Original list composed by reddit user simperton

He defines life as starting at conception,

Lies to maintain FUD regarding Abortion by claiming he “saw doctors throwing a live baby away to let it die”…

Denies evolution, “… I don’t accept it as a theory.”

Does not believe in separation of church and state,

Believes Education is not a right and wants to privatize all schools,

Wants to repeal the federal law banning guns in school zones,

Denies Global Warming, “There is no convincing scientific evidence…”

Wants to get rid of FEMA and says we shouldn’t help people in disasters,

Wants to build a fence at the US/Mexico Border,

Repeatedly tries to prevent the Supreme Court from hearing Establishment Clause cases or the right to privacy,

Pull out of the UN because “they have a secret plan to destroy the US”,

Disband NATO,

End birthright citizenship,

Deny federal funding to any org “which presents male or female homosexuality as an acceptable alternative life style or which suggest that it can be an acceptable life style”,

Hired former head of Anti Gay Group to be Iowa State Director of the campaign,

Wants to abolish the Federal Reserve and put America back on the gold standard,

Was the sole vote against divesting US Gov investments in corporations doing business with the genocidal regime of Sudan,

Was also the ONLY vote against a ban on Lead in childrens’ toys,

He believes that the Left is waging a war on religion and Christmas,

He’s against gay marriage,

Will even legislate against gay marriage on a federal level and attempted to CRIMINALIZE efforts to overturn such a measure,

Has based his campaign on Religion and being against Gay Marriage,

Thinks Sexual Harassment shouldn’t be illegal,

Is against the popular vote,

Wants the estate tax repealed,

Believes that the Panama Canal should be the property of the United States,

Believes that the International Baccalaureate program is UN mind control,

With the founder of Stormfront, a Nazi Website,

Keeps their donations,

And does nothing to prevent their association with his campaign.

Has gone on record that he had no knowledge of the content of the racist newsletters that bore his name AND signature,

But has not only quoted them, but personally defended the newsletters in the past,

And later admitted he WAS aware of the contents and that only “some of [it was] offensive.”

His issues with race go as far as to vote against the Rosa Parks medal (sole vote, again), saying it is a “waste of taxpayer dollars” and that it was unconsitiutional…

Despite the fact that the bill itself is very clear about a separate fund. All profit from this fund is returned to the Treasury.

However, he had no issues with using taxpayer funds to mint coins for the Boy Scouts,

AND introduce legislation that would spend $240 Million making medals for EVERY veteran of the Cold War,

But didn’t bother to repeat his argument those times about unconstitutional spending as he had with the Rosa Parks Medal.

Introduced legislation, twice, that would allow schools to re-segregate.

His SuperPAC is headed by Thomas Woods, the founder of the League of the South, of which the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) labeled a “racist hate group.”

Also in association with the League via Thomas Woods is the Mises Institute, of which Lew Rockwell is an Administrator…

Is against Hate Crime laws,

Would have voted against the Civil Rights Act of 1964,

He also believes The Civil Rights Act destroyed Privacy,

Despite always “voting against earmarks,” he was only one of four House Repubs to request earmarks in 2011 for over $157mil. (And in FY 2010, was one of the leading House members in requesting earmarks for a total of $398mil.)

And during his entire tenure, he has managed only one, out of 620, of his bills to get signed into law.

Reposted in full from reddit user simperton

Updated and corrected links 2/17 – 11:09 am