can.

They cyber attack us and steal our property and no one pushes back.

If I'm president we're going to push back against China…

Here's my foreign policy — a clenched fist and an open hand. You choose."

Source: The Week, "Sen. Lindsey Graham Says His Foreign Policy Is 'a Clenched Fist and an Open Hand,'" theweek.com, Aug. 3, 2015

Pro
Should the United States Maintain Its Embargo against Cuba?

"Normalizing relations with Cuba is bad idea at a bad time."

Source: Katie Glueck and Seung Min Kim, "Republicans Livid over Cuba Talks," www.politico.com, Dec. 17, 2014

Con
Is the Nuclear Arms Deal with Iran Good for America?

"I think this is such a bad deal, it'd be hard to muster 20 votes [in the Senate]. Because what the president has done, he's taken the world's most destabilizing power, one of our chief antagonists - [Iran] killed hundreds of Americans in Iraq - and he's guaranteed that they're going to become a nuclear nation. Instead of dismantling it, this deal locks in their nuclear program."

Source: Fox News Insider, "'A Staggeringly Bad Deal': 2016 GOP Field Reacts to Obama's Nuclear Deal with Iran," insider.foxnews.com, July 14, 2015

Pro
Should There Be an Independent Palestinian State?

"The two-state solution in my view would allow the Palestinians to live in dignity, to have sovereignty over their internal affairs. But it would be constructed in such a fashion that Israel would never have to lose sleep about this new state being able to destroy the State of Israel."

Source: Raphael Ahren, "Sen. Graham Vows He'd Bid to Halt Funding for UN over Palestine State Resolution," www.timesofisrael.com, May 27, 2015

Con
Should More Gun Control Laws Be Enacted?

"We have had 80,000 people fail a background check; 44 were prosecuted... Adding to the system that doesn't work does not make sense to me."

Source: Lauren Fox, "This Is Why Bringing a Gun-Control Debate Back to Congress Could Be Impossible," www.nationaljournal.com, June 24, 2015

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Should Schools Be Gun-Free Zones?

Withdrew on Dec. 21, 2015; no additional research done as of that date to determine candidate’s position on this question.

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Should the Federal Government Study Gun Violence?

Withdrew on Dec. 21, 2015; no additional research done as of that date to determine candidate's position on this question.

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Pro
Should People on the No-Fly List or the Terror Watch List Be Allowed to Purchase Guns?

"I think anyone who's on the Terrorist Watch List should not lose their Second Amendment right without the ability to challenge that determination. I think, Senator Kennedy was on the Terrorist Watch List. There've been people come up on the watch list. I did not want to make that a — the basis to take someone's Second Amendment rights away. What I would suggest, is that if you come up on the Terrorist Watch List, you have the ability to say, 'No, I'm not a terrorist.' And that would be the proper way to do that."

Source: Alex Seitz-Wald, "Graham: Guns, but Not Trials, for Terror Suspects," www.salon.com, Apr. 22, 2013

[Editor's Note: On Dec. 3, 2015 Lindsey Graham voted no on Senate amendment 2910, which would have prevented individuals on the terrorist watchlist from purchasing guns.]

Not Clearly Pro or Con
Should Abortion Be Legal?

"There is no part of society more vulnerable and in need of our protection than the unborn. The inalienable right to life of every innocent human being is an essential element of a civil society. From authoring the Unborn Victims of Violence Act to co-sponsoring the Partial Birth Abortion ban, Lindsey Graham has a long history of leadership on pro-life legislation. The Graham 20-Week Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act is the most important federal pro-life effort today. This essential legislation, authored and sponsored by Lindsey Graham, bans abortions at 20 weeks, when a fetus is capable of feeling pain. It represents a critical step toward reaffirming the sanctity of life and preserving the basic constitutional rights of the most vulnerable. We need a president who always has, and always will, fight for the rights of the unborn."

Source: Lindsey Graham 2016, "Protect the Sanctity of Life," www.lindseygraham.com (accessed Aug. 19, 2015)

[Editor's Note: Our question specifically asks whether abortion should be "legal." Thus, if a candidate states that they are pro-life but does not advocate changing the law to make abortion illegal (for example, by overturning Roe v. Wade or supporting a constitutional amendment to do so), then we list them as "Not Clearly Pro or Con."]

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Should Any Vaccines Be Required for Children?

Withdrew on Dec. 21, 2015; no additional research done as of that date to determine candidate's position on this question.

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Con
Is Obamacare Good for America?

