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on the differences between Kay and George Allen,” she said, particularly on the subject of abortion.
Mr. Green’s argument is that debate is the best way to give the voters information about himself and his opponent. “If she’s too busy to give voters a clear choice it bodes poorly for the kind of dialogue people have come to respect,” said Mr. Green.
There may yet be a debate, however, as Ms. Peaslee left the door slightly open: “I can’t say she won’t debate him,”
In fact, there are quite a few similarities between the candidates’ po-i sitions on the issues. ■
Mr. Green said this week that he is pro-choice on abortion, but “tom” on the issue of government-funded abortion clinics. He said he would “like to see funding for that health service incorporated into broader health services.” He favors a healthcare “partnership where we all chip in and all have access to what we need.”
He favors a three-day waiting period on the purchase of handguns, at least until computer technology permits a faster check of criminal records.
A lifelong bird hunter who also enjoys target shooting, Mr. Green said lie knows of no “perfect solution, and crime doesn’t stop tomorrow because we slow down the sale of handguns.”
Mr. Green is against quotas, but is in favor of “diminishfing] all vestiges of discrimination on any level.”
“It’s not in anyone’s best interest to rectify one injustice with another,” he said.
He supports the nomination of Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court, based on his “distinguished record.”
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