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  • SelectSmart.com Rocky Anderson
    (born September 9, 1951) served two terms as the mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah and now the presidential nominee for the Justice Party.
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  • Foreign policy and war issues: Rocky has been a leading and unflinching opponent of the wars of the Bush-Obama Presidency.
  • Security/liberties: As a lawyer, Rocky fought successfully to challenge abuses by government agents. As Mayor, he implemented an innovative restorative justice program.
  • Social Security: Views not known at this time.
  • Stem cell research: Views not known at this time.
  • Same sex issues: Named by HRC as one of the top ten straight advocates for the GLBT community, Rocky proposed marriage equality beginning in 1996.
  • Trade issues: Views not known at this time.
  • Budget issues: Rocky supports increased tax on investment income; immediately ending the Bush tax cuts
  • Business & labor issues: Views not known at this time.
  • Abortion issues: Views not known at this time.
  • Capital punishment: Anderson is the Executive Director of High Road for Human Rights, which opposes the death penalty. Source
  • Marijuana: Views not known at this time.
  • Gun control: Views not known at this time.
  • Minimum wage: Views not known at this time.
  • Health care: Rocky supports a system of universal healthcare, which would cost far less, be far more efficient, cover everyone, and achieve better outcomes.
  • Environmental issues: Rocky was named by Business Week as one of the top 20 activists in the world on climate change. As Mayor of Salt Lake City, he independently implemented the Kyoto Protocols and exceeded them by 48% (he attained 31% vs 21% as in the protocols => +48%). Rocky knows the solution to the climate crisis is not, as Pres. Obama calls it, clean coal. Rocky knows we must stop burning coal and destroying forests. Rocky will make climate protection a major U.S. priority – and provide sorely needed international leadership.
  • Climate change: Anderson is the Executive Director of High Road for Human Rights, which supports action on climate change. Source
  • Immigration issues: Views not known at this time.
  • Education issues: Views not known at this time.
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