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Twin Johns: Two Too Liberal
Human Events Online ^ | 7/19/04 | Joseph Peter Calandra, Jr.

Posted on 07/19/2004 10:45:55 AM PDT by Nasty McPhilthy

By picking Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina as his running mate, Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry gave the Democrats a ticket that represents the far left of their party.

The non-partisan National Journal rated Kerry the No. 1 most liberal senator in 2003. It rated Edwards the No. 4 most liberal senator.

On key issues over the past six years, the two too liberal Johns have voted like twins.

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Bush Tax Cuts John Kerry:

AGAINST

Voted against HR 1836, May 23, 2001; HR 2, May 15, 2003

John Edwards:

AGAINST

Voted against HR 1836, May 23, 2001; HR 2, May 15, 2003

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Death Tax John Kerry:

FOR

Voted against HR 8, June 12, 2002

John Edwards:

FOR

Voted against HR 8, June 12, 2002

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Marriage Penalty John Kerry:

FOR

Voted against cloture on HR 6, April 27, 2000

John Edwards:

FOR

Voted against cloture on HR 6, April, 2000

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Gun Ban John Kerry:

FOR

Voted for Feinstein "assault" rifle ban, S 1805, March 2, 2004

John Edwards:

FOR

Voted for Feinstein "assault" rifle ban, S 1805, March 2, 2004

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Drill Oil in ANWR John Kerry:

AGAINST

Voted for amendment to prevent ANWR drilling, S 23, March 19, 2003

John Edwards:

AGAINST

Voted for amendment to prevent ANWR drilling, S 23, March 19, 2003

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Boy Scouts John Kerry:

AGAINST

Voted against Jesse Helm's S. Amdt. 648 to S 1 that would withhold funds from schools discriminating against Scouts, June 14, 2001

John Edwards:

AGAINST

Voted against Jesse Helm's S. Amdt. 648 to S 1 that would withhold funds from schools discriminating against Scouts, June 14, 2001

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Marriage Amendment John Kerry:

AGAINST

Campaign statements, July 2004

John Edwards:

AGAINST

Campaign statements, July 2004

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Tax-Funded Morning-After Pills in Schools John Kerry:

FOR

Voted to table S. Amdt. 3697 prohibiting federal funds for morning-after pills, June 30, 2000

John Edwards:

FOR

Voted to table S. Amdt. 3697 prohibiting federal funds for morning-after pills, June 30, 2000

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Abortions on Military Bases John Kerry:

FOR

Voted for S 2514, June 21, 2002

John Edwards:

FOR

Voted for S 2514, June 21, 2002

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Foreign Aid for Abortion John Kerry:

FOR

Voted for S 1164 (Reid Amdt) to S 925, July 10, 2003

John Edwards:

FOR

Voted for S 1164 (Reid Amdt) to S 925, July 10, 2003

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Partial Birth Abortion Ban John Kerry:

AGAINST

Voted against S 1692, Oct. 21, 1999

John Edwards:

AGAINST

Voted against S 1692, Oct. 21, 1999

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John Ashcroft John Kerry:

AGAINST

Voted against confirming Ashcroft attorney general, Feb. 1, 2001

John Edwards:

AGAINST

Voted against confirming Ashcroft attorney general, Feb. 1, 2001

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Allowing Votes on Judges John Kerry:

AGAINST

Voted against cloture on Bill Pryor (July 31, 2003), Priscilla Owen (May 8, 2003) and Miguel Estrada (May 8, 2003)

John Edwards:

AGAINST

Voted against cloture on Bill Pryor (July 31, 2003), Priscilla Owen (May 8, 2003) and Miguel Estrada (May 8, 2003)

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Restricting Political Speech John Kerry:

FOR

Voted for McCain-Feingold campaign law, HR 2356, March 20, 2002

John Edwards:

FOR

Voted for McCain-Feingold campaign law, HR 2356, March 20, 2002

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School Choice John Kerry:

AGAINST

Voted against S.1, June 12, 2001

John Edwards:

AGAINST

Voted against S.1, June 12, 2001

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International Criminal Court John Kerry:

FOR

Voted for HR 3338, Dec. 7, 2001

John Edwards:

FOR

Voted for HR 3338, Dec. 7, 2001

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Clinton Impeachment John Kerry:

AGAINST

Voted Clinton not guilty of perjury and obstruction of justice, Feb. 12, 1999

John Edwards:

AGAINST

Voted Clinton not guilty of perjury and obstruction of justice, Feb. 12, 1999

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Iraq War John Kerry:

FOR/AGAINST

Voted to authorize war (SJ 114), Oct. 11, 2002, but not to fund it (S 1689), Oct. 17, 2003

John Edwards:

FOR/AGAINST

Voted to authorize war (SJ 114), Oct. 11, 2002, but not to fund it (S 1689), Oct. 17, 2003 Mr. Calandra is a senior at Virginia Wesleyan College and a reporter for the student paper, The Marlin Chronicle. He is interning with HUMAN EVENTS through the National Journalism Center.


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: edwards; kerry; liberals; votingrecord

1 posted on 07/19/2004 10:46:01 AM PDT by Nasty McPhilthy
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To: Nasty McPhilthy
Twin Johns

Out here we call that a "two holer."

2 posted on 07/19/2004 10:59:04 AM PDT by BikerTrash (Enough already with the carnival freak show...bring back COOL!)
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To: Nasty McPhilthy

voted for abortion, voted against partial birth abortion ban, says he is catholic, maybe it is just me but how can you be catholic and be for abortion and vote for giving abortion pills to schools? the bible teaches abstinence not murder. Kerry should show Americans how much values he and the other John have by standing up for some like being AGAINST partial birth abortion where the baby brains are sucked through a tube, YOU CALL THAT VALUES???


3 posted on 07/19/2004 11:10:04 AM PDT by erik22lax
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To: Nasty McPhilthy

John Kerry, the #1 most liberal voting record in the Senate. John Edwards, the #4 most liberal voting record in the Senate. That's what Massachusets calls a "balanced ticket" - GWB.


4 posted on 07/19/2004 11:13:13 AM PDT by Bronco_Buster_FweetHyagh
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