Views: Why I'm backing Barack
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=19224Tammy Baldwin
8/27/2008
Barack Obama will work to ensure health care for all Americans. John McCain is willing to leave people behind while enriching insurance companies.
Barack Obama will make it a priority to protect and safeguard Roe v. Wade. John McCain has pledged to fill Supreme Court vacancies with justices who will overturn Roe v. Wade.
Barack Obama wants to repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" and allow gays and lesbians to serve openly in the military. John McCain believes the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy has been "very effective" and wants to leave it in place.
Barack Obama will support legislation expanding federal employment non-discrimination laws and federal hate crime laws to assure the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Americans. John McCain will not.
