We need to support abstinence efforts as the best way to prevent unplanned pregnancies, but also encourage the availability of birth control when needed. Abortion should be safe, legal and rare. We also owe an obligation to our senior citizens to enable them to live out their lives in dignity and help them share their experiences with younger people. This has been a fight at the heart of the Democratic Party. Even the Republican Freeholders agree that the property tax is not the way to finance public education.
All candidates say that they are environmentalists at election time.
The test is what they do when it is time to make decisions. The Democrats are the ones who have fought the tough fights to protect our air, water, land and open space. We will continue to take a strong stand against ocean dumping. A functional transportation system is part of maintaining a quality environment and the constant bottlenecks that characterize Atlantic County's current transportation system need to be changed. The Democrats should continue to aggressively seek people from all walks of life representing the broad cross-section of Atlantic County to serve in public office.