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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 (-5 points on Social scale)	Life, liberty & pursuit of happiness starts with unborn life: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Defund Planned Parenthood; intent was to kill black babies: Opposes topic 1 Life begins at conception, period: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Supports the Pro-life Presidential Leadership Pledge: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	Denied college admission due to race; but never lost faith: Strongly Opposes topic 2 OpEd: Apologist right out of black conservative playbook: Opposes topic 2 Won't appoint Muslims to Cabinet nor judgeships: Strongly Opposes topic 2 It depends on what you mean by the term 'affirmative action': Opposes topic 2 I oppose government-imposed hiring quotas: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Women face added challenge of male dominated higher ranks: Favors topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (-5 points on Social scale)	Don't distract army by reinstituting Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell: Favors topic 3 Ignoring DOMA is treasonous breach of presidential duty: Strongly Opposes topic 3 If you believe in Bible, same-sex marriage is moot point: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Amendment to protect the sacred institution of marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (-5 points on Social scale)	Pledge's "under God" is a collective reaffirmation: Strongly Favors topic 4 Religious faith & political views inextricably intertwined: Strongly Favors topic 4
No opinion on topic 8: Death Penalty (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Fundamental principle to keep and bear arms: Strongly Favors topic 10 Let each state pass a concealed weapon bill: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (+5 points on Economic scale)	ObamaCare is health care "deform": repeal & replace: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Strongly Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+5 points on Economic scale)	Old ideas prolong problem; use personal retirement accounts: Strongly Favors topic 6 Let people decide how to invest their Social Security: Strongly Favors topic 6 Modernize entitlements; nothing should be off the table: Favors topic 6 Government was never intended to be in retirement business: Favors topic 6 Divert forced payroll tax to personal retirement accounts: Strongly Favors topic 6 Throwing more money at broken system is simply stupid: Strongly Favors topic 6 Establish optional personal retirement accounts: Strongly Favors topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (+5 points on Economic scale)	Get the federal government out of educating our kids: Favors topic 7 Expand school vouchers and charter schools: Strongly Favors topic 7 Vouchers in DC public schools made a better future for kids: Strongly Favors topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (+5 points on Economic scale)	Loosen government's grip; expand domestic energy resources: Strongly Opposes topic 18 No ethanol subsidies; let markets decide forms of energy: Opposes topic 18 Establish real energy independence, with existing resources: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Declare and implement a "drill here drill now" strategy: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Favors topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (-3 points on Social scale)	Illegal immigration exacerbates horrendous drug smuggling: Favors topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (+5 points on Economic scale)	Safety net has become dependency on the government: Strongly Favors topic 20
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (+5 points on Economic scale)	Take the capital gains tax rate & repatriation tax to zero: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Federal government taxes too much and too often: Strongly Opposes topic 11 When was the last time a poor person gave you a job?: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Abolish the IRS; implement 23% national sales tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Attack of the "ations": regulation; legislation, taxation: Strongly Opposes topic 11 All tax increases are bad; but 2011 increase is punitive: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Lower corporate tax rate to 25%; and capital gains to 0%: Strongly Opposes topic 11 FairTax stimulates economic growth and liberates the poor: Strongly Opposes topic 11 FairTax will cause the US economy to skyrocket: Strongly Opposes topic 11 1990s: chaired Tax Leadership Council, promoting FairTax: Strongly Favors topic 11 Estate tax causes farmers to have to sell the farm: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (-5 points on Social scale)	We have a path to citizenship: it's called legal immigration: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Not right to sue Arizona for trying to protect themselves: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Secure our borders; enforce our laws: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Where's the fence? Not in the Immigration Bill!: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-3 points on Economic scale)	China's economic strength is a national security threat: Opposes topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the armed forces (-5 points on Social scale)	Can't put a price on security; cut waste, but nothing more: Strongly Favors topic 15 Best military training, equipment, & technology: Strongly Favors topic 15 START treaty gives away too much; build missile defense: Strongly Favors topic 15
No opinion on topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (-3 points on Social scale)	Protect our people by whatever means, even waterboarding: Strongly Opposes topic 14 Terrorists hate our freedoms and want our annihilation: Favors topic 14
Strongly Opposes topic 17: US out of Iraq & Afghanistan (-5 points on Social scale)	Diplomacy must never compromise military might: Strongly Opposes topic 17 What is mission & exit plan in Afghanistan?: Favors topic 17 No clear strategy in either Libya or Syria: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Undeniable connection between Iraq and War on Terror: Strongly Opposes topic 17