Why It Matters: Some Key Issues at Stake in the 2012 Election

Bulletin Today | PoliticsBy The Associated Press Here’s a look at some key issues at stake in the 2012 presidential election and their impact on people: Civil rights: What, exactly, is discrimination and what should be done to fight it? This election offers choices on the answer. In areas such as mortgages, voter identification and immigration enforcement, the presidential candidates differ over how to use laws that guarantee equality and how far the Justice Department’s civil rights division should go to ensure all …