VoteMatch Responses
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Favors
topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right
(+2 points on Social scale)
| YES on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines: Favors topic 1 |
Neutral on
topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Favors
topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits
(+5 points on Social scale)
| YES on prohibiting job discrimination based on sexual orientation: Strongly Favors topic 3 |
Neutral on
topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Neutral on
topic 8: Death Penalty
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Opposes
topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Increase funding for "COPS ON THE BEAT" program: Opposes topic 9 YES on expanding services for offenders' re-entry into society: Opposes topic 9 |
Strongly Favors
topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Ban gun registration & trigger lock law in Washington DC: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
Strongly Favors
topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Prescription Drug plan for seniors, not drug manufacturers: Favors topic 5 Better and immediate funding for Medicare & Medicaid: Favors topic 5 YES on giving mental health full equity with physical health: Favors topic 5 YES on Veto override: Extend SCHIP to cover 6M more kids: Strongly Favors topic 5 YES on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D: Favors topic 5 YES on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility: Favors topic 5 YES on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare: Favors topic 5 |
Opposes
topic 6: Privatize Social Security
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Preserve Social Security: Opposes topic 6 |
Opposes
topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| YES on environmental education grants for outdoor experiences: Opposes topic 7 |
Strongly Favors
topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Invest in alternative energy technologies: Favors topic 18 Balance fossil fuels and viable renewable energy: Favors topic 18 YES on tax incentives for renewable energy: Strongly Favors topic 18 YES on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies: Strongly Favors topic 18 YES on investing in homegrown biofuel: Strongly Favors topic 18 YES on criminalizing oil cartels like OPEC: Favors topic 18 YES on tax incentives for energy production and conservation: Strongly Favors topic 18 YES on tax credits for renewable electricity, with PAYGO offsets: Favors topic 18 |
Favors
topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it
(-3 points on Social scale)
| YES on more funding for Mexico to fight drugs: Favors topic 19 |
Neutral on
topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Favors
topic 11: Make taxes more progressive
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| YES on paying for AMT relief by closing offshore business loopholes: Strongly Favors topic 11 |
Opposes
topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship
(-3 points on Social scale)
| Secure our borders & enforce immigration laws: Opposes topic 12 |
Opposes
topic 13: Support & expand free trade
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Do not lowre our standards in international trade agreements: Opposes topic 13 YES on assisting workers who lose jobs due to globalization: Opposes topic 13 YES on promoting free trade with Peru: Favors topic 13 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 15: Expand the armed forces
(+5 points on Social scale)
| YES on restricting no-bid defense contracts: Strongly Opposes topic 15 |
Strongly Favors
topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Clean up corruption: No gifts. No meals. No trips.: Strongly Favors topic 16 Supports Shays-Meehan Campaign Finance Reform: Favors topic 16 YES on requiring lobbyist disclosure of bundled donations: Strongly Favors topic 16 |
Strongly Favors
topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties
(+5 points on Social scale)
| YES on Veto override: Congressional oversight of CIA interrogations: Strongly Favors topic 14 YES on requiring FISA warrants for wiretaps in US, but not abroad: Strongly Favors topic 14 NO on removing need for FISA warrant for wiretapping abroad: Strongly Favors topic 14 YES on retroactive immunity for telecoms' warrantless surveillance: Opposes topic 14 |
Neutral on
topic 17: US out of Iraq & Afghanistan
(0 points on Social scale)
| Win the peace in Iraq: Favors topic 17 NO on redeploying US troops out of Iraq starting in 90 days: Strongly Opposes topic 17 YES on investigating Bush impeachment for lying about Iraq: Favors topic 17 |