Rep. Stark: The Most Liberal of Liberals
To the National Journal Rep. Fortney (Pete) Stark, D-Calif., is the left-most lawmaker in a country that’s been sliding right for decades. To feisty columnist Michelle Malkin, he’s simply a “raving lunatic.” To Joel Mowbray author of “Dangerous Diplomacy: How the State Department Threatens America’s Security,” he’s “Stark Raving Mad.”
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His stand on drugs is totally far left. According to ontheissues.org, Stark:
Voted NO on military border patrols to battle drugs and terrorism. (Sept. 2001)
Voted NO on prohibiting needle exchanges and medical marijuana in Washington, D.C. (Oct. 1999)
Voted NO on subjecting federal employees to random drug tests. (Sept. 1998)
Legalize medical marijuana. (July 2001)
Rated A by VOTE-HEMP, indicating a pro-hemp voting record. (Dec. 2003)
On abortion he
Voted YES on allowing human embryonic stem cell research. (May 2005)
Voted NO on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions. (April 2005)
Voted NO on making it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime. (Feb. 2004)
Voted NO on banning partial-birth abortion except to save mother’s life. (Oct. 2003)
Voted NO on forbidding human cloning for reproduction and medical research. (Feb. 2003)
Voted NO on funding for health providers who don’t provide abortion info. (Sept. 2002)
Voted NO on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad. (May 2001)
Voted NO on federal crime to harm fetus while committing other crimes. (April 2001)
Voted NO on banning partial-birth abortions. (April 2000)
Voted NO on barring transporting minors to get an abortion. (June 1999)
Rated 100 percent by NARAL, indicating a pro-choice voting record. (Dec. 2003)On energy issues;
Voted NO on authorizing construction of new oil refineries. (Oct. 2005)
Voted NO on passage of the Bush administration national energy policy. (June 2004)
Voted NO on implementing Bush-Cheney national energy policy. (Nov. 2003)
Voted YES on starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol. (June 2000)
Regulate wholesale electricity & gas prices. (March 2001)
Preserve Alaska’s ANWR instead of drilling it. (Feb. 2001) And finally, on issues involving families and children he veered far left:
Voted NO on establishing nationwide AMBER Alert system for missing kids. (April 2003)
Voted NO on reducing Marriage Tax by $399B over 10 years. (March 2001)
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