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Politics : GOPwinger Lies/Distortions/Omissions/Perversions of Truth
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To: longnshort who wrote (96759)4/27/2007 3:57:46 PM
From: Kevin Rose  Read Replies (1) of 173976
 
Feinstein is generally regarded as a moderate in the Senate. Because of her record of compromising with Republicans, Feinstein is distrusted by some on the political left. She is often labeled unfavorably by them as pro-business, as she has voted for most lawsuit reform measures and was a co-sponsor of the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005. She voted for the first tax cuts in 2001 and also for the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act in 2003. Both positions were unpopular with many in her own party.

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Senator Feinstein was the original Democratic co-sponsor of a bill to extend the USA PATRIOT Act. In a December 2005 statement, Senator Feinstein stated, "I believe the Patriot Act is vital to the protection of the American people."

Immigration
Feinstein is a supporter and co-sponsor of the H-1B Visa program.

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Feinstein is a supporter of capital punishment.

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She was the main Democratic sponsor of the failed 2006 constitutional flag burning amendment.

She also voted for the McCain-Feingold legislation.

Critics point out positions like these to indicate that she is not a "true" Democrat. Defenders point to her record on other issues: she voted against NAFTA (although she voted for CAFTA), the Defense of Marriage Act (although she personally believes that marriage is between one man and one woman), school prayer, welfare reform, and the 2005 bankruptcy bill.

She has numerous critics on the political right, as well. Her support for abortion rights has earned her the ire of pro-life groups.

She is a moderate; her positions straddle both the right and the left - that IS the definition of a moderate.

en.wikipedia.org
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