Issue Position: Defense

Issue Position

Values

- Our soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines put their lives on the line every day for this great nation.
- Congress must ensure that every defense dollar is spent on the most important national security priorities rather than on unnecessary or wasteful initiatives.
- The President should seek and receive the approval of the Congress prior to U.S. military engagement as set forth by the War Powers Act.
- Does not believe that the military should be able to exercise the power of detention at home against U.S. citizens.
- Opposes the National Security Agency's (NSA) surveillance activated to monitor and gather the telephone records and email communications of American citizens.

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