Mitt Romney - Platform (21-30)
(continued from
Mitt Romney Beliefs)

What is the 2012 platform of Mitt Romney? Is Mitt Romney's 2012 platform truly
conservative? And most importantly, can the 2012 Mitt Romney platform be
trusted?
Mitt Romney's 2012 candidacy platform is contrasted below with the platform Mitt
Romney maintained before and during his governorship of Massachusetts.
Why is
Mitt Romney running for president (see
Mormon President) on
a platform that has been altered so drastically (see
Mitt Romney Business)?
Obviously, Mitt Romney crafted his 2012 platform to win the Republican
nomination, while his earlier platform played to the liberals in Massachusetts.
In fact, Mitt Romney's earlier platform was even more liberal than the
liberal platform of Massachusetts Senator Edward Kennedy, whom Romney tried to
unseat in 1994.
Homosexual "Marriage":
1994: "As we seek to establish
full equality [for gays], I will provide more effective
leadership than my opponent, [Edward Kennedy]."
2011: "I believe
we should have a federal amendment to the Constitution that defines
marriage as between a man and a woman."
2012: (Important
Update)
Abortion:
1994: "Abortion should be safe
and legal in this country."
2002: "Let me make this very clear, I will preserve
and protect a woman’s right to
choose."
2011: "I believe people understand that I'm firmly
pro-life."
Homosexuality
in the Military:
1994: "[I support] gays and
lesbians being able to serve openly and honestly."
2007: "‘Don’t
ask, don’t tell’ has worked well... We’re in the middle of a conflict.
Now is not the time
for a change in that regard, and I don’t have a policy
posture as to
allowing gays in the military to serve there openly."
Healthcare:
2007: “I’m proud of what we’ve done... If Massachusetts
succeeds in implementing
it, then that will be a
model for the nation.”
2011: "What works in one state may not be the answer
for another."
Immigration:
2006: "[I am against] rounding up 11 million people and
forcing them at gunpoint
from our country."
2008: "I disagree fundamentally that the 12 million
people who come here illegally
should be allowed
to stay here permanently. I think that is a form of amnesty
and that it's not
appropriate."
Campaign Finance Reform:
1994: "I would like to have campaign spending limits."
2007: "The American people should be free to
advocate for their candidates and their
positions without burdensome limitations."
>> Continued
21. What is your position on a Constitutional ban on
abortion, and why?
Mitt Romney: (awaiting reply)
22. What is your position on a Constitutional ban on
homosexual marriage, and
why?
Mitt : (awaiting reply)
23. What is your position on embryonic stem cell research, and why?
Mitt Romney: (awaiting reply)
24. What is your position on prayers and Bible studies in schools, and why?
Mitt Romney: (awaiting reply)
25. What is your position on capital punishment, and why?
Mitt Romney: (awaiting reply)
26. If elected, the ban on what type of
guns, if any, would you support, and
why?
Mitt Romney: (awaiting reply)
27. If elected, what will you do about (Internet) pornography, and how?
Mitt Romney: (awaiting reply)
28. If elected, what will you do about the
healthcare system, and how?
Mitt Romney: (awaiting reply)
29. If elected, what will you seek to achieve in
Iraq and Afghanistan, and how?
Mitt Romney: (awaiting reply)
30. If elected, what will you seek to achieve in
Iran and North Korea, and how?
Mitt Romney: (awaiting reply)