"Obama's radical policy to remake our healthcare system has left countless Americans shut out of their preferred plans with their preferred doctors, paying higher premiums and deductibles, and working fewer hours. We need to repeal and replace this deeply flawed program with real reforms that will improve access to quality, affordable care for all Americans."

Source: Lindsey Graham 2016, "Secure Our Future," www.lindseygraham.com (accessed Aug. 19, 2015)

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Should Parental Consent Be Required for Pregnant Minors to Have Abortions?

Withdrew on Dec. 21, 2015; no additional research done as of that date to determine candidate's position on this question.

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Not Clearly Pro or Con
Should Euthanasia or Physician-Assisted Suicide Be Legal?

"[The states] are capable of defining end-of-life-terms."

Source: Charles Babington, "Post-Schiavo Questions await Congress's GOP Leaders," www.washingtonpost.com, Apr. 5, 2005

[Editor's Note: Graham voted yes to the Pain Relief Promotion Act of 1999 (HR 2260), which would have banned the use of drugs for physician-assisted suicide.]

Con
Should Planned Parenthood Receive Federal Funding?

"I wholly support the defunding of Planned Parenthood today and in the future. As president, I pledge I would never send a budget to Capitol Hill that contains a penny of funding for Planned Parenthood. Abortion related services comprise over 94 percent of Planned Parenthood’s business. We can kill their funding while maintaining a robust commitment to providing access to important preventative medicine and prenatal services.

Organizations that harvest body parts from unborn children is neither Planned Parenthood nor right and should not receive any support from the Federal Government. I’m running for president to create a culture of respect for human life and look forward to not only eliminating funding for Planned Parenthood, but also ending abortions at 20 weeks when a child can feel pain."

Source: Lindsey Graham 2016, "Statement in Response to Today's Vote to Defund Planned Parenthood," www.lindseygraham.com, Aug. 3, 2015

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Should All Americans Have the Right (Be Entitled) to Health Care?

No position found as of Sep. 24, 2015

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Should the Federal Government Use Raids to Enforce Immigration Laws?

Withdrew on Dec. 21, 2015; no additional research done as of that date to determine candidate's position on this question.

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Pro
Should Checking Employee Immigration Status (as in the E-Verify Program) Be Mandatory for All Employers?

"Both sides of the aisle would like to see reforms to the electronic employment verification program... Ultimately, we would prefer to pass a bill requiring mandatory participation in the program. Since there is very little time left in this session, we urge you to support a straight reauthorization of E-Verify. Extending the program will keep employers accountable while giving them the tools needed to abide by the law in their hiring practices."

Source: Wes Hickman and Kevin Bishop, "Graham Calls for Extension of E-Verify," www.lgraham.senate.gov, July 31, 2008

Pro
Should the United States Continue to Build the Fence/Wall along the US-Mexico Border?

"First and foremost, we need to hire, train, and deploy new Border Patrol agents and complete the border fence."

Source: Lindsey Graham 2016, "Secure the Border and Fix Illegal Immigration," www.lindseygraham.com (accessed Sep. 21, 2015)

Pro
Should Undocumented Immigrants in the United States Be Allowed to Become Legal Residents?

"The flow of illegal immigration across our borders is a threat to both our economic and national security. We need a comprehensive plan to address this problem and it starts with securing our border. On the economic front, American workers, who are forced to pay taxes, are being cheated by illegal immigrants paid under the table. We should require illegal immigrants to register with the government to ensure they are paying taxes, learning English, undergoing background checks, and paying restitution for entering our nation illegally. Then, after living under our laws and our rules, we should require they wait for citizenship behind legal immigrants already in line. Finally, after going through this lengthy process -- including paying fines, paying taxes, learning English, and passing an American civics and assimilation exam -- which should take a decade or longer, an illegal immigrant could become a citizen, rather than remaining in the shadows and outside the arm of the law. Most important, we need presidential leadership on this issue to build consensus and craft solutions through constitutional means, not executive fiat."

Source: Lindsey Graham 2016, "Secure Our Future," www.lindseygraham.com (accessed Aug. 19, 2015)

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Should Sanctuary Cities Continue to Receive Federal Funding for Law Enforcement?

Withdrew on Dec. 21, 2015; no additional research done as of that date to determine candidate's position on this question.

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Now Con

Should the United States Allow Syrian Refugees into the Country?

"The one thing I've learned from Paris is that we need to have a timeout on bringing refugees into this country until we have a system that we think will work. So I'm calling for a timeout on Syrian refugees... I want an away game when it comes to ISIL, not a home game."

