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'''Douglas "Doug" Jones''' is an Alabama attorney and former US Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, who is running for the December 12th, 2017 special election for the [[U.S. Senate]] seat vacated by [[Jeff Sessions]] against [[Roy Moore]]. Jones first came to prominence in 1998, when, as US Attorney, he prosecuted two members of the Ku Klux Klan for the 1963 Birmingham Church Bombing, which had killed four girls.
'''Douglas "Doug" Jones''' is an Alabama attorney and is the [[United States Senate|United States Senator]]-elect from [[Alabama]]. He is also former US Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama. Jones first came to prominence in 1998, for his prosecution of two members of the Ku Klux Klan for the 1963 Birmingham Church Bombing, which had killed four girls.
==Early life==
Doug Jones was born in 1954 in [[Fairfield, Alabama]], to Gordon and Gloria Jones.
He began his career by working as staff counsel to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee for [DINO]] Senator [[Howell Heflin]] from Alabama.
===16th Street Baptist Church bombing case===
Jones prosecuted Thomas Edwin Blanton Jr. and Bobby Frank Cherry, two members of the KKK, for their roles in the 1963 16th Street Baptist Church bombing.
==Political positions==
Jones supports tax increases, like most other Democrats.
Jones supports [[abortion]], even to the point of supporting [[partial birth abortion]]. While Jones claims to support [[gun rights]] and the [[Second Amendment]], many of his statements show that he really supports further [[gun control]]. In addition, many of Jone's statements on the Second Amendment show that he does not understand the purpose of the Second Amendment, as he implies it exists for hunting rights, rather than for U.S. citizens to hold the government accountable. He supports the [[homosexual agenda]]. Jones is running with the support of and funding from out-of-state [[liberal]]s.
Jones supports [[abortion]], even to the point of supporting [[partial birth abortion]]. While Jones claims to support [[gun rights]] and the [[Second Amendment]], many of his statements show that he really supports further [[gun control]]. In addition, many of Jone's statements on the Second Amendment show that he does not understand the purpose of the Second Amendment, as he implies it exists for hunting rights, rather than for U.S. citizens to hold the government accountable. He supports the [[homosexual agenda]]. Jones is running with the support of and funding from out-of-state [[liberal]]s.
Jones supports a large, out of control federal government under the guise of stronger civil rights protections. Jones has also supported homosexual "marriage".
Ironically, Jones has condemned [[Political corruption|corruption]] in Alabama in the wake of high-profile scandals, saying, "the people of Alabama have been embarrassed by corruption and a string of ethics investigations and convictions of people they placed into positions of power and trust. They deserve better. We all deserve better."
Accurately, Conservatives have described Jones as a "[[lunatic]]." Former [[Alabama Democratic Party]] chair Giles Perkins described Jones as "a moderate, middle-of-the-road guy", which should set off alarm bells. Describing his own views, Jones said that “If you look at the positions I've got on health care, if you look at the positions I [have] got on jobs, you should look at the support I have from the business community; I think I’m pretty mainstream."
Like other lefty California liberals, Jones supports investment into renewable energy research and further [[wildlife conservation]]. He also supports the [[Paris Agreement]] on the environment and opposes the [[United States withdrawal from the Paris Agreement|United States withdrawal]] ordered by President Trump; Jones says it would have significant negative effects on the environment. Unfortunately for Jones, he doesn't have any say in the matter.
==Personal life==
Jones and his wife, Louise New Jones, were married on December 12, 1992.
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