Abortion, Immigrant Amnesty, and Gay Rights Endorsed by George Pataki, 2008 GOP Presidential Hopeful
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George Pataki, 2008 GOP presidential hopeful, has been the governor of New York for the last 12 years. He describes himself as pro-choice and has made no effort to restrict abortion rights even going so far as to sign a bill granting Medicaid coverage of RU-486, the abortion pill, however, he recently vetoed a bill allowing minors to purchase emergency contraception without a prescription.
Pataki has also taken the high road in signing an antidiscrimination bill and new hate crimes legislation protecting bisexuals, lesbians, and gay men. He has also signed a bill granting crime victim compensation funds to the surviving partners of 9/11 victims and opposes the Federal Marriage Amendment in the belief that this matter should be decided by individual states.
As governor of New York, Pataki took the Republican stance on immigration by establishing a toll-free Citizenship Unit hotline to help undocumented immigrants get legal and even signed a bill allowing undocumented immigrants to pay in-state tuition at New York’s public colleges and universities. In addition he allocated $2.5 million to immigration nonprofits and established a program to protect undocumented immigrants from con artists.
His conservative views, however, surfaced regarding the issue of the death penalty when he attempted to get it reinstated in 1995, even though the New York Supreme Court later struck it his measure down. However, he has taken a more mainstream Democratic stand on issues regarding gun control
Tags: george pataki, gop presidential hopeful, new york governor, 2008 candidate, death penalty, gun control, abortion, amnesty, gay rights
4 Comments
marc klink
June 21st, 2007
at 2:56pm
This guy has no chance, because no one knows how to handle someone so ‘all over the map’ in his espoused convictions. His stands manage to alienate everybody somehow. I was not aware of him until recently, but I wonder how he was elected in New York, or if his positions on these things have changed since his desire for a higher ofice.
Willow2947
June 22nd, 2007
at 6:40am
Tom For President!!
reflections
July 1st, 2007
at 10:43am
Dear Marc
I too think this guy is one of the last people who should run as president. Nevertheless in this great country of ours anyone who has money can run so here he is. Scary isn’t it? Hopefully we will luck out and America will actually elect someone this time who has more interest in serving the people that elected them than in the big money companies.
Have a good Sunday. Jackie
reflections
July 1st, 2007
at 10:46am
Dear Willow
Thank you for visiting my site. I am guessing that you would like to see Tom Tancredo win. Just know that if he does he has very strong opinions about things that might not fly with those elected officials in Congress and the Senate. You might consider Ron Paul if you are a Republican. He is a man with convictions and has earned a lot of respect among his colleagues.
Have a good day. Jackie