Election Time In Mississippi

I want to talk about my district, the 4th Congressional district and my Representative, Gene Taylor, who is up for re-election. These are his ratings from various organizations.

Abortion:

• Rated 0% by NARAL, indicating a pro-life voting record.
• Rated 100% by the NRLC, indicating a pro-life stance

Civil Rights:

• Rated 20% by the ACLU, indicating an anti-civil rights voting record.
• Rated 0% by the HRC, indicating an anti-gay-rights stance.
• Rated 56% by NAACP, indicating a mixed record on affirmative-action.

On Corporations:

Rated 47% by the US COC, indicating a mixed business voting record.

Crime:

• Rated 10% by CURE, indicating anti-rehabilitation crime votes. (Dec 2000)
• Rated 88% by the NCJA, indicating a "tough-on-crime" stance.

Drugs:

Rated -20 by NORML, indicating a "hard-on-drugs" stance.

Education:

• Supports requiring schools to allow prayer.
• Rated 50% by the NEA, indicating a mixed record on public education.
• Supports a Constitutional Amendment for school prayer.

Energy:

• Balance fossil fuels and viable renewable energy.
• Rated 83% by the CAF, indicating support for energy independence.
  

Environment:

Rated 50% by the LCV, indicating a mixed record on environment.

Family:

Rated 76% by the Christian Coalition: a pro-family voting record

Free Trade:

Rated 28% by CATO, indicating a pro-fair trade voting record.

Gun Control:

Rated A by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record.

Health care:

ated 44% by APHA, indicating a mixed record on public health issues.

Homeland Security:

Rated 44% by SANE, indicating a mixed record on military issues.

Immigration:

• Rated 0% by FAIR, indicating a voting record loosening immigration. (Dec 2003)
• Rated 92% by USBC, indicating a sealed-border stance.

Jobs:

Rated 87% by the AFL-CIO, indicating a pro-union voting record.

Social Security:

Rated 90% by the ARA, indicating a pro-senior voting record.

Tax Reform:

• Rated 40% by NTU, indicating a "Big Spender" on tax votes.
• Rated 100% by the CTJ, indicating support of progressive taxation.

Here are some of the stands that Taylor has jumped on in the past and his rating. This is the type of flyer that should be sent out to all voters so that they can be well informed on what their rep is doing or nor doing.