Mike Pence vice presidential campaign, 2016/Civil liberties
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See what Mike Pence and the 2016 Republican Party Platform said about civil liberties.
Pence on civil liberties
- Pence touted Indiana's voter identification law during a town hall in Manchester, New Hampshire, on August 18, 2016. He said, “You need a picture ID to cash a check at a grocery store; there’s nothing wrong with asking people to have a picture ID to exercise the blood-bought franchise of voting in this country.” Indiana's voter ID law was upheld 6-3 by the U.S. Supreme Court in September 2008.[1]
- On the campaign trail in New Hampshire on August 18, 2016, Pence repeated Donald Trump's suggestions of voter fraud and that the presidential election might be "rigged." Pence said, “It’s wonderful you’re here, it’s wonderful that you’re active and you’re passionate,” Pence said. “I really encourage you … go get involved in your precinct because — we call them inspectors in Indiana, there are poll watchers in Indiana — the truth of the matter is that the integrity of the ‘one person, one vote’ is at the core of democracy, and that happens one precinct at a time. And the truth of that matter is you are the greatest vanguard for integrity in voting in New Hampshire.”[1]
- While serving in the U.S. House of Representatives, Pence introduced the Free Flow of Information Act of 2005. In his remarks to the House, Pence said that freedom of the press "represents a bedrock of our democracy by ensuring the free flow of information to the public. But, sadly, this freedom is under attack." He said his bill was "designed to protect reporters' rights to keep sources confidential." And he said, the bill "strikes a proper balance between the public's interest in free dissemination of information and the needs of law enforcement."[2]
- Pence introduced the bill again in 2011. It was referred to committee for consideration, but did not advance.[3]
Marijuana
- In 2013, Indiana legislators introduced House Bill 1006 to overhaul the state's criminal code. Pence refused to accept the bill's lowered penalties for marijuana possession. Pence agreed to sign the bill after the penalty for marijuana possession was returned to a Class B misdemeanor. At a press conference Pence said, “I think we need to focus on reducing crime, not reducing penalties.”[4]
- Pence believes that marijuana is a gateway drug.[4]
- Indiana is among the states with the toughest penalties for marijuana possession.[5]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Politico, "Pence urges Trump supporters to monitor voting sites," August 18, 2016
- ↑ Congressional Record Online, "Free Flow of Information Act," March 16, 2006
- ↑ Congress.gov, "All Actions: H.R.2932 — 112th Congress (2011-2012)," accessed September 29, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Leafly, "Mike Pence, Trump’s VP Pick, is Bad News for Cannabis Reform," July 15, 2016
- ↑ Civilized, "A Closer Look At Mike Pence On Marijuana," August 1, 2016
- ↑ Republican Party, "The 2016 Republican Party Platform," accessed August 23, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
