Rocky Anderson on VoteMatch

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Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Contraceptive services comprehensively provided, and free: Strongly Favors topic 1 Abortion is a woman's right: Strongly Favors topic 1 Leave abortion decision to those most intimately involved: Strongly Favors topic 1
Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	Lilly Ledbetter was a great beginning; now enforce it: Strongly Favors topic 2 Require companies to hire more women & minorities: Favors topic 2 Lack of affordable healthcare has decimated the middle class: No opin. on topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Same-sex couples should be allowed to marry legally: Strongly Favors topic 3 Same-sex domestic partnership benefits: Strongly Favors topic 3 Extend city health benefits to unmarried same-sex partners: Strongly Favors topic 3 Equal rights for gays and lesbians: Strongly Favors topic 3 Equal rights for gays and lesbians: Strongly Favors topic 3
Strongly Opposes topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (+5 points on Social scale)	Opposes teacher-led prayer in public schools: Strongly Opposes topic 4 Opposes churches providing welfare service: Opposes topic 4
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	Just get the for-profit insurance companies out of the way: Strongly Favors topic 5 ObamaCare & RomneyCare are both "insurance companycare": Strongly Favors topic 5 Government should be sole payer, but not sole provider: Strongly Favors topic 5 Government should be sole payer, but not sole provider: Strongly Favors topic 5 More federal funding for health coverage: Strongly Favors topic 5 Need universal healthcare like every industrialized nation: Strongly Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Opposes privatizing Social Security: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	Curriculums by national standards; with local flexibility: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Opposes parents choosing schools via vouchers: Opposes topic 7 Re-prioritize on education to keep up with rest of world: Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Human needs over animal rights (+5 points on Social scale)	Natural resources should be mostly protected: Opposes topic 8 All buildings using city funds must be LEED-certified: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+5 points on Social scale)	Strongly opposes the death penalty: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Strongly opposes mandatory sentencing laws: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Strongly Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale)	Only reason for assault weapons is to kill people quickly: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Opposes absolute right to gun ownership: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Six-point plan to help curb gun violence: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Strongly supports progressive taxation: Strongly Favors topic 11 Massive tax favors to the very wealthiest is an obscenity: Strongly Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Most illegal immigrants should be able to stay in the US: Favors topic 12 Supports illegal immigrants earning citizenship: Strongly Favors topic 12 Vibrant workers are welcome; roundups are hypocrisy: Strongly Favors topic 12
Strongly Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-5 points on Economic scale)	Trade agreements responsible for sending jobs overseas: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Opposes expanding free trade: Strongly Opposes topic 13 More disincentives & safeguards in trade agreements: Opposes topic 13
No opinion on topic 14: Maintain US sovereignty from UN (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 15: Expand the military (+5 points on Social scale)	Opposes expanding the armed forces: Strongly Opposes topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (-5 points on Economic scale)	Stricter limits on political campaign funds: Strongly Favors topic 16 Polluting industries' campaign donations weaken the EPA: Favors topic 16 Limit individual donations to $100 a person: Strongly Favors topic 16
Strongly Favors topic 17: Stay out of Iran (+5 points on Social scale)	We're a bully in the Mideast; no wonder they don't like us: Strongly Favors topic 17 We went into Libya without authorization from Congress: Strongly Favors topic 17 US out of Iraq & Afghanistan: Strongly Favors topic 17 Invasion and occupation of Iraq is unjustified: Strongly Favors topic 17 Iraq is a tragic unnecessary war: Strongly Favors topic 17 Congress should have stopped Bush's pre-emptive war: Strongly Favors topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Strong investment in renewable energy like wind and solar: Strongly Favors topic 18 Replace coal & oil with alternatives: Strongly Favors topic 18 Those who push coal are the enemy: Strongly Favors topic 18 Goal of 21% GHG reduction by 2012; accomplished 31% in 2006: Strongly Favors topic 18 All buildings using city funds must be LEED-certified: Strongly Favors topic 18 $9,000 solar array for Salt Palace Expansion: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Never legalize marijuana (+5 points on Social scale)	Opposes considering drug use immoral: Opposes topic 19 Treat drug abuse as a health matter, not a criminal matter: Strongly Opposes topic 19
No opinion on topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (0 points on Economic scale)	Big tax cuts just cause more record deficits: Favors topic 20 More spending cuts than tax increases: Opposes topic 20