Words: Giuliani is personally opposed to abortion, but believes in a woman’s right to choose. He feels only the Supreme Court can overturn Roe v. Wade. He reversed his position on partial-birth abortion between 1999 and 2007 (he is now opposed). (more…)

Words: Giuliani avoids speaking about equal rights for minorities, but has claimed to support affirmative action.

Actions: As mayor of New York (more…)

Words: Giuliani believes that low corporate taxes encourages foreign investment in America.

Actions: Giuliani formed a corporate consulting firm (more…)

Words: Giuliani applies strict moral principles in law enforcement. He advocates state-of-the-art crime fighting facilities and believes in prosecuting and penalizing even minor offenses. He also feels that quality of life initiatives can reduce crime. (more…)

Words: Giuliani believes that our drug policy should be an integral part of our foreign policy. He takes a hard line even on soft drugs and supports mandatory sentencing. He also opposes medical marijuana.
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Words: Giuliani supports voucher programs and charter schools and feels that failing schools should be privatized. He advocates opening schools on weekends for remedial programs. “You only get one chance to educate a child, and if you screw it up, then it’s very hard to correct it later. (more…)

Words: Giuliani accepts that humans contribute to global warming, but opposes the Kyoto Protocol. He supports pursuing alternative sources of energy, including nuclear power and clean coal. “We should get serious about why we haven’t licensed a new nuclear power plant in 30 years (more…)

Words: Giuliani believes that employment is the key to building strong families. “Good jobs build good families.”

Actions: Giuliani is married with two children (more…)

Words: Giuliani feels that peace can be achieved by sharing the “gifts of freedom” with the Middle East - though he sees democracy as more of a “long-term goal”. He believes that Iran is dangerous and advocates unilateral military action against them. (more…)

Words: While Giuliani believes that the Second Amendment secures an individual right, he also believes that gun control laws reduce urban crime without restricting hunting. He also feels that all gun owners should be licensed and pass a written exam. (more…)

Words: Giuliani advocates a $15,000 tax credit for family health insurance. He opposes “socialized medicine” and feels we should give the poor “health vouchers”. He also advocates a switch from employer-dominated health insurance to individual choices (more…)

Words: Giuliani feels we need tamper-proof IDs and a database for tracking immigrants. He supports a “guest worker” program and feels that the children of illegals should be allowed to attend US schools. He advocates the deportation of illegal aliens who commit felonies (more…)

Words: Giuliani believes in reestablishing the work ethic: “Work is a good thing. … [It] allows you to take care of yourself and your family, and to achieve your dreams.” He also feels that lowering sales tax helps create jobs.
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Words: Giuliani supports domestic partnerships, but not gay marriage (though he opposes a ban on gay marriage), and the inclusion of sexual preference in anti-discrimination laws. He also feels that the policy on gays in the military should not be changed in a time of war. (more…)

Words: Giuliani believes that interrogation and surveillance should be effected “legally, but aggressively”. He argues that terrorists can’t be addressed with “accommodation, appeasement, and compromise” and strongly supported the reauthorization of the PATRIOT Act. (more…)

Words: Giuliani is an advocate of campaign finance reform and supported the McCain-Feingold bill. He feels we should use business principles to impose accountability on government with objective, measurable indicators of success. (more…)

Words: Giuliani believes “the country must fix the Social Security system” by “allowing some investment in private accounts”.

Actions: No record. (more…)

Words: Giuliani believes in federal funding of limited stem cell research. “As long as we’re not creating life in order to destroy it, as long as we’re not having human cloning, and we limit it to that, and there is plenty of opportunity to then use federal funds in those situations.” (more…)

Words: Giuliani supports the Bush administration’s tax cuts and feels we should reduce the alternative minimum tax. He also feels that we need to eliminate the estate tax and argues that lower sales tax creates jobs.
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Words: Giuliani advocates putting more money into infrastructure, but without raising taxes. He also supports more technology in the classroom.

Actions: While Giuliani was mayor of New York City (more…)

Words: Giuliani believes that Iraq is one battle in the overall “war on terror” and that we should keep open the options of unilaterally invading Pakistan and using tactical nukes on Iran. He also advocates active reconstruction of the Iraqi infrastructure . “Part of what we have to do (more…)

Words: Giuliani advocates measurable accountability in Washington and proposes creating statistical programs to monitor agencies’ efficiency. He is a strong proponent of tax cuts, but feels that economic development requires maintenance of the infrastructure. (more…)

Words: Giuliani feels that action is required to combat global warming. No other known positions.

Actions: No record. (more…)

Words: Giuliani feels we should take aggressive advantage of globalization. “Let’s build industries that we can sell in this new part of the world where we have a growing number of consumers.”
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Words: Giuliani believes that moving people off of welfare reduces crime and feels that welfare offices should serve as job centers - and that companies should receive tax credits for hiring welfare recipients. He also feels we need to address substance abuse, mental illness (more…)