| VoteMatch Responses
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| VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background) |
Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation) |
| Strongly Opposes Abortion is a woman's right | Abortion: Against abortion rights |
| Strongly Opposes Require companies to hire more women & minorities | Civil Rights: Racism is out of govt; now focus on people Civil Rights: Supports display of Confederate flag in southern states Civil Rights: Against racial preferences Civil Rights: Reparations bill for descendants of slaves is socialist Education: Keep American schools for American children |
| Strongly Opposes Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws | Civil Rights: Homosexuality is biologically & psychologically damaging Civil Rights: Against gay rights & women in military Civil Rights: No pro-gay groups & no AIDS educaiton at RNC |
| Supports Organized Prayer In Public Schools | Principles & Values: Strongly defends “family values” Education: Multiculturalism in schools increases racial tension |
| Opposes More Federal Funding for Health Coverage | Health Care: Portable and private affordable Medicare solutions |
| Supports Privatize Social Security | Social Security: Help people without dependency: transition to IRAs |
| Supports Parents Choose Schools via Vouchers | Education: Abolish Department of Education School Choice: Focus on Constitution: feds out of school funding & control Education: Illegal immigration causes school overcrowding School Choice: Government intervention to blame for school problems |
| No opinion Death Penalty | (No votes on which to base response) |
| Supports Mandatory "Three Strikes" Sentencing Laws | Crime: Opposes centralized and federalized control of police Crime: Defends police action in Rodney King beating |
| Supports Absolute right to gun ownership | Gun Control: Focus on Constitution: No infringement of gun rights |
| Supports Make Income Tax Flatter & Lower | Tax Reform: End taxes on income, capital gains, gifts, & inheritance |
| Strongly Opposes Immigration helps our economy-encourage it | Free Trade & Immigration: Illegal immigration causes school overcrowding Families & Children: Gore’s immigration stance hurts American children Free Trade & Immigration: Immigration policies should protect Americans Families & Children: Keep American schools for American children |
| Strongly Opposes Support & Expand Free Trade | Free Trade & Immigration: Bush & Gore both favor free trade; Buchanan/Foster don’t |
| No opinion Link Human Rights to trade with China | (No votes on which to base response) |
| Supports More Spending on Armed Forces Personnel | Defense: Sovereignty of nation is a primary concern |
| No opinion Reduce spending on Missile Defense ("Star Wars") | (No votes on which to base response) |
| Strongly Opposes Continue Foreign Aid to Russia, Israel, & others | Foreign Policy: Says John Birch Society are “a wonderful group of people” Defense: America’s borders need to be defended Foreign Policy: American sovereignty is extremely important Foreign Policy: Calls for military to aid in halting illegal immigration |
| Opposes Spend Resources to Stop Global Warming | Environment: Eliminate EPA; businesses can take care of themselves |
| Supports Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it | Drugs: Blames Democratic immigration policies for US drug problems |
| Supports Allow churches to provide welfare services | Budget & Economy: Questions whether economic boom has helped Black Americans Welfare & Labor: Welfare system destroys self-worth of poor |