Dean Barkley on SenateMatch

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Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (+5 points on Social scale)	Abortion is a woman's right: Strongly Favors topic 1 Legal abortion in all circumstances in first trimester: Strongly Favors topic 1
No opinion on topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale)	Don't require companies to hire more women and minorities: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Supports federal affirmative actions programs: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (+5 points on Social scale)	Sexual orientation protected by civil rights law: Strongly Favors topic 3
Strongly Opposes topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (+5 points on Social scale)	Whose family values should we teach?: Strongly Opposes topic 4 No amendment for school prayer; don't legislate morality: Strongly Opposes topic 4
Opposes topic 8: Death Penalty (+2 points on Social scale)	Opposes the death penalty: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Limit death row appeals; death penatly for drug trafficking: Favors topic 8
No opinion on topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (0 points on Social scale)	Opposes mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Supports truth-in-sentencing & victim restitution: Strongly Favors topic 9
Strongly Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale)	Restrict guns from convicted criminals and mentally ill: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Registration & restrictions ok, but allow concealed carry: Opposes topic 10
Opposes topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (+2 points on Economic scale)	Supports medical savings accounts & managed competition: Opposes topic 5
Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-3 points on Economic scale)	Doing nothing will be a disaster: raise retirement age: Opposes topic 6 Don't privatize social security: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Option for younger people to invest in personal accounts: Strongly Favors topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (+5 points on Economic scale)	Parents choose schools via vouchers: Strongly Favors topic 7 Supports charter schools & vouchers for public schools: Strongly Favors topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (-5 points on Economic scale)	Congress ignores energy independence & global warming: Strongly Favors topic 18
No opinion on topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (0 points on Social scale)	Don't fight drug use as a moral issue: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Mandatory jail sentences for selling drugs: Strongly Favors topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (+5 points on Economic scale)	Allow churches to provide welfare services: Strongly Favors topic 20 Give private charities vouchers for welfare recipients: Strongly Favors topic 20
Opposes topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (+2 points on Economic scale)	Make taxes more progressive: Strongly Favors topic 11 Favors lid on government spending: Opposes topic 11 Favors lower taxes across the board: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Opposes topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (-3 points on Social scale)	Don't allow illegal immigrants to earn citizenship: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Extra federal aid for immigrants' social services: Favors topic 12
Strongly Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-5 points on Economic scale)	Support fair trade, not free trade: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Don't reward companies who try to escape taxes abroad: Opposes topic 13
Opposes topic 15: Expand the armed forces (+2 points on Social scale)	Less spending on armed forces: Strongly Opposes topic 15 Cast key vote in Senate to implement Homeland Security bill: Favors topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (-5 points on Economic scale)	Campaign finance system is legalized bribery: Strongly Favors topic 16 Big money has captured our political process: Strongly Favors topic 16
Favors topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (+2 points on Social scale)	The Patriot Act harms civil liberties: Strongly Favors topic 14 Allow FBI to investigate domestic groups for terrorism: Opposes topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 17: US out of Iraq (+5 points on Social scale)	Out of Iraq; real war on terror is in Afghanistan: Strongly Favors topic 17