We need a very progressive and strong agenda to bring people into the political process because I worry very much about the future of the American democracy where so many people are giving up.
I have introduced a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United and make it clear that the Congress and state legislatures do have the ability and the power to regulate and get corporate funding out of political campaigns.
We are spending hundreds of billions of dollars maintaining 5,000 nuclear weapons. I think we need major reform in the military, making it more cost effective, but also focusing on the real crisis that faces America.
I did a lot of reading. I read about democratic socialism. And I read about the efforts of people for such a long time trying to create a society in which all people can live with dignity. And that’s kind of what I believe.
I understand what a normal political speech is. You get up there, tell a few jokes, you have the flags behind you, and you speak for 10 or 15 minutes in broad generalities.
It’s time for the Supreme Court to catch up to the American people and legalize gay marriage.
You know, let me be very clear. I supported Barack Obama originally.
In my view, a corporation is not a person. A corporation does not have First Amendment rights to spend as much money as it wants, without disclosure, on a political campaign.
Social Security has nothing to do with the deficit.
You go to Scandinavia, and you will find that people have a much higher standard of living, in terms of education, health care and decent paying jobs.
Of course the Republicans have long wanted to privatize Social Security and destroy it. But Social Security has been the most important and valuable social program in the history of the United States.
These are the same people who believe, in some cases, the federal government should not play any role in providing health care to our people or protecting the environment.
I do not want to see perpetual warfare in the Middle East.
I’m a former mayor. I know that being a cop is not an easy job. But when police officers misbehave, they’ve got to be held accountable.
This is a war for the soul of Islam. And those countries who are opposed to Islam, they are going to have to get deeply involved in a way that is not the case today. We should be supportive of that effort.
As an independent, my views, in fact, are a little bit different than many of my Democratic colleagues.
It is incomprehensible that drug companies still get away with charging Americans twice as much, or more, than citizens of Canada or Europe for the exact same drugs manufactured by the exact same companies.
I come from a rural state. People drive 50, 100 miles to and from work every single day. That is true all over America.
Muslims are not your enemy.
I think the American people in many cases want to transform our energy system.