Newt Gingrich on VoteMatch

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Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (-3 points on Social scale)	Impeach judges who don’t abide by Constitution as written: Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	Discontinue affirmative action programs: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Opposes topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (-3 points on Social scale)	Foreign opinion has no relevance to US same-sex marriage: Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (-5 points on Social scale)	Five justices banned school prayer against American majority: Strongly Favors topic 4 Reference to God in Pledge of Allegiance is not ceremonial: Strongly Favors topic 4 Culture of irresponsibility began in 1965: Favors topic 4 Supports a Constitutional Amendment for school prayer: Strongly Favors topic 4 YES on giving federal aid only to schools allowing voluntary prayer: Strongly Favors topic 4
Strongly Favors topic 8: Death Penalty (-5 points on Social scale)	More prisons, more enforcement, effective death penalty: Favors topic 8 NO on replacing death penalty with life imprisonment: Strongly Favors topic 8
Favors topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (-3 points on Social scale)	3-strike laws are constitutional; enforce courts compliance: Favors topic 9
Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+2 points on Economic scale)	Don’t redefine Constitution with no individual right to arms: Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (+5 points on Economic scale)	Medicare opt-in to private health savings accounts: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Focus 21st Century Intelligent Health System on individuals: Opposes topic 5 Market competition yields more health choice at lower prices: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Ongoing battle against liberals nationalizing healthcare: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Strongly Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+5 points on Economic scale)	Modernize via personal social security savings accounts: Strongly Favors topic 6 Convert to IRA-based system: Strongly Favors topic 6 Reduce taxes on Social Security earnings: Favors topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (+5 points on Economic scale)	Introduce competition among schools and teachers: Strongly Favors topic 7 Encourage private sector in math and science education: Favors topic 7 Support charters; insist on change for failing schools: Favors topic 7 Private scholarships for students at hopeless schools: Strongly Favors topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (+5 points on Economic scale)	Kyoto treaty is bad for the environment and bad for America: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Focus on incentives for conservation & renewable resources: Favors topic 18 Stop scare tactics about drilling in Alaska: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Combine healthy environment and a healthy economy: Opposes topic 18 Gas tax sounds OK in DC, but not outside Beltway: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (-5 points on Social scale)	Increase penalties for illegal drugs: Strongly Favors topic 19 Drug-free society focuses on both drug supply & demand: Strongly Favors topic 19
Favors topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (+2 points on Economic scale)	Eight steps to improve opportunity for poor: Favors topic 20 Limit welfare to 2 years & cut welfare spending: Favors topic 20
Favors topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (-3 points on Economic scale)	Opposing taxes is a key conservative value: Strongly Favors topic 11 Input of public judgement for any major tax reform: Strongly Favors topic 11 Make employee educational assistance tax-deductible: Favors topic 11 Repeal marriage tax; cut middle class taxes: Opposes topic 11
Opposes topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (-3 points on Social scale)	Immigrants must learn key values of American history: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Make it harder to sneak in, but easier for guest workers: Favors topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	Protectionism helps China & India challenge US supremacy: Strongly Favors topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the armed forces (-5 points on Social scale)	Defend America & allies from those who would destroy us: Strongly Favors topic 15 No US troops under UN command; more defense spending: Favors topic 15
Strongly Opposes topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (+5 points on Economic scale)	Increase federal limits on individual campaign contributions: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Strongly Opposes topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (-5 points on Social scale)	Military tribunals to lock people up the way Lincoln did: Strongly Opposes topic 14 Defend America & allies with information policies: Opposes topic 14
Opposes topic 17: US out of Iraq (-3 points on Social scale)	Date for withdrawal means terrorists exalt & follow us home: Strongly Opposes topic 17 War on terror is transformational, and will take many years: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Critical of how Iraq war has been fought: Favors topic 17 Iraq policy is a mess: Strongly Favors topic 17