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VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background)	Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (-3 points on Social scale)	Aggressive line of attack against Roe: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Was against Roe in 1985, but a lot has happened since then: Opposes topic 1 Roe v Wade is important precedent but not settled law: Opposes topic 1 Respect for precedent implies not overturning Roe v Wade: Favors topic 1 Defines ‘undue burden’ restrictively for abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 States can require women seeking abortions to notify spouses: Opposes topic 1 Oppose publicly funded abortions for rape and incest victims: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Unconstitutional to ban partial-birth abortions: Favors topic 1 States can require notifying father before abortions: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Opposes topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (+2 points on Economic scale)	Racial profiling violates the 4th Amendment: Favors topic 2 I joined CAP to defend ROTC, not to keep out minorities: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Supports one-person-one-vote within a deviation of 10%: Opposes topic 2 Employers must accommodate religious beliefs, within reason: Opposes topic 2 Beards are protected religious rights for employees: Strongly Favors topic 2 Sociological analysis insufficient to prove gender bias: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Favors topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (+2 points on Social scale)	1971: all private sexual acts between consenting adults ok: Favors topic 3 Derogatory speech about gays is part of free speech: Opposes topic 3 Anti-gay funeral pickets intend emotional distress: Favors topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (-5 points on Social scale)	Treat religious speech equally with secular speech: Favors topic 4 Supported free religious expression in kindergartens: Favors topic 4 Government has a role in protecting traditional values: Strongly Favors topic 4 Taxpayers can't fight AZ tax credit for religious schools: Strongly Favors topic 4
Strongly Favors topic 8: Death Penalty (-5 points on Social scale)	Overruled by Supreme Court on death penalty adequate counsel: Favors topic 8 Ineffective counsel not grounds to overturn death sentence: Strongly Favors topic 8 International Court not grounds for stay of execution: Strongly Favors topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (-5 points on Social scale)	Ok to jail husband indefinitely until divorce judgment paid: Favors topic 9 Recanting perjury not enough to overturn perjury conviction: Favors topic 9 Live witness not required for all scientific testing: Strongly Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Congress has no authority to curb the sale of machine guns: Strongly Favors topic 10 Right to gun ownership is individual, not collective: Strongly Favors topic 10
Opposes topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (+2 points on Economic scale)	OpEd: sympathetic to labeling ObamaCare unconstitutional: Opposes topic 5 Federal government decides insurance issues, not states: Favors topic 5 Federal law pre-empts state laws on generic drug warning: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-3 points on Economic scale)	Disability benefits apply if job category dissapears: Opposes topic 6
No opinion on topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (+2 points on Economic scale)	Citizens can only sue under CWA if they suffered injury: Opposes topic 18 Ruling on standing is not ruling against the environment: Opposes topic 18 States can't request EPA to regulate CO2 greenhouse gases: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Federal statutes displace federal common law on CO2: Favors topic 18
Favors topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (-3 points on Social scale)	Sentences should stand despite crack-vs.-powder rule change: Favors topic 19
No opinion on topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (+2 points on Economic scale)	Bundling goods to large purchasers is not monopolistic: Opposes topic 11 Railroads can sue for tax exemptions on other diesel users: Opposes topic 11
Opposes topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (-3 points on Social scale)	Voted against immigrants because Congress set law that way: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Asylum only ok for facing forced abortion, if married: Opposes topic 12 Asylum ok when home country forces birth control: Favors topic 12 Asylum ok for persecuted Christians facing forced abortion: Favors topic 12 AZ may revoke licenses for hiring unauthorized aliens: Strongly Opposes topic 12
No opinion on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 15: Expand the armed forces (-3 points on Social scale)	President does not have a blank check in time of war: Opposes topic 15 Government role in providing for a strong defense: Strongly Favors topic 15
Strongly Opposes topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (+5 points on Economic scale)	"Simply not true" that companies will bankroll campaigns: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Public campaign finance can't be based on opponent spending: Strongly Opposes topic 16
No opinion on topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 17: US out of Iraq & Afghanistan (-3 points on Social scale)	Don’t look to foreign law for civil rights interpretation: Opposes topic 17