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I support the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act.

I have supported civil rights activity in my state. I have done my job with integrity, equality, and fairness for all.

I have been a long and strong supporter of civil rights in my whole career. I led the fight to get the voting rights act re-enacted. I have been a strong supporter of affirmative action. I believe in it strongly.

Civil libertarians have raised concerns that some of the Patriot Act's provisions infringe on Constitutional rights. Those concerns are not supported by the facts.

I have a big passion about civil rights for everyone - whoever is being downtrodden at the moment, it doesn't matter: racial discrimination or sexual orientation or gender. Whatever it is, I'm there. I think I was a born civil rights activist. I can't stand the smashing of a community. It's not fair and it's not right.

I believe in individual rights so much that I don't like any sort of 'what's good for the cause'-type questions.

What gets lost is that the Republican Party has always been the party of civil rights and voting rights.

To all of you who are Republicans of long standing, I hope you appreciate that I always tried to stand for conservative values.

I am a passionate civil libertarian.

I am not a civil rights leader, and I don't profess to be one.