Scott Keller on VoteMatch

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Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (+2 points on Social scale)	Woman's choice over her body, but not partial birth abortion: Favors topic 1 Focus on alternatives: birth control & adoption: Favors topic 1 Pro-life, but it's the woman's right to choose: Favors topic 1
Opposes topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (+2 points on Economic scale)	Empower women & minorities but no affirmative action: Opposes topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (+5 points on Social scale)	I fully support same-sex domestic partnerships: Strongly Favors topic 3 Marriage is a state and local issue: Favors topic 3
Opposes topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (+2 points on Social scale)	Unfair to turn our schools into pulpit for any religion: Opposes topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Death Penalty (+5 points on Social scale)	Killing is no "payment" for a crime, not even a murder: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Opposes topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (+2 points on Social scale)	Address the root causes of crime, rather than Three Strikes: Opposes topic 9
Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+2 points on Economic scale)	Support 2nd amendment but we shouldn't need it: Favors topic 10
Favors topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (-3 points on Economic scale)	More funding for health coverage, but change model: Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Make Social Security a non-profit system: Opposes topic 6 Privatization opens up Americans to the wolves: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Opposes topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (-3 points on Economic scale)	No privatization of education: Opposes topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (-5 points on Economic scale)	Replace coal & oil with alternatives: Strongly Favors topic 18
Opposes topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (+2 points on Social scale)	Drug use isn't immoral, though it's unintelligent: Opposes topic 19
Favors topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (+2 points on Economic scale)	We shouldn't NEED welfare; but let churches provide it: Favors topic 20
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (+5 points on Economic scale)	Don't increase personal federal taxes in any way: Strongly Opposes topic 11
No opinion on topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (0 points on Social scale)	Change Dream Act so everyone wins: Favors topic 12 Build arcologies at the borders that serve as fences: Opposes topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale)	Free trade with the full involvement of the people: Favors topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the armed forces (-5 points on Social scale)	Expand armed forces with shifted focus: Favors topic 15 Expand the military in smart directions: Strongly Favors topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (-5 points on Economic scale)	No corporate campaign donations of any kind: Strongly Favors topic 16 Elections should be 100% free, not for the wealthy: Favors topic 16
Favors topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (+2 points on Social scale)	Wire tapping is a huge invasion of privacy: Favors topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 17: US out of Iraq & Afghanistan (+5 points on Social scale)	US out of Iraq and Afghanistan, immediately: Strongly Favors topic 17