Source: Jordain Carney, "Graham Calls for 'Timeout' on Accepting Syrian Refugees," thehill.com, Nov. 16, 2015

[Editor's Note: Graham previously expressed a PRO opinion on this question. Read Graham's former position on Syrian refugees.]

Labor & Wages

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Should the Federal Government Guarantee Paid Family and Medical Leave?

Withdrew on Dec. 21, 2015; no additional research done as of that date to determine candidate's position on this question.

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Labor & Wages

Con
Should the Federal Minimum Wage Be Increased?

"If you're a waitress out there wanting more money, I'm not going to increase the minimum wage, I'm going to try to create an environment where somebody else will open up a restaurant across the street to hire you away at a higher rate, or they'll have to pay you more to keep you."

Source: CNN, "CNN Reagan Library Debate: Early Debate Full Transcript," cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com, Sep. 16, 2015

[Editor's Note: Senator Graham voted to increase the federal minimum wage to $7.25 on Feb 1, 2007 (HR 2, Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007) and voted against a federal increase on Apr. 30, 2014 (Minimum Wage Fairness Act). Because of Graham's Sep. 16, 2015 statement and his Apr. 30, 2014 vote, we categorized him as CON to increasing the minimum wage from its current level.]

Labor & Wages

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Do Labor Unions Provide an Overall Benefit to Their Workers in the United States?

Withdrew on Dec. 21, 2015; no additional research done as of that date to determine candidate's position on this question.

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Marijuana & Alcohol

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Should the Minimum Legal Drinking Age Be Lowered from 21 to a Younger Age?

Withdrew on Dec. 21, 2015; no additional research done as of that date to determine candidate's position on this question.

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Marijuana & Alcohol

Not Clearly Pro or Con
Should Marijuana Be a Medical Option?

"When it comes to medicinal marijuana and [medical marijuana-derived] oil, I think politicians should embrace what makes sense... When it comes to issues like this, I don't want to be academic in thought. This is about people. This is about families with sick children. Why should someone in my position get in the way of helping a child, if you can reasonably and logically do it?"

Source: Matt Ferner, "Here's Where the GOP's 2016 Presidential Contenders Stand on Marijuana Legalization," www.huffingtonpost.com, May 6, 2015

Marijuana & Alcohol

Con
Should Recreational Marijuana Be Legal?

"I'm against legalizing marijuana for recreational purposes."

Source: WBTV Web Staff, "Legalizing Medical Marijuana: Where Do NC, SC, Stand?," www.wbtv.com, Feb. 24, 2014

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Should the United States and Russia Collaborate to Combat Terrorism?

Withdrew on Dec. 21, 2015; no additional research done as of that date to determine candidate's position on this question.

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Pro
Should the United States Continue Its Use of Drone Strikes Abroad?

"If I'm president of the United States and you're thinking about joining al-Qaeda or ISIL [the Islamic State], I'm not gonna call a judge... I'm gonna call a drone and we will kill you."

Source: Jenna Johnson and Philip Rucker, "Iowa GOP Dinner Highlights Walker's Throwback Pic, Fiorina Getting Cut Off and Graham's Jokes," washingtonpost.com, May 16, 2015

Pro
Should the United States Send Ground Troops to Fight ISIS?

"Now we're in a spot where, if we don't destroy ISIL soon, they are coming here. There are 3,500 American boots on the ground. You would never know it, hearing your president, but we need about 10,000 to turn the tide of battle in Iraq. Then there is nobody left, Dana, to train inside of Syria.

We spent $50 million training 54 people and they are down to four or five. They have been slaughtered. So we're going to need a regional army, the Turks, the Jordanians, the Saudis, the Egyptians get their armies up together and 90 percent of it will be them. They're going to pay for this war because we paid for the last two.

But 10 percent at least will have to be us and we're going in on the ground and we're going to pull the caliphate up by its roots and we're going to kill every one of these bastards we can find because, if we don't, they are coming here."

Source: CNN, "CNN Reagan Library Debate: Early Debate Full Transcript," cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com, Sep. 16, 2015

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Should the United States Close the Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp?

Withdrew on Dec. 21, 2015; no additional research done as of that date to determine candidate's position on this question.

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Should the US Have Attacked Iraq in 2003?

Withdrew on Dec. 21, 2015; no additional research done as of that date to determine candidate's position on this question.

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Should the US Military Budget Be Increased?

Withdrew on Dec. 21, 2015; no additional research done as of that date to determine candidate's position on this question.

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Should the United States Have Mandatory National Service (Military or Civilian)?

