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Al Gore possible presidential campaign, 2016/Federalism
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 Al Gore |
Vice President of the United States (1993-2001) U.S. Representative (1977-1985) U.S. Senator (1985-1993) |
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First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
- According to Breitbart, in September 2013, at the Social Good Summit in New York City, Al Gore said that climate change dissenters should have to pay a political price. He claimed:[1]
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Within the market system we have to put a price on carbon, and within the political system, we have to put a price on denial. It is simply not acceptable for major companies to mimic the unethical strategy of the tobacco companies in presenting blatantly false information in order to protect a business model. There needs to be a political price for denial.[2] |
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Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
- In May 1999, Al Gore cast the deciding vote as vice president in support of a gun control measure that called for more extensive background checks and restrictions on automatic weapons. The measure also sought to expand juvenile crime prevention programs and crack down on violent crimes committed by young Americans.[3]
- In an April 1999 memorial speech for the victims of the shooting at Columbine High in Colorado, Gore said, "In a culture rife with violence -- where too many young people place too little value on a human life -- we can rise up and say no more. We have seen enough violence in our schools. We must replace a culture of violence and mayhem with one of values and meaning. It is too easy for a young child to get a gun -- and everywhere we look, there are too many lessons in how to use one. We can do something about that."[4]
Crime and justice
- In 2000, Al Gore said that he was in favor of the death penalty. He was also quoted by the Washington Post as saying, "if you're honest about the debate, the death penalty debate, you have to acknowledge you're always going to be [sic] some small numbers of errors." When asked by the interviewer if that meant he thought it was justifiable to take the lives of a few innocent for the sake of the majority who are guilty, he answered, "No, I think the only acceptable approach is zero errors, but in all commonsense [sic] you have to acknowledge that since we are all human and humans are imperfect, even a jury system with all the many procedural appeals and safe guards, may in spite of everybody's best efforts sometimes produce a mistake. It has been my impression that such mistakes are exceedingly rare."[5]
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Footnotes
- ↑ Breitbart, "GORE: CLIMATE CHANGE DENIERS SHOULD PAY A POLITICAL PRICE," September 24, 2013
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ CNN, "Senate passes juvenile crime bill," May 21, 1999
- ↑ American Rhetoric, "Al Gore, Columbine Memorial Address," April 25, 1999
- ↑ Washington Post, "Text: Tim Russert's Interview With Vice President Gore," July 16, 2000
