CANDIDATE COMPARISON

disclaimer* Many political candidates have nuanced (and often too veiled) positions.  We highly recomend that you...
 I) see footnotes below the table to read the candidates statements or votes.
II) see true explanation of table's color classifications below the table.


 

    RED   : Candidate politically opposes
(in this instance) Catholic teaching
on one of the Five Non-Negotiables.

YELLOW: Candidate neither fully 
opposes nor fully promotes (in this
instance) Catholic teaching on one
of the Five Non-Negotiables. 

  GREEN  : Candidate politically promotes 
(in this instance) Catholic teaching on
one of the Five Non-Negotiables.

 

On the issue of
ABORTION
the candidate...
 

Neither fully

opposes nor

  fully promotes 

Catholic
Teaching 1a

 SupportsCatholic
Teaching1b

On the issue of
EUTHANASIA
the candidate..

Unknown2a

 Unknown 2b

On the issue of
EMBRYONIC STEM
CELL RESEARCH
the candidate...

Opposes Catholic
Teaching 3a 

 SupportsCatholic
Teaching3b

On the issue of
HUMAN CLONING
the candidate...

Opposes Catholic
Teaching 4a

 Unknown4b

On the issue of
HOMOSEXUAL
"MARRIAGE"
the candidate...

 Opposes Catholic
Teaching 5a

 SupportsCatholic
Teaching 5b

 
 

 

MEANING OF COLOR CLASSIFICATIONS 

I.
If a candidate receives a classification...

    RED    , this does not necessarily mean that the candidate is 100% in favor of the non-negotiable issue, only that the candidate's views find (some) serious and clear departure from that of the Catholic Church. 

YELLOW, this does not mean that the candidate is 50% in favor of the non-negotiable issue, only that there are details of the candidate's views that require the voter's compitant understanding.

  GREEN  , does not mean that the Church supports or endorses a specific candidate, only that the candidate agrees with the teaching of the Catholic Church on the specific non-negotiable. 

II.
Therefore if both candidates receive the same classification on a specific non-negotiable this does not necessarily mean that the candidates' positions are similar, nor that they carry the same degree of similarity or difference from the teaching of the Catholic Church.

               

FOOTNOTES ON THE ISSUES


ABORTION
 

Restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions. To prevent the transportation of minors in circumvention of certain laws relating to abortion, and for other purposes, including:
  • Allowing for exemptions to the law if the life of the minor is in danger or if a court in the minor's home state waive the parental notification required by that state
  • Allocating fines and/or up to one year imprisonment of those convicted of transporting a minor over state lines to have an abortion
  • Penalizing doctors who knowingly perform an abortion procedure without obtaining reasonable proof that the notification provisions of the minor's home state have been satisfied
  • Requiring abortion providers in states that do not have parental consent laws and who would be performing the procedure on a minor that resides in another state, to give at least a 24 hour notice to the parent or legal guardian
  • Specifying that neither the minor nor her guardians may be prosecuted or sued for a violation of this act

1a - Rep. Salazar voted: "yes".

1b - Wayne Wolf agrees with the statement "Abortions should be legal when the life of the woman is endangered."

From Project Vote Smart "Political Courage Test" http://www.votesmart.org/npat.php?can_id=82342

1b - Wayne Wolf agrees with the statement "Medicare, Medicaid, and federal subsidies should be prohibited from being used on abortion procedures."

From Project Vote Smart "Political Courage Test" http://www.votesmart.org/npat.php?can_id=82342


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EUTHANASIA

2a - Rep. Salazar has an unknown stance on this topic. Unable to find reliable and documentable information on this topic for this candidate at this time.

2b - Candidate Wolf has an unknown stance on this topic. Unable to find reliable and documentable information on this topic for this candidate at this time.


EMBRYONIC STEM CELL RESEARCH
Expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines.

Allows federal funding for research that utilizes human embryonic stem cells, regardless of the date on which the stem cells were derived from a human embryo, provided such embryos:

  1. have been donated from in vitro fertilization clinics;
  2. were created for the purposes of fertility treatment;
  3. were in excess of the needs of the individuals seeking such treatment and would otherwise be discarded; and
  4. were donated by such individuals with written informed consent and without any financial or other inducements.

Reference: Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act; Bill HR 3 ("First 100 hours") ; vote number 2007-020 on Jan 11, 2007
3a - Rep. Salazar voted "yea"
Allowing human embryonic stem cell research.
To provide for human embryonic stem cell research. A YES vote would:
  • Call for stem cells to be taken from human embryos that were donated from in vitro fertilization clinics
  • Require that before the embryos are donated, that it be established that they were created for fertility treatment and in excess of clinical need and otherwise would be discarded
  • Stipulate that those donating the embryos give written consent and do not receive any compensation for the donation.
Reference: Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act; Bill HR 810 ; vote number 2005-204 on May 24, 2005
3a - Rep. Salazar voted "yea."

3b - Wayne Wolf answers "no" to the question; Do you support federal funding for research on existing embryonic stem cell lines?

From Project Vote Smart "Political Courage Test" http://www.votesmart.org/npat.php?can_id=82342

3b - Wayne Wolf answers "no" to the question; Do you support federal funding to create lines of stem cells from new embryos?

From Project Vote Smart "Political Courage Test" http://www.votesmart.org/npat.php?can_id=82342

      
HUMAN CLONING
H.R.2560
Title: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit human cloning, and for other purposes.

H.R. 2560, sponsored by pro-cloning Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Co.), is deceptively titled "The Human Cloning Prohibition Act."  But in reality H.R. 2560 does not ban any human cloning at all.  H.R. 2560 would allow the creation of any number of cloned human embryos, for the specific purpose of harvesting their stem cells or using them in other research that will kill them.  H.R. 2560 actually bans only allowing a human clone to live, by implanting her or him "into a uterus or the functional equivalent of a uterus," or "to ship, mail, transport, or receive" such an embryo. The above statement is taken from http://capwiz.com/nrlc/issues/bills/?bill=9855641

4a - Rep. Salazar voted: "yea".


4b - Candidate Wolf has an unknown stance on this topic. Unable to find reliable and documentable information on this topic for this candidate at this time.


HOMOSEXUAL MARRIAGE
Constitutionally defining marriage as one-man-one-woman.
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution stating: "Marriage in the US shall consist only of the union of a man and a woman. Neither this Constitution, nor the constitution of any State, shall be construed to require that marriage or the legal incidents thereof be conferred upon any union other than the union of a man and a woman."  
5a - Rep. Salazar voted "nay".

5b - Wayne Wolf answers "no" to the question; Should same-sex couples be allowed to marry?

From Project Vote Smart "Political Courage Test" http://www.votesmart.org/npat.php?can_id=82342 

5b - Wayne Wolf answers "yes" to the question; Do you support a federal constitutional amendment defining marriage as between a man and a woman?

From Project Vote Smart "Political Courage Test" http://www.votesmart.org/npat.php?can_id=82342

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

 

1. Why are there only these five issues displayed?
These issues are "non-negotiable." To find out more as to why only these are designated as such, please click here.

2. What about the other issues?
Click here to find out the importance of the other social issues in Church teaching.