• Mitt Romney favored gays and lesbians serving openly in
the military. He has expressed his support for the 'don't ask,
don't tell' policy.

• He is of the opinion that civil liberty means the right
to be kept alive and therefore it can be left to the President to
conduct surveillance for National security purposes.

• Romney suggests that all citizens of America may have to
be subjected to some sort of Habeas Corpus whether they are
designated as unlawful enemy combatants or not.

• He said he would support the Employee Non discrimination
Act at the state level but not at the federal level.

• Romney believes that there should be a national standard
for marriage and should be kept between man and woman.

• He believes that the US recognizes equality of all
individuals but those who preach doctrines of terror maybe
followed into a church or mosque and dealt with as required by
law.

• Romney joins supporters of a federal constitution
amendment regarding marriages in the state of Massachusetts. 

• Though he does not support gay marriage he believes
domestic partnership status should be recognized in a way that
includes health benefits and rights of survivorship. This is in
accordance with his belief that all citizens require equal rights
regardless of sexual orientation.

• He suggests that the Federal government and other
organizations should recognize the potential of women in
administration and draw on their skills.

• He advocated that nativity scenes and menorahs should be
welcome in public places during the holiday season.		

• Obama voted YES on reauthorizing the Patriot Act and also
co sponsored the SAFE Act which is a bill to amend the USA
Patriot Act to place reasonable restrictions on the usage of
surveillance and the use of search warrants and includes other
purposes as well.

• He voted YES to strike the provisions providing immunity
from civil liabilities ton electronic communication service
providers for certain assistance provided to the government.

• He said it was necessary for the nation to strengthen
and improve intelligence capabilities. The Director of
Intelligence should be given the necessary authority he/she needs
over budget and personnel.

• He supports extending the right of Habeas Corpus to
Guantanamo detainees. This he thinks absolutely necessary to
prove to the world that the Unites States is not a country that
ships prisoners to far off countries in the middle of the night
to be tortured.

• He opined that the world should get the message that
America is a land of laws, a nation that stands against torture.
He strongly opposes interrogation methods and procedures that
brought about emotional and physical suffering.

• He said he would expand the Hate Crimes Statute by
supporting the Mathew Shepherd Act. This would strengthen federal
hate crime legislation and also pull up the Department of
Justice.

• He plans to ban racial profiling by federal law
enforcement agencies and provide federal incentives to local
police departments who help to prevent this practice.