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1. Obama supports the Freedom of Choice Act, which would void virtually all federal and state pro-life laws. As a state senator in Illinois he opposed a measure to give medical
care to prematurely born babies who survive botched abortions. See www.bornalivetruth.org.
2. See “Is States' Rights A Position Or Evasion?” at www2.tbo.com/content/2008/jul/28/na-is-states-rights-a-position-orevasion/news-politics.
3. McCain supports abortion in cases involving rape, incest, or the life of the mother. See www.ontheissues.org/Senate/John_McCain_Abortion.htm.
4. McCain supports embryonic stem cell research on embryos left over from in vitro fertilization, not created specifically for research. See
www.johnmccain.com/Informing/Issues/95b18512-d5b6-456e-90a2-12028d71df58.htm and “The other Republican platform.”
5. See “Biden’s Denial of Same-Sex Marriage Support at Odds with Obama’s Record” and Senator Obama’s Floor Statement.
6. In 2006, McCain was one of only three Republican senators to vote against defining marriage between one man and one woman. See “8 reasons I won't vote for John
McCain” and “John McCain on Civil Rights.”
7. Following the lead of Canadian lawmakers, Obama supports "hate-crime" legislation giving special protection to homosexuals. In Canada, certain portions of Scripture can no
longer be read on radio or TV, because that would be considered "hate speech." See the FRC “Special Publication.” Web site.
8. McCain sponsored the McCain-Feingold restrictions on freedom of speech, which became law in 2002.
9. McCain refused to support the right of military chaplains to pray in Jesus' name. See www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=59187.
10. See “On the Second Amendment, Don’t Believe Obama!” by the NRA (www.nraila.org/Legislation/Federal/Read.aspx?id=3991).
11. McCain says that he supports gun ownership rights. However, that position stands in contrast with his voting record and his previous statements.
12. See “Obama accepts offshore drilling,” “Barack Obama on Energy and Oil” and “McCain Reiterates Opposition to Drilling in Wildlife Refuge.”
13. Although McCain says that he will appoint strict constructionist judges, that seems unlikely. Strict constructionist judges would overturn McCain-Feingold, a law written by
McCain that clearly violates freedom of speech guaranteed by the First Amendment.