VoteMatch Responses
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Neutral on
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's right
(0 points on Social scale)
| Rated 60% by the NRLC, indicating a mixed record on abortion: Neutral on topic 1 YES on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions: Strongly Opposes topic 1 YES on allowing human embryonic stem cell research: Favors topic 1 YES on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines: Favors topic 1 |
Strongly Favors
topic 2:Require hiring more women & minorities
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Issue a commemorative postage stamp of Rosa Parks: Favors topic 2 Rated 86% by the NAACP, indicating a pro-affirmative-action stance: Strongly Favors topic 2 YES on $84 million in grants for Black and Hispanic colleges: Strongly Favors topic 2 |
Strongly Favors
topic 3:Same-sex domestic partnership benefits
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Rated 63% by the HRC, indicating a mixed record on gay rights: Neutral on topic 3 ENDA: prohibit employment discrimination for gays: Favors topic 3 Repeal Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell, and reinstate discharged gays: Favors topic 3 NO on Constitutionally defining marriage as one-man-one-woman: Strongly Favors topic 3 YES on prohibiting job discrimination based on sexual orientation: Strongly Favors topic 3 YES on enforcing against anti-gay hate crimes: Favors topic 3 |
Favors
topic 4:Teacher-led prayer in public schools
(-3 points on Social scale)
| Rated 33% by the AU, a mixed record on church-state separation: Neutral on topic 4 NO on allowing Courts to decide on "God" in Pledge of Allegiance: Favors topic 4 |
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)
| YES on expanding services for offendors' re-entry into society: Opposes topic 9 |
Strongly Favors
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| National cross-state standard for concealed carry: Strongly Favors topic 10 Teach kids Eddie Eagle GunSafe's lifesaving message: Favors topic 10 Ban gun registration & trigger lock law in Washington DC: Strongly Favors topic 10 YES on prohibiting product misuse lawsuits on gun manufacturers: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
Strongly Favors
topic 5:More federal funding for health coverage
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Better and immediate funding for Medicare & Medicaid: Favors topic 5 Expand the National Health Service Corps: Strongly 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 NO on denying non-emergency treatment for lack of Medicare co-pay: 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 YES on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program: Favors topic 5 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Reject privatization; don't raise the retirement age: Strongly Opposes topic 6 |
Opposes
topic 7:Parents choose schools via vouchers
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Fully fund the No Child Left Behind education reforms: Opposes topic 7 YES on environmental education grants for outdoor experiences: Opposes topic 7 YES on $40B for green public schools: Opposes topic 7 |
Strongly Favors
topic 18:Replace coal & oil with alternatives
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Renewable energy resources are a part of the energy solution: Strongly Favors topic 18 Balance fossil fuels and viable renewable energy: Favors topic 18 Rated 67% by CAF, indicating a mixed record on energy independence: Neutral on topic 18 Set goal of 25% renewable energy by 2025: Strongly Favors topic 18 Include agricultural products in renewable fuels: Favors topic 18 YES on tax incentives for renewable energy: Strongly Favors topic 18 NO on authorizing construction of new oil refineries: Strongly Favors topic 18 NO on scheduling permitting for new oil refinieries: Strongly Favors topic 18 NO on keeping moratorium on drilling for oil offshore: Strongly Opposes 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 NO on enforcing limits on CO2 global warming pollution: Opposes topic 18 |
Strongly Favors
topic 19:Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Rated -10 by NORML, indicating a "hard-on-drugs" stance: Strongly Favors topic 19 Sponsored bill for TV ads to prevent teenage meth use: Strongly Favors topic 19 YES on more funding for Mexico to fight drugs: Favors topic 19 |
Opposes
topic 20:Allow churches to provide welfare services
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| YES on instituting National Service as a new social invention: Opposes topic 20 |
Favors
topic 11:Make taxes more progressive
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Give small businesses tax breaks for the cost of health care: Favors topic 11 Rated 0% by the CTJ, indicating opposition to progressive taxation: Strongly Opposes topic 11 NO on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends: Strongly Favors topic 11 YES on paying for AMT relief by closing offshore business loopholes: Strongly Favors topic 11 YES on extending AMT exemptions to avoid hitting middle-income: Opposes topic 11 |
Strongly Favors
topic 12:Illegal immigrants earn citizenship
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Rated 17% by USBC, indicating an open-border stance: Strongly Favors topic 12 NO on preventing tipping off Mexicans about Minuteman Project: Strongly Favors topic 12 NO on building a fence along the Mexican border: Strongly Favors topic 12 |
Opposes
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| NO on implementing CAFTA, Central America Free Trade: Strongly 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 |
Neutral on
topic 15:Expand the armed forces
(0 points on Social scale)
| Improve mental health care benefits for returning veterans: Favors topic 15 YES on continuing military recruitment on college campuses: Favors topic 15 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)
| Supports Shays-Meehan Campaign Finance Reform: Favors topic 16 NO on restricting independent grassroots political committees: Favors topic 16 YES on requiring lobbyist disclosure of bundled donations: Strongly Favors topic 16 |
Favors
topic 14:The Patriot Act harms civil liberties
(+2 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 making the PATRIOT Act permanent: Strongly Favors topic 14 YES on continuing intelligence gathering without civil oversight: Strongly Opposes topic 14 NO on allowing electronic surveillance without a warrant: Strongly Favors topic 14 YES on removing need for FISA warrant for wiretapping abroad: Strongly Opposes topic 14 YES on retroactive immunity for telecoms' warrantless surveillance: Opposes topic 14 |
Opposes
topic 17:US out of Iraq & Afghanistan
(-3 points on Social scale)
| Need to move forward from today in Iraq: Favors topic 17 Sanctions on Iran to end nuclear program: Opposes topic 17 YES on declaring Iraq part of War on Terror with no exit date: Strongly Opposes 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 |