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Civil Rights and Civil Liberties

IVI-IPO supports affirmative action, school desegregation, gay and lesbian rights and revoking the ban on gays in the military. IVI-IPO opposes censorship, sodomy laws, "stop and frisk" laws, and capital punishment. IVI-IPO opposes legislation which would abrogate civil rights or deny social services to immigrants. IVI-IPO favors amending the Human Rights Act to prohibit dicrimination based on sexual orientation. IVI-IPO opposes government spying on voluntary and private organizations, whether civic, social, religious, or political. IVI-IPO specifically opposes relaxation of the consent decree forbidding the Chicago Police Department to spy on groups and individuals.

Policies of IVI-IPO


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