Elena Kagan on VoteMatch

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Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+2 points on Social scale)	Compromise on abortion if core rights & exceptions upheld: Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	No reverse discrimination unless justified by other reasons: Favors topic 2 1998: Don't justify all-girl school by making all-boy school: Favors topic 2 Women under-represented as managers enough for gender bias: Strongly Favors topic 2
Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+2 points on Social scale)	Oppose don't-ask-don't-tell but defend it as current law: Favors topic 3 2003: Opposed military excluding gays from military service: Favors topic 3 Defend Defense of Marriage Act, since it is the law: Opposes topic 3 OpEd: Conservatives see Kagan as sure vote for gay rights: Strongly Favors topic 3 1st Amendment protects church's anti-gay funeral pickets: Opposes topic 3
No opinion on topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (0 points on Social scale)	2000: Limited public aid to parochial schools is ok: Favors topic 4 Grants to religious organizations ok for family services: Favors topic 4 Paying taxes sufficient to oppose religious tax credits: Strongly Opposes topic 4
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	Helped plan legal defense of ObamaCare: Strongly Favors topic 5 Helped plan legal defense of ObamaCare: Strongly Favors topic 5 Broad Congressional power for commerce, like ObamaCare: Strongly Favors topic 5 Congress did not intend disparate result on generic drugs: Strongly Favors topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (0 points on Economic scale)	2009: education services ok in private schools: Favors topic 7 No Child Left Behind law is not an unfunded mandate: Opposes topic 7
Opposes topic 8: Human needs over animal rights (+2 points on Social scale)	Established environmental law program at Harvard: Opposes topic 8
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+5 points on Social scale)	Scientific testing requires live testimony in criminal cases: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Delay executions if asked by International Court of Justice: Strongly Opposes topic 9
No opinion on topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+2 points on Economic scale)	Railroads can sue for tax exemptions on other diesel users: Opposes topic 11
Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+2 points on Social scale)	Let deported immigrants appeal based on bad legal advice: Favors topic 12 Let deported immigrants appeal based on administrative error: Favors topic 12
No opinion on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 14: Maintain US sovereignty from UN (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale)	Military plays vital role in well-being of the country: Favors topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (-5 points on Economic scale)	Aggressive advocate for campaign finance reform: Strongly Favors topic 16 Public campaign finance can fund based on opponent spending: Strongly Favors topic 16
No opinion on topic 17: Stay out of Iran (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Let citizens sue for harm caused by global warming: Favors topic 18 Clean Air Act displaced federal common law on CO2 emissions: Strongly Favors topic 18
Opposes topic 19: Never legalize marijuana (+2 points on Social scale)	Sentencing rules change allows crack sentence reductions: Opposes topic 19
No opinion on topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)