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Opposes topic 1:
Abortion is a woman's right
(-3 points on Social scale)
Instituted global gag order on family planning: Opposes topic 1
Opposed abortion, on fundamentalist grounds: Opposes topic 1
Allowed abortion as CA Gov.; didn’t push pro-life as Pres.: Favors topic 1
Abortion on demand must be outlawed: Opposes topic 1
Abortion on demand does emotional harm: Strongly Opposes topic 1
As CA governor, reluctantly signed Therapeutic Abortion bill: Favors topic 1
No opinion on topic 2:
Require hiring more women & minorities
(0 points on Economic scale)
Supported Bob Jones Univ.’s miscegeny policy, inadvertently: Neutral on topic 2
Promised to appoint a female Justice; O’Connor was the first: Favors topic 2
Opposed Voting Rights Act of 1965 as “humiliating to South”: Opposes topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3:
Same-sex domestic partnership benefits
(-5 points on Social scale)
Slow to fight AIDS; focused on prevention: Opposes topic 3
Viewed AIDS biblically, like sins of sex & abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Gay teachers should not advocate their lifestyle to students: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4:
Teacher-led prayer in public schools
(-5 points on Social scale)
Freedom prospers when religion is vibrant: Favors topic 4
Supported mandatory prayer in the public schools: Strongly Favors topic 4
Supported school prayer but didn’t push it: Favors topic 4
Supports constitutional amendment to allow prayer in schools: Strongly Favors topic 4
Favors topic 8:
Death Penalty
(-3 points on Social scale)
Oversaw one execution as CA Gov., supported death penalty: Favors topic 8
Favors topic 9:
Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws
(-3 points on Social scale)
Approved three new prisons and 6% growth in law enforcement: Favors topic 9
Favors topic 10:
Absolute right to gun ownership
(+2 points on Economic scale)
Carried a pistol as president on his ranch & to the USSR: Favors topic 10
Opposes topic 5:
More federal funding for health coverage
(+2 points on Economic scale)
Despite accusations, didn’t much cut Medicare: Opposes topic 5
No opinion on topic 6:
Privatize Social Security
(0 points on Economic scale)
1983: Ironclad commitment to Social Security: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Wanted to privatize retirement, but never had opportunity: Strongly Favors topic 6
Favors topic 7:
Parents choose schools via vouchers
(+2 points on Economic scale)
Targeted Dept. of Education to be abolished, but failed: Favors topic 7
No opinion on topic 18:
Replace coal & oil with alternatives
(0 points on Economic scale)
Decontrolled oil prices, but didn’t fill oil reserves: Neutral on topic 18
Dismissed acid rain proposals as burdensome to industry: Opposes topic 18
Western enviro ethic: pro-development, common-sense: Favors topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19:
Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it
(-5 points on Social scale)
Fought drugs beyond “Just Say No”: Strongly Favors topic 19
Favors topic 20:
Allow churches to provide welfare services
(+2 points on Economic scale)
Cut back AFDC & other targeted poverty programs: Favors topic 20
Championed “workfare” as California Governor: Favors topic 20
Strongly Opposes topic 11:
Make taxes more progressive
(+5 points on Economic scale)
OpEd: Cut capital gains to end worse recession than 2008's: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Reaganomics: generate growth by stimulating the supply side: Strongly Opposes topic 11
25% tax cut early, then overhaul tax system & reduce rates: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Serious on tax simplification; mocked as “secret tax plan”: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Tax reform's goal: replace incomprehensible system: Opposes topic 11
1986 Tax Reform: reduce top rate from 50% to 28%: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Success should not be penalized by high taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12:
Illegal immigrants earn citizenship
(+5 points on Social scale)
1986 reform legalized 3 million undocumented immigrants: Strongly Favors topic 12
1986: One-time amnesty for illegal aliens: Strongly Favors topic 12
Allow free movement of people from Mexico & Canada: Favors topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13:
Support & expand free trade
(+5 points on Economic scale)
1985: Vetoed import tariffs on textile goods: Strongly Favors topic 13
U.S. economy does not need master planners, just freedom: Favors topic 13
Proposed concept behind NAFTA in 1979: Strongly Favors topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 15:
Expand the armed forces
(-5 points on Social scale)
Build morale & increase fire power to combat Communism: Strongly Favors topic 15
1985: $68B in spending cuts; but SDI funding doubled: Strongly Favors topic 15
SDI: intercept and destroy ballistic missiles: Favors topic 15
Defense is not a budget issue; do B-1, MX, Trident & Stealth: Strongly Favors topic 15
No opinion on topic 16:
Stricter limits on political campaign funds
(0 points on Economic scale)
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No opinion on topic 14:
The Patriot Act harms civil liberties
(0 points on Social scale)
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Opposes topic 17:
US out of Iraq & Afghanistan
(-3 points on Social scale)
Strong support for Saddam Hussein throughout 1980s: Opposes topic 17
Supported Saddam in Iraq against Iran: Opposes topic 17
Called USSR “Evil Empire,” but signed an anti-nuke deal: Opposes topic 17
Ignored ICJ ruling against mining Nicaraguan harbors: Opposes topic 17

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Page last updated: Mar 09, 2012