Mike Huckabee on VoteMatch

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Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (0 points on Social scale)	Pro-life includes improving life after birth: Opposes topic 1 Eliminate public funding for abortion organizations: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Supports woman’s right-to-know legislation: Opposes topic 1 Pro-life, but respects choice as mandated law: Opposes topic 1
Opposes topic 2: Require companies to hire more women & minorities (7 points on Economic scale)	No affirmative for state contracts nor colleges: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Support principles embodied in the Equal Rights Amendment: Favors topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws (0 points on Social scale)	Respect gay couples but don't change institution of marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Signed legislation outlawing same-sex marriage in Arkansas: Strongly Opposes topic 3 No civil unions; only one-man-one-woman marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Teach family values in public schools (0 points on Social scale)	Support displaying the Ten Commandments in public schools: Strongly Favors topic 4 Supports “covenant marriage”: Favors topic 4
Opposes topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (7 points on Economic scale)	Guaranteed medical care not government's responsibility: Strongly Opposes topic 5 ARKids First program: record decreases in uninsured: Favors topic 5 Protect state tobacco settlement funds from federal seizure: Neutral on topic 5
Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (7 points on Economic scale)	Maintain federal Social Services Block Grant funding: Favors topic 6 Maintain long-term solvency of Social Security and Medicare: Opposes topic 6 Maintain federal funding of Social Services Block Grants: Favors topic 6
Opposes topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (2 points on Social scale)	Sends his kids to public school; says other officials should: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Reformed AR education with Smart Start & Next Step: Opposes topic 7 Supported creation of Arkansas charter schools: Favors topic 7 Raise teacher salaries; hire more teachers: Opposes topic 7
Favors topic 8: Death Penalty (2 points on Social scale)	Pro-life and pro-death penalty, & sees them as far different: Favors topic 8 Supports death penalty, but only reluctantly: Favors topic 8
Favors topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (2 points on Social scale)	Eliminating parole gives no incentive for rehabilitation: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Build more prisons, and privatize their management: Strongly Favors topic 9 Supports flexible federal block grants for crime programs: Neutral on topic 9 Tougher juvenile crime penalties; but let states set them: Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (10 points on Social scale)	Supports self-defense and `castle doctrine': Strongly Favors topic 10 Allow concealed carry: Favors topic 10
Favors topic 11: Decrease overall taxation of the wealthy (7 points on Economic scale)	First governor in Arkansas history to ever lower taxes: Strongly Favors topic 11 Wouldn't propose new taxes, but won't pledge against taxes: Opposes topic 11 Supports national flat tax to keep up with globalization: Strongly Favors topic 11 Remove the poorest taxpayers from the tax rolls: Opposes topic 11 No national sales tax or VAT: Neutral on topic 11
Favors topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (7 points on Economic scale)	Share costs of legal immigration between states & federal: Neutral on topic 12 Federal government should deal with criminal repatriation: Neutral on topic 12 Import farm workers from Mexico: Favors topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (7 points on Economic scale)	Enforce trade law against subsidized Canadian lumber imports: Favors topic 13
No opinion on topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 15: More spending on armed forces (0 points on Economic scale)	Strength is more effective deterrent to war than weakness: Strongly Favors topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (0 points on Economic scale)	Limit campaign contributions, but no public funding: Strongly Favors topic 16
Opposes topic 17: Replace US troops with UN in Iraq (7 points on Economic scale)	Iraq war has made us overlook domestic agenda: Favors topic 17 Opposing Bush's troop surge is a dangerous position: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Make sure we finish the job in Iraq and finish it right: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Include states in anti-terrorism planning: Neutral on topic 17
Opposes topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (7 points on Economic scale)	Promote alternative fuel technology: Favors topic 18 Voluntary partnerships reduce greenhouse gases economically: Neutral on topic 18 Kyoto Treaty must include reductions by all countries: Opposes topic 18 More funding to develop domestic energy supplies: Opposes topic 18 Share offshore oil development revenue with states: Neutral on topic 18
Favors topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (2 points on Social scale)	Stricter penalties for drug-related crimes: Strongly Favors topic 19 Treatment for drug use instead of incarceration: Strongly Opposes topic 19 More federal funding for all aspects of Drug War: Favors topic 19
Favors topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (2 points on Social scale)	Supports Charitable Choice for funding faith-based providers: Strongly Favors topic 20 More federal funding of IDEA for disabled education: Favors topic 20 Maintain flexibility & funding levels for TANF block grants: Favors topic 20 More federal funding for Low-income energy assistance: Neutral on topic 20 Supports TANF grants to states: Favors topic 20