VoteMatch Responses
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Favors
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's right
(7 points on Social scale) | Stop shouting; no one is listening on either side: Neutral on topic 1 Neither subsidize nor penalize; neither condemn nor condone: Favors topic 1 |
No opinion on
topic 2:Require companies to hire more women & minorities
(5 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 3:Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws
(5 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Opposes
topic 4:Permit prayer in public schools
(7 points on Social scale) | Federal government out of education: Opposes topic 4 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 5:More federal funding for health coverage
(10 points on Economic scale) | Get government out of health care & we’ll be better off: Strongly Opposes topic 5 |
No opinion on
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(5 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Favors
topic 7:Parents choose schools via vouchers
(10 points on Social scale) | No federal money for education, and no federal rules: Favors topic 7 $10,000 “voucher” via ending income tax: Strongly Favors topic 7 |
Opposes
topic 8:Death Penalty
(7 points on Social scale) | Death penalty OK morally; but don’t trust govt to do it: Opposes topic 8 |
No opinion on
topic 9:Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws
(5 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Favors
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(10 points on Social scale) | Puts the Second Amendment first, with no exceptions: Strongly Favors topic 10 Small government: Repeal anti-gun laws now: Strongly Favors topic 10 Free gun ownership by peaceful citizens without exception: Strongly Favors topic 10 22,000 anti-gun laws haven’t worked-repeal them: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
Strongly Favors
topic 11:Decrease overall taxation of the wealthy
(10 points on Economic scale) | Ending income tax gives average taxpayer $10,000 annually: Strongly Favors topic 11 Abolishing income tax enriches communities & families: Strongly Favors topic 11 Shrink government enough to end income tax: Strongly Favors topic 11 Libertarian government is bare-essentials small government: Strongly Favors topic 11 End the income tax; small govt doesn’t need it: Strongly Favors topic 11 |
No opinion on
topic 12:Immigration helps our economy-encourage it
(5 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Favors
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(10 points on Economic scale) | Let goods cross borders freely and troops won’t have to: Strongly Favors topic 13 |
Opposes
topic 14:Link human rights to trade with China
(7 points on Social scale) | Allow open trade with China: Opposes topic 14 |
Opposes
topic 15:More spending on armed forces
(7 points on Economic scale) | Military intervention makes things worse: Opposes topic 15 Limit the military to defending America: Opposes topic 15 |
Opposes
topic 16:Reduce spending on missile defense (Star Wars)
(7 points on Economic scale) | Supports SDI if it’s proven viable: Opposes topic 16 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 17:Seek UN approval for military action
(10 points on Economic scale) | Interventionist foreign policy IS the problem: Strongly Opposes topic 17 |
No opinion on
topic 18:Reduce use of coal, oil, & nuclear energy
(5 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Opposes
topic 19:Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it
(10 points on Social scale) | She’s the Peace candidate in the War on Drugs: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Drug prohibition makes crime profitable: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Be scared of the Drug War more than scared of drugs: Strongly Opposes topic 19 |
No opinion on
topic 20:Allow churches to provide welfare services
(5 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |