Dan Quayle on VoteMatch

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Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (-5 points on Social scale)	Overturn Roe v. Wade; litmus test for appointments: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Keep courts out of state bans on partial-birth abortions: Opposes topic 1
Favors topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	Eliminate gender discrimination in all federal programs: Favors topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (-5 points on Social scale)	Oppose quotas but push for black support: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Traditional family values instead of support for gay rights: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (-5 points on Social scale)	Religion is indispensable; against “all state, no church.”: Favors topic 4 Mentioning God in classrooms should not be illegal: Strongly Favors topic 4
No opinion on topic 8: Death Penalty (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (-5 points on Social scale)	One-Strike for gun crimes, including juveniles: Strongly Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	2nd Amendment rights protect all other rights: Strongly Favors topic 10 Self-control instead of gun control: Strongly Favors topic 10 Enforce existing gun laws before making new ones: Favors topic 10 Instant gun checks OK, but real issue is self-control: Favors topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (-5 points on Economic scale)	Ensure health access for medically-uninsurable individuals: Strongly Favors topic 5 Provide catastrophic illness coverage through Medicare: Favors topic 5
Strongly Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+5 points on Economic scale)	30% privately invested won’t affect Social Security system: Strongly Favors topic 6 Tax-free “Freedom Accounts” replace IRAs.: Favors topic 6 Can place 30% of SSI taxes into “Freedom Accounts”: Favors topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (+5 points on Economic scale)	Experiment with charter schools and parental choice: Strongly Favors topic 7
Opposes topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (+2 points on Economic scale)	Convert federal car fleet to alternative-fuel vehicles: Favors topic 18 Establish energy conservation standards for home appliances: Favors topic 18 More research before we act on global warming: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Reducing greenhouse emissions hurts economy too much: Strongly Opposes topic 18 CAFE standards cost lives by shrinking cars: Opposes topic 18 Supports marketable pollution credits for over-compliance: Favors topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (-5 points on Social scale)	International strike force; and oppose legalization: Strongly Favors topic 19 Moral leaders can & must win War on Drugs: Favors topic 19 Feds have surrendered in the War on Drugs: Strongly Favors topic 19
No opinion on topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (+5 points on Economic scale)	Simplify income taxes, eliminate estate taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 30% across-the-board income tax and corporate tax cut: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Radical tax change eventually; cut taxes in interim: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Eliminate most tax preferences; preserve “core incentives”: Opposes topic 11
Opposes topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (-3 points on Social scale)	Restrict bilingual education; maximum 3 years: Opposes topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale)	Trade creates growth; isolation is retreat: Strongly Favors topic 13 Trade sanctions on USSR-occupied Afghanistan: Opposes topic 13 Fast-track agreements; but also protective tariffs: Favors topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the armed forces (-5 points on Social scale)	Neglect is leading to a “hollow military”: Strongly Favors topic 15 Spend more on advanced weapons R&D: Strongly Favors topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (-5 points on Economic scale)	Develop public financing for Congressional races: Strongly Favors topic 16
No opinion on topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 17: US out of Iraq & Afghanistan (+2 points on Social scale)	Treat Asia like we do Europe: Favors topic 17