Words: McCain believes there should be more community policing, that there should be stricter sentencing and more prisons. He also feels that judges have limited scope under the Constitution and that we have enough hate crime legislation. “Protecting civil rights must remain sacrosanct. However, we must not allow the First Amendment to be abused as a shield for those who advocate or conspire to commit acts of violence.”

Actions: McCain voted FOR mandatory prison terms for crimes involving firearms (1994), FOR repealing federal speed limits (1995), AGAINST restricting class action lawsuits (1995), FOR limiting punitive damage awards in product liability cases (1996), and FOR limiting death penalty appeals (1996). CURE has given him a rating of 29%.

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