Max Burns on VoteMatch

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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 topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (0 points on Social scale)	Rated 0% by NARAL, indicating a pro-life voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 1 YES on banning partial-birth abortion except to save mother’s life: Strongly Opposes topic 1 YES on making it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime: Opposes topic 1
Neutral on topic 2: Require companies to hire more women & minorities (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws (0 points on Social scale)	YES on Constitutional Amendment banning same-sex marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Permit prayer in public schools (0 points on Social scale)	Rated 100% by the Christian Coalition: a pro-family voting record: Strongly Favors topic 4 YES on constitutional amendment prohibiting flag desecration: Favors topic 4 YES on protecting the Pledge of Allegiance: Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (10 points on Economic scale)	Rated 0% by APHA, indicating a anti-public health voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 5 NO on allowing reimportation of prescription drugs: Opposes topic 5 YES on capping damages and setting time limits in medical lawsuits: Opposes topic 5 YES on limited prescription drug benefit for Medicare recipients: Opposes topic 5
Strongly Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (10 points on Economic scale)	Rated 0% by the ARA, indicating an anti-senior voting record: Strongly Favors topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (10 points on Social scale)	Rated 33% by the NEA, indicating anti-public education votes: Strongly Favors topic 7
Neutral on topic 8: Death Penalty (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Neutral on topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (10 points on Social scale)	YES on prohibiting suing gunmakers & sellers for gun misuse: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Decrease overall taxation of the wealthy (10 points on Economic scale)	Abolish IRS--replace income tax with national sales tax: Strongly Favors topic 11 Rated 61% by NTU, indicating "Satisfactory" on tax votes: Neutral on topic 11 YES on providing tax relief and simplification: Strongly Favors topic 11
Neutral on topic 12: Immigration helps our economy-encourage it (5 points on Economic scale)	Rated 100% by FAIR, indicating a voting record restricting immigration: Strongly Opposes topic 12 NO on reporting illegal aliens who receive hospital treatment: Strongly Favors topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (7 points on Economic scale)	YES on implementing the US-Singapore free trade agreement: Strongly Favors topic 13 YES on implementing free trade agreement with Chile: Strongly Favors topic 13 YES on implementing the US-Australia Free Trade Agreement: Favors topic 13 YES on end offshore tax havens and promote small business: Opposes topic 13
Neutral on topic 14: Link human rights to trade with China (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)	Rated 11% by SANE, indicating a pro-military voting record: Strongly Favors topic 15 YES on emergency $78B for war in Iraq & Afghanistan: Strongly Favors topic 15
Neutral on topic 16: Reduce spending on missile defense (Star Wars) (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Neutral on topic 17: Seek UN approval for military action (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Reduce use of coal, oil, & nuclear energy (10 points on Economic scale)	Rated 10% by the LCV, indicating anti-environment votes: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Neutral on topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Neutral on topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)