Withdrew on Dec. 21, 2015; no additional research done as of that date to determine candidate's position on this question.

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Should the National Security Agency (NSA) Continue to Collect Phone and Email Metadata on US Citizens?

Withdrew on Dec. 21, 2015; no additional research done as of that date to determine candidate's position on this question.

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Con
Should Interrogation Techniques That Some Consider Torture, Such as Waterboarding, Be a Legal Option?

"I believe in the Detainee Treatment Act, I believe the Geneva Convention applies, and every agency of the government has to comply with the laws that exist. I don't like having the Army Field Manual being the only way you can interrogate a prisoner.

I don't like advertising to the enemy everything we're going to do, so having a classified enhanced interrogation program that's compliant with the treaties and laws of the country is what I want. And that would exclude torture."

Source: Ali Watkins, "Here's Where 2016 GOP Hopefuls Came down on Torture," www.huffingtonpost.com, June, 16, 2015

[Editor's Note: On June 16, 2015 Senator Graham voted against S.Amdt.1889 to "reaffirm the prohibition on torture."]

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Should the Veterans Health Administration Be Privatized?

Withdrew on Dec. 21, 2015; no additional research done as of that date to determine candidate's position on this question.

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Should Women Be Allowed to Serve in Military Combat Positions?

Withdrew on Dec. 21, 2015; no additional research done as of that date to determine candidate's position on this question.

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Race

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Should Colleges and Universities Use Affirmative Action for Admissions?

Withdrew on Dec. 21, 2015; no additional research done as of that date to determine candidate's position on this question.

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Race

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Is the Black Lives Matter Movement Good for America?

No position found as of Sep. 21, 2015

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Race

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Is the Criminal Justice System Unfair to Black People?

Withdrew on Dec. 21, 2015; no additional research done as of that date to determine candidate's position on this question.

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Not Clearly Pro or Con
Is Human Activity Primarily Responsible for Global Climate Change?

"You know, when it comes to climate change being real, people of my party are all over the board… I said that it's real, that man has contributed to it in a substantial way."

Source: David Knowles, "Lindsey Graham Blames Republicans (and Al Gore) for Climate Change Inaction," bloomberg.com, Mar. 24, 2015

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Should Genetically Modified (GMO) Foods Have Mandatory Labeling?

Withdrew on Dec. 21, 2015; no additional research done as of that date to determine candidate's position on this question.

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Pro
Should the United States Authorize the Keystone XL Pipeline to Import Tar Sand Oil from Canada?

“I was proud to vote today in support of the Keystone XL pipeline.

I was one of the first members of the United States Senate to visit the Canadian oil sands to see first-hand how this resource could benefit our country. The choice is simple - build the pipeline, create jobs in the United States, and lessen our dependence on oil from the Middle East. We need oil and Canada has the means to deliver it to us. There's nothing more common-sense than expanding our long-standing, mutually beneficial relationship with Canada.

The fate of Keystone XL is in President Obama's hands. If he rejects the pipeline it will be one of the most short-sighted decisions in memory."

Source: Lindsey Graham, "Graham Backs Keystone XL Pipeline," www.lgraham.senate.gov, Jan. 29, 2015

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Should the United States Transition Away from Fossil Fuels and Towards Renewable Energy?

Withdrew on Dec. 21, 2015; no additional research done as of that date to determine candidate's position on this question.

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Sex & Gender

Con
Was the US Supreme Court Decision Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage a Good Decision?

"Strong families are the core of a strong America. Traditional marriage as a union between a man and a woman has been the bedrock of human civilization for thousands of years. It is an institution that benefits society in a way that no other relationship can. We must tirelessly support families, traditional values, and religious freedom against efforts to diminish and undermine them. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that state bans on gay marriage are unconstitutional, making the need to protect the right of every American to freely exercise sincerely held religious beliefs all the more urgent. We need a president who will staunchly defend these liberties and devote the necessary federal resources to ensure that no one's First Amendment right to freedom of religion is infringed."

Source: Lindsey Graham 2016, "Secure our Values," www.lindseygraham.com (accessed Aug. 19, 2015)

Sex & Gender

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Should Religious Liberty Give People the Right to Deny Goods and Services for Gay Marriage?

Withdrew on Dec. 21, 2015; no additional research done as of that date to determine candidate's position on this question.

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Sex & Gender

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Should Transgender People Be Allowed to Use the Bathroom of Their Choice?

Withdrew on Dec. 21, 2015; no additional research done as of that date to determine candidate’s position on this question.

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