Mobility of American democracy
relies on education, says candidate
By Karen Creighton
Of the Kmcrald
Part of the mobility of
American democracy is based
on access to education, and that
access should be maintained,
said Democratic candidate to
State House District 43 Karsten
Rasmussen.
Rasmussen, a University
graduate, supports higher
education but is concerned
about overspending, he said.
"I'm supportive of higher
education in general, but of
course we need to keep in mind
that our revenues are not such
that we’re talking about
enhancement programs so
much as doing our very best to
hold the line and enhance
where we can,” he said.
Rasmussen will support a tui
tion freeze if it's economically
feasible, he said.
“If financially feasible, I
think that a tuition freeze is an
awfully good way to encourage
people to go to college after
high school,” he said.
Rasmussen will vote in favor
of divestment of state funds
from South Africa, he said.
"I don’t think the South
African government is going to
sit up and pay attention until
the United States and the
citizens of the United States
begin to take action to divest."
he said.
Constructive engagement and
the idea that whites have to take
care of blacks is racist.
Rasmussen said.
He opposes Ballot Measure 5.
which would legalize the
cultivation of marijuana for per
sonal use.
“One of the common
arguments in voting for Ballot
Measure 5 is that marijuana is
no greater a problem than
alcohol, but that strikes me as
being an odd argument, he said.
“Since we have so many pro
blems with alcohol I don’t know
why we need to add to them.”
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Karsten Rasmussen
he said.
The current war against drugs
merely treats the symptoms and
not the disease. Rasmussen
said. Drug abuse is a sign of
larger social problems, such as
society's anger and feelings of
powerlessness towards the
government, he said.
Rasmussen would deal with
these problems by working to
increase the integrity and
responsiveness of government
so that people would feel more a
part of society, he said.
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He opposes nuclear power
because it is neither safe nor
economically viable.
Rasmussen said. He is leaning
against Ballot Measure 14.
which would close the Trojan
nuclear power plant until it
could deposit its wastes in a
federally licensed repository, he
said.
Closing Trojan will cause
more problems in terms of ex
pense and ecological damage if
other power sources, such as
hydroelectric, are substituted.
Rasmussen said. Stopping the
construction of nuclear plants
and phasing out the old ones is
a better strategy than closing
down existing plants, he said.
Rasmussen also opposes
Ballot Measure 9. which would
limit property taxes to 1.5 per
cent of assessed valuation, he
said.
"I think it will be a tragedy in
this stale if it passes I think we
will have cuts in budgets that
will be unprecedented in our
history — we will be putting
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