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==Political views==  

==Political views==  

Before his defeat in his race to keep his senate seat, Chafee had a very liberal voting record and fell in line with the Demmocratic Party position on almost every issue.  Chafee strongly supports [[abortion]]. In May 2005, Chafee's senatorial reelection bid was endorsed by the traditionally Democratic-supporting NARAL Pro-Choice America. In 2003 he was one of only three Republican Senators to oppose the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act. He was also the only Republican Senator to vote against President [[George W. Bush]]'s Supreme Court nominee [[Samuel Alito]]. While in the Senate, Chafee was the only Republican senator to have expressed support for [[gay]] marriage. When asked if he would support giving the death penalty to al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden, his response was, "Rhode Island executed an innocent man, in the 18th century, and I'm against the death penalty." He has a record of being a tax and spend liberal. Chafee opposes eliminating the death tax and voted against both the tax cut bills of 2001 and 2003. He was also the only Republican in the Senate to have voted against authorization of the use of force in Iraq. In 2004 he wrote-in former President [[George H.W. Bush]] instead of voting for President George W. Bush. There are some issues were Chafee is considered to be more conservative. He has expressed support for privatizing social security and supports the [[Patriot act]].

Before his defeat in his race to keep his senate seat, Chafee had a very liberal voting record and fell in line with the Demmocratic Party position on almost every issue.  Chafee strongly supports [[abortion]]. In May 2005, Chafee's senatorial reelection bid was endorsed by the traditionally Democratic-supporting NARAL Pro-Choice America. In 2003 he was one of only three Republican Senators to oppose the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act. He was also the only Republican Senator to vote against President [[George W. Bush]]'s Supreme Court nominee [[Samuel Alito]]. While in the Senate, Chafee was the only Republican senator to have expressed support for [[gay]] marriage. When asked if he would support giving the death penalty to al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden, his response was, "Rhode Island executed an innocent man, in the 18th century, and I'm against the death penalty." He has a record of being a tax and spend liberal. Chafee opposes eliminating the death tax and voted against both the tax cut bills of 2001 and 2003. He was also the only Republican in the Senate to have voted against authorization of the use of force in Iraq. In 2004 he wrote-in former President [[George H.W. Bush]] instead of voting for President George W. Bush. There are some issues were Chafee is considered to be more conservative. He has expressed support for privatizing social security and has repeadetly votedfor the U.S. [[Patriot act]].

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