We'd like to know. That's why the ACLU sent a questionnaire on key civil liberties issues to all the candidates running to fill the U.S. Senate seat held by the late Edward Kennedy. While we sent the item to all of the candidates, we have not heard back from Republicans Scott Brown or Jack E. Robinson.
It will be tough to fill Senator Kennedy's shoes. He made a lifetime of contributions to the cause of civil rights and civil liberties, and in 2006, we gave him the ACLU of Massachusetts' highest honor, the Roger Baldwin Award, named for the Massachusetts-born founder of the ACLU.
We hope that the next U.S. Senator from Massachusetts will provide that kind of leadership. To find out where the contenders stand, we asked questions such as these:
- Would you support a Congressional investigation of possible unlawful activities by government officials in the post 9/11 era to determine who should be held accountable?
- Would you have sponsored the JUSTICE Act that would have fixed problems with the USA PATRIOT Act and FISA Amendments Act that threaten the rights and liberties of all Americans?
- Will you support establishing independent oversight and enhanced privacy standards for fusion centers, including the Massachusetts Commonwealth Fusion Center?
- Will you support reversing the Hyde Amendment, which bars federal Medicaid funding for abortion?
- Check out our special election page for a full listing of the candidates answers, additional statements on the issues, and other information.
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