This is going to be a nice and simple intro to Senator Lindsey Graham. Why him? Well, I stumbled across his name in a news article and realised that he was just a faceless blur to me. He may as well be a mannequin for all he meant to me. And I figured, as a politician in an important country, there should be a better understanding of who on earth he is.
So, private life:
- American
- Born 9th July 1955
- From Carolina
- Unmarried
- No children
- Member of the Corinth Baptist Church
Political views:
- A Republican
- Thinks there should be limits to free speech
- Supportive of surveillance
- Wants sanctions to be placed on anyone who offers asylum to Edward Snowden
- Focused on security
- Wants amendments to be made to the immigration laws to prioritise US citizens
- Calls the detention centre in Texas “overwhelmed”. Very in favour of it, thinking it’s necessary to keep people safe.
- Opposes extensive background checks for potential gun owners
- Opposed Obamacare, but is in favour of the Health Americans Act (seeking to improve healthcare)
- Pro-vaccine
- Not completely anti-abortion, but feels that after 20 weeks the fetus should only be aborted in emergencies
- Accepts that climate change is a problem, but is concerned at the potential for fear-mongering exaggerations
- Advocates interventionist approaches to foreign policy, e.g. was in favour of US involvement in Iraq.
- Supports Israel
- Called for military intervention in Venezuela
- Supportive of closure of tax loopholes, due to concerns over national debt
- Community-focused (see Charleston shooting aftermath)
- Anti-Trump
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