t, such as reducing class sizes, and increasing technology in the classrooms. But then again there are many differences between presidential Bush and Gore besides the fact that one is republican and the other is a democratic. While Bush wants to spend the surplus on tax cuts and private investment accounts to replace Social Security, Gore wants the surplus to be used mostly for reducing the national debt, or helping with the big retirement programs for the future or even for the improvement of schools.Although Gore personally does oppose to abortion, he does support the women's right to choose because he believes that abortions cannot be prevented, but they can only become a problem for legal system if it was to be outlawed by the federal government. As senator Al Gore cosponsored the Freedom of Choice Act to prevent these rights from being limited from the states. He also fought to ensure that Medicaid recipients who are victims of rape or incest should have the right to abortion services.While Bush is also against abortions he wants to make a constitutional demand to ban abortions and makes no exceptions for victims of rape or incest. He also supports the republican party's anti-abortion stand. The national republican platform states: "'The unborn child has a fundamental individual right to life which cannot be infringed. We support a human life amendment to the Constitution and we endorse legislation to make clear that the 14th Amendment's protections apply to unborn children. We support the appointment of judges who respect traditional family values and the sanctity of innocent human life.'" (Frank Bruni, The New York Times, January 23, 2000)."Gore presented a variety of gun-control measures that he supports which includes raising the age for handgun possession from 18 to 21; excluding juveniles from possessing assault weapons; putting new penalties for adults who sell guns to minors; and requiring safety locks on guns. He also en...
