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Jeb Bush presidential campaign, 2016/Civil liberties

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Jeb Bush suspended his presidential campaign on February 20, 2016.[1]



  • In a radio interview on December 11, 2015, Jeb Bush said he supported the decriminalization of marijuana, but opposed legalization. “Marijuana is a gateway drug just as opiates are a gateway drug. … The new heroin and the new marijuana are highly, highly toxic,” he said, but he added that it should be “a state issue” rather than a federal one.[2]
  • In a November 16, 2015, interview on MSNBC, Bush argued in support of the National Security Agency (NSA) being granted the authority to collect information about Americans’ phone use, including phone numbers and the duration of calls. “I think we need to restore the metadata program, which was part of the Patriot Act. It expires in the next few months. I think that was a useful tool to keep us safe and also to protect civil liberties,” he said.[3]
  • On October 8, 2015, Bush said he opposed reauthorizing the Voting Rights Act “to continue to provide regulation on top of states as though we're living in 1960 – because those were basically when many of those rules were put in place.” He added, “There's been dramatic improvement in access to voting – exponentially better improvement. I don't think there's a role for the federal government to play in most places – there could be some – in most places where they did have a constructive role in the '60s, so I don't support reauthorizing it as is."[4]
  • Bush admitted to smoking marijuana when he was younger during the September 2015 GOP debate. “40 years ago, I smoked marijuana, and I admit it. I'm sure that other people might have done it and may not want to say it in front of 25 million people. My mom's not happy that I just did,” stated Bush. He then commented seriously on drug legalization with the statement, “It is appropriate for the government to play a consistent role to be able to provide more treatment, more prevention,” but said that the legalization of marijuana in Colorado was a “state decision.”[5]
Race and ethnicity
  • In 1999, Jeb Bush proposed the “One Florida” initiative, which ended "affirmative action in college admissions and some state contracts," according to the Tampa Bay Times.[6]

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  1. ↑ [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/21/us/politics/jeb-bush.html?_r=0 The New York Times, " Jeb Bush Bows Out of Campaign, Humbled and Outgunned," February 20, 2016]
  2. ↑ Marijuana, "Jeb Bush Supports Decriminalization But Calls Marijuana a ‘Gateway Drug’," December 11, 2015
  3. ↑ The Hill, "Jeb Bush calls for restoration of NSA surveillance program," November 16, 2015
  4. ↑ CNN, "Jeb Bush opposes reauthorizing Voting Rights Act," October 8, 2015
  5. ↑ CNN, "CNN REAGAN LIBRARY DEBATE: Later Debate Full Transcript," September 16, 2015
  6. ↑ Tampa Bay Times, "Jeb Bush on One Florida," March 18, 2007
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