Charlie Wilson on VoteMatch |
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Opposes
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's right
(-3 points on Social scale) | Legal abortion only for incest, rape, or life of woman: Opposes topic 1 Bar funding for abortion under federal Obamacare plans: Opposes topic 1 Protect the reproductive rights of women: Strongly Favors topic 1 NO on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines: Opposes topic 1 |
Strongly Favors
topic 2:Require hiring more women & minorities
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Supports affirmative action for state agencies & colleges: Strongly Favors topic 2 Re-introduce the Equal Rights Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 2 |
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 YES on enforcing against anti-gay hate crimes: 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) | Supports alternative sentencing & rehabilitation: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Increase funding for "COPS ON THE BEAT" program: Opposes topic 9 More prison cells; more truth in sentencing: Strongly Favors topic 9 YES on expanding services for offendors' re-entry into society: Opposes topic 9 |
Favors
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Require child-safety locks: Opposes topic 10 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 |
Strongly Favors
topic 5:More federal funding for health coverage
(-5 points on Economic scale) | An outrage that 46 million Americans are uninsured: Strongly Favors topic 5 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 requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D: 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 YES on regulating tobacco as a drug: Favors topic 5 |
Neutral on
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Opposes
topic 7:Parents choose schools via vouchers
(-3 points on Economic scale) | More funding for teachers: Opposes topic 7 YES on environmental education grants for outdoor experiences: Opposes topic 7 YES on $40B for green public schools: Opposes topic 7 |
Favors
topic 18:Replace coal & oil with alternatives
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Invest in clean coal technology: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Balance fossil fuels and viable renewable energy: Favors topic 18 Establish a Carbon Storage Research Corporation: 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 NO on enforcing limits on CO2 global warming pollution: Opposes topic 18 YES on $2 billion more for Cash for Clunkers program: Favors topic 18 |
Favors
topic 19:Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it
(-3 points on Social scale) | Strengthen penalties for drug-related crimes: 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) | Supports progressive state income tax: 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 Opposes
topic 12:Illegal immigrants earn citizenship
(-5 points on Social scale) | More border security to protect our country: Strongly Opposes topic 12 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(-5 points on Economic scale) | So called “free trade” is not fair to Ohio workers: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Tariffs against countries undervaluing their currency: Opposes topic 13 Review free trade agreements biennially for rights violation: Strongly Opposes topic 13 NO on promoting free trade with Peru: Opposes 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) | Supports public funding for political camapigns: 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 |
Favors
topic 14:The Patriot Act harms civil liberties
(+2 points on Social scale) | Address abuses of electronic monitoring in the workplace: Strongly Favors topic 14 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 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 |
Neutral on
topic 17:US out of Iraq & Afghanistan
(0 points on Social scale) | Ask tough questions to end serious mistakes in Iraq: Strongly Favors topic 17 Sanctions on Iran to end nuclear program: 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 |