Jim Gilmore presidential campaign, 2016/Civil liberties
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 Jim Gilmore |
Governor of Virginia (1998-2002) Attorney General of Virginia (1994-1997) |
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- Jim Gilmore expressed opposition to the legalization of marijuana in a June 2015 television interview. He said, "I am not a legalization guy. ... I understand that some people are able to use marijuana in a recreational way, and it probably doesn't hurt society, but at the end of the day I don't believe we ought to be legalizing and putting the legitimacy of the state onto substance abuse."[2]
- Gilmore opposed taking Hugh Finn, a man who suffered severe brain damage in 1995, off of artificial hydration and feeding tubes. Finn's wife wanted to remove these supports, but many members of the family disagreed, resulting in a dispute. Gilmore became involved in 1998 in the official capacity of governor, when he filed a bill of complaint with the nursing home where Finn received care. Gilmore ultimately sought a permanent injunction to prohibit the removal of sources of hydration and nutrition. He maintained that removal of the artificial nutrition and hydration would "initiate a process of dying which will cause Hugh Finn to die from starvation and/or dehydration." The permanent injunction was denied, and Finn's artificial hydration and feeding tubes were removed.[3]
Race and ethnicity
- When Jim Gilmore was attorney general of Virginia, there were a number of attacks on African American churches across the South. In a June 2015 interview, Gilmore commented on those occurrences:[4]
| “ | I thought it really impinged upon people in a very dramatic way. I called all the attorney generals into Washington. Democrats and Republicans, we all joined together, and we made a strong statement saying that arson attacks on African American churches would not be tolerated. And it stopped. And that's the kind of national leadership that we need out of the White House at this point - to really talk about what this society is like, the really serious challenges we're facing of people being unemployed and not having real career opportunities. And that has a direct impact on the national security of this country, which is today in jeopardy.[4][5] | ” |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Politico, "Jim Gilmore suspends campaign," February 12, 2016
- ↑ WMUR9 ABC, "Commitment 2016 Conversation with the Candidate: Jim Gilmore," June 19, 2015
- ↑ Find Law, "Gilmore III v. Finn," accessed August 24, 2015
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