The document provides information about Brian P. Moore, a Democratic gubernatorial candidate from Florida, detailing his background, education, and political positions. It outlines his advocacy for socialist principles, including the transformation of the economy to meet human needs, the withdrawal of U.S. military forces from conflict zones, and the establishment of a national health system. Additionally, it highlights Moore's stance on various critical issues such as civil liberties, workers' rights, and international relations.

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4. About Brian Moore Brian was one of seven children of an Irish-Catholic family. He grew up in Oakland, California, and attended Christian Brothers High School in Sacramento, California. All four of his grandparents immigrated from farms in the early 1900’s from Ireland to America in search of work. Brian married a widow, Peggy Espejo, in 2003, and they have adopted her twelve year old grandson, Juan Carlos. Juan is in the sixth grade at a Middle School. They reside in Spring Hill (Hernando County), Florida. His wife has two adult daughters, Andrea and Emily, who both live in Palm Beach county, Florida.

5. About Brian Moore Education • Masters Degree, Public Administration (MPA), Arizona State University, 1976 • Bachelors Degree (BA), Philosophy, Mission San Luis Rey College, California, 1966 • Graduate School, California State University, Los Angeles, Political Science,1968 (four quarters) • Franciscan Theological Seminary: Mission San Miguel, Mission San Luis Rey & Mission • • Santa Barbara, 1962-1967 • Undergraduate School, St. Mary's College (Christian Brothers), Moraga, California, 1961-1962, Liberal Arts & Great Books • Several Courses in HMO/Health Care Management, UCLA, 1973

6. Important Socialist Principles to base issues on First , take control, restore and protect the basic elements for our existence: air, water, land and ecosystems. Develop renewable energy to replace nuclear power and fossil fuels. Second , give major importance to the human needs of food, housing and health. Promote an environmentally sound agricultural system Third , implement a fundamental transformation of the economy by focusing on human need and not on profit. This is to be done through community ownership and worker control of industry and financial institutions; resulting in the redistribution of wealth and elimination of global poverty.

7. Important Socialist Principles to base issues on Fourth , Convert from a military to a peace-oriented economy. Fifth , defend and extend constitutional and bill of right liberties to citizens, political candidates and parties and to prisoners domestically and, in time of war, internationally Sixth , promote art, culture, dance, music, history, preservation of heritage, leisure, recreation, sports and public access to the media agricultural system

8. PRIORITY ISSUES IN 2009 BRIAN IS SPEAKING OUT ON I. Call for an immediate and unconditional withdrawal of American military and corporations from Iraq and Afghanistan. II . Calls for War Crime Commissions, congressional investigation on Bush Administration/Congressional violations (i.e. going to war, atrocities, civilian deaths, loss of prisoner rights, rendition, torture, etc. III . Repeal of Patriot Acts I & II and all executive orders and military tribunal acts, FISA, etc. adversely affecting freedoms and rights of American citizens. IV. Demand Obama Administration's adherence to International law, Geneva Conventions; require Civilian trials, elimination of torture, rendition, and prolonged imprisonment of war prisoners. .

9. PRIORITY ISSUES in 2009 BRIAN IS SPEAKING OUT ON V. Advocates a National Health System VI. Opposes Bailout of Financial Institutions except through the establishment of an Independent Financial Commission Made Up of citizens, economists and accountants who will work through cooperatives, credit unions and state-run banks. VII . Opposes Stimulus Bill unless all financial and private corporations are nationalized and controlled by workers; then, entire economic system can be radically reformed, in place of piecemeal stimulus packages. VIII. Elimination of worldwide poverty through transition from capitalism to socialism.

10. POSITIONS ON OTHER CRITICAL ISSUES: Opposes all warrantless searches as authorized by the FISA Act Advocates holding all telecommunications Companies liable for allowing U.S. Government to eavesdrop on Americans Opposes domestic spying of antiwar groups and American citizens Opposes waterboarding and any form of prisoner abuse and torture Opposes the threat to any and all free speech and lawful dissent in our country

11. POSITIONS ON OTHER CRITICAL ISSUES: Implement a national health care system to include comprehensive health, dental and mental health care for all residents, foreign and domestic. Initiate a guaranteed income for all American families, working or not, at a level of $35,000 per year per adult (2008 Cost of Living levels) Nationalize Oil, Pharmaceutical, Banking, Insurance, Railroad, Aviation, Automotive, Entertainment and Sports Industries Phase out all nuclear power plants, shut down waste incinerators, landfills and open-pit mining.

12. POSITIONS ON OTHER CRITICAL ISSUES: Call for unconditional disarmament by the U.S. Provide equal rights to all immigrants; recognize their presence due to unfair U.S. economic policies, war, famine, or bad working conditions Support a woman's right to choose in matters of abortion; and oppose all restrictions on access to abortion. Implement a national housing plan for all Americans Opposes Capital punishment

13. ADVOCATE ADDITIONAL SOCIALIST PARTY PLATFORM ISSUES INTERNATIONAL 1 - End U.S. arms sales in world. 2 - Pay off U.S. debts to UN 3 - Advocate constitutional amendment requiring binding vote of people n all issues of war or military intervention. 4 - support right of soldiers to form unions LABOR 1 - Support right of workers to form a union anywhere support right to strike 2 - Recognize union based on cards signed 3 - All workers have a right to collective bargaining

14. ADVOCATE ADDITIONAL SOCIALIST PARTY PLATFORM ISSUES LABOR 4 - Repeal of the Hatch Act and Taft-Hartley Act, landrum-griffin Act and "right-to-work" laws . 5 - Provide same benefits for full and part-time workers 6 - Stop using union funds for electing candidates from the Democratic and Republican parties

15. ADVOCATE ADDITIONAL SOCIALIST PARTY PLATFORM ISSUES INTERNATIONAL 7 - Give sanctuary to illegal immigrants in the U.S., full social services and impact immigration influx not with walls or guns or threats of imprisonment, but with fairer policies toward all other countries to enable their economies to thrive and expand as well .

16. NO SPIN DISCLAIMER There has been no “SPIN” put on this information by the creator or any member of the Tea Party. All information is obtained from the web site “ON THE ISSUES” at issues2000.org and from the Candidates own web sites.