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| VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background) |
Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation) |
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Strongly Favors
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's right
(10 points on Social scale) | Support a woman's right to choose: Favors topic 1 Rated 100% by NARAL, indicating a pro-choice voting record: Strongly Favors topic 1 NO on banning partial-birth abortion except to save mother’s life: Strongly Favors topic 1 NO on making it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime: Favors topic 1 |
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Neutral on
topic 2:Require companies to hire more women & minorities
(5 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Neutral on
topic 3:Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws
(5 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 4:Permit prayer in public schools
(10 points on Social scale) | Rated 8% by the Christian Coalition: an anti-family voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 4 NO on constitutional amendment prohibiting flag desecration: Opposes topic 4 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 5:More federal funding for health coverage
(0 points on Economic scale) | Rated 100% by APHA, indicating a pro-public health record: Strongly Favors topic 5 YES on allowing reimportation of prescription drugs: Favors topic 5 NO on capping damages and setting time limits in medical lawsuits: Favors topic 5 NO on limited prescription drug benefit for Medicare recipients: Favors topic 5 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(0 points on Economic scale) | Rated 100% by the ARA, indicating a pro-senior voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 6 |
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Opposes
topic 7:Parents choose schools via vouchers
(2 points on Social scale) | Supports charter schools and flexible funding: Favors topic 7 Increase federal funding; no vouchers: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Rated 100% by the NEA, indicating pro-public education votes: Strongly Opposes topic 7 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 8:Death Penalty
(10 points on Social scale) | Eliminate the use of the death penalty: Strongly Opposes topic 8 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 9:Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws
(10 points on Social scale) | Support alternative sentencing and rehabilitation programs: Strongly Opposes topic 9 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(0 points on Social scale) | Support gun safety requirements including gun locks: Opposes topic 10 Require gun safety courses before purchasing: Strongly Opposes topic 10 NO on prohibiting suing gunmakers & sellers for gun misuse: Strongly Opposes topic 10 |
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Opposes
topic 11:Decrease overall taxation of the wealthy
(2 points on Economic scale) | A national sales tax is a tax increase to most Americans: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Repeal the estate tax; don't penalize financial success: Favors topic 11 Rated 23% by NTU, indicating a "Big Spender" on tax votes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 12:Immigration helps our economy-encourage it
(10 points on Economic scale) | Allow legalization for aliens working in US: Strongly Favors topic 12 Rated 0% by FAIR, indicating a voting record loosening immigration: Strongly Favors topic 12 NO on reporting illegal aliens who receive hospital treatment: Strongly Favors topic 12 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(10 points on Economic scale) | Supports NAFTA, GATT, WTO: Strongly Favors topic 13 YES on implementing the US-Singapore free trade agreement: Strongly Favors topic 13 YES on implementing free trade agreement with Chile: Strongly Favors topic 13 |
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Opposes
topic 14:Link human rights to trade with China
(7 points on Social scale) | End Cuba trade embargo; undecided on China: Opposes topic 14 |
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Neutral on
topic 15:More spending on armed forces
(5 points on Economic scale) | Rated 78% by SANE, indicating a pro-peace voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 15 YES on emergency $78B for war in Iraq & Afghanistan: Strongly Favors topic 15 |
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Neutral on
topic 16:Reduce spending on missile defense (Star Wars)
(5 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Strongly Favors
topic 17:Seek UN approval for military action
(0 points on Economic scale) | Work with international community to restore Iraq: Strongly Favors topic 17 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 18:Reduce use of coal, oil, & nuclear energy
(0 points on Economic scale) | Re-enter the Kyoto treaty process: Strongly Favors topic 18 Rated 80% by the LCV, indicating pro-environment votes: Strongly Favors topic 18 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 19:Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it
(10 points on Social scale) | Decriminalize medical marijuana: Strongly Opposes topic 19 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 20:Allow churches to provide welfare services
(0 points on Social scale) | Poverty aid thru religious and community groups: Strongly Favors topic 20 |
