NON-PARTISAN PEACE VOTER GUIDE This non-partisan voter guide is a collaborative effort by Physicians for Social Responsibility, Ceasefire Pennsylvania, Peace Action – Delaware Valley, Metropolitan Christian Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania True Majority, and the Coalition for Peace Action. It is based on voting records, public statements, and responses to questionnaires we sent to congressional candidates. Third party candidates are not included due to space limitations.
	John Kerry (D)	George W. Bush (R)	Joseph Hoeffel (D)	Arlen Specter (R)	Ginny Schrader (D)	Mike Fitzpatrick (R)	Allyson Schwartz (D)	Melissa Brown (R)
1. Initiate unilateral preemptive war in response to a non-imminent threat	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Refused to Respond	No	Refused to Respond
2. Support the war on Iraq & the ongoing US occupation	Limited	Yes	No	Yes	No	Refused to Respond	Unclear	Refused to Respond
3. Substantially increase funding for programs to reduce and secure the world’s existing nuclear stockpiles	Yes	No	No	Refused to Respond	Yes	Refused to Respond	Yes	Refused to Respond
4. Develop and fund new US nuclear weapons	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Refused to Respond	Unclear	Refused to Respond
5. Develop and deploy immediately national missile defense	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Refused to Respond	No	Refused to Respond
6. Repeal the provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act that restrict civil liberties in the name of national security	Unclear	No	Yes	No	Yes	Refused to Respond	Yes	Refused to Respond
7. Protect the rights of Americans to hold peaceful protests without being monitored, harassed or jailed	Yes	Unclear	Yes	Unclear	Yes	Refused to Respond	Yes	Refused to Respond
8. Support US participation in the International Criminal Court	Yes	No	Yes	Refused to Respond	Yes	Refused to Respond	Yes	Refused to Respond
9. Mandate that child safety locks accompany all handguns that are sold	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Refused to Respond	Yes	Refused to Respond
10. Renew & strengthen the Federal Assault Weapons Ban	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Refused to Respond	Yes	Refused to Respond
11. Close the “gun show loophole” by mandating that all handguns sales at gun shows have a federal background check	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Refused to Respond	Yes	Refused to Respond
12. Grant immunity from civil liability for gun makers, distributors and dealers	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Refused to Respond	No	Refused to Respond

Remember to Vote
Tuesday
November 2nd

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