6.Term Limits
The
Democratic Platform does not include or mention Term Limits.
Republican
Platform -
“Advancing Term Limits”
“Our
national platform has repeatedly endorsed term limits for Members of Congress.
In response, the GOP Leadership in 1996 brought to a vote, in both the House
and Senate, a constitutional amendment.
It
failed to secure the necessary two-thirds vote in the House, where 80 percent
of Republicans voted for it and 80 percent of Democrats voted against it.
Every
Senate Republican voted to allow a vote on term limits, but the Democrats
killed it by a filibuster.”
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7.Euthanasia
Euthanasia / Palliative Care – 4 minute video
Video 2 – 3
minutes
What is Palliative Care ? - 2 minute video
Republican
Platform -
“ … we oppose euthanasia and assisted suicide, which endanger especially those
on the margins of society. We urge the Drug Enforcement Administration to
restore its ban on the use of controlled substances for physician-assisted
suicide.”
Democratic
Platform – No mention.
Were there any “push-backs” from within
the Democratic party about Hillary Clinton’s openness to Euthanasia ?
Not to
date. Legislative initiatives and laws permitting euthanasia across the country
all have come from democratic politicians / lawmakers. In the state of CT,
repeated efforts to introduce pro-euthanasia bills have been brought by George
Jepson, D., with no significant resistance coming from within his party.
Hillary Clinton – April, 2008, - Hillary
Clinton was campaigning in Oregon. Predictably, she was asked about assisted
suicide:
Q: What’s your attitude toward Oregon’s assisted suicide
law?
A: I
believe it’s within the province of the
states to make that decision. I commend Oregon on this count, as well, because
whether I agree with it or not or think it’s a good idea or not, the fact that
Oregon is breaking new ground and providing valuable information as to what
does and doesn’t work when it comes to end-of-life questions, I think, is very
beneficial.
Q: Would you have voted for it if you were a resident of the state?
A:
I don’t know the answer to that. I have a
great deal of sympathy for people who are in difficult end-of-life
situations. I’ve gone to friends who have
been in great pain and suffering at the end of their lives. I’ve never been
personally confronted with it but I know
it’s a terribly difficult decision that should never be forced upon
anyone. So with appropriate safeguards and
informed decision-making, I think it’s an appropriate right to have.
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