VoteMatch Responses (Click here for VoteMatch quiz)
VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background)	Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
No opinion on topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 2: Require companies to hire more women & minorities (2 points on Economic scale)	Strong supporter of Prop 54: Govt should be color-blind: Favors topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws (0 points on Social scale)	No legal rights for same-sex couples: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Permit prayer in public schools (0 points on Social scale)	Pledge of Allegiance court case is central to America: Favors topic 4 If rights come from man, then they may be revoked: Strongly Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (10 points on Economic scale)	SB-2 costs jobs-healthcare via personal tax credit instead: 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)	State bureaucracy isn't the answer to better education: Favors topic 7 Decentralized structure is key to improving schools: Strongly Favors topic 7 Centralization & consolidation reduce school performance: Favors topic 7 Parents are most protective guardians of education quality: Strongly Favors topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8: Death Penalty (0 points on Social scale)	Death penalty protects us from violent predators: Strongly Favors topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (0 points on Social scale)	Three Strikes law enforces right to self-protection: Strongly Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (10 points on Social scale)	Natural right to self-defense against violent predators: Strongly Favors topic 10
No opinion on topic 11: Decrease overall taxation of the wealthy (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Immigration helps our economy-encourage it (0 points on Economic scale)	Giving driver's licenses to illegal immigrants is unfair: Opposes topic 12 No drivers license to illegals-it undermines enforcement: Strongly Opposes topic 12
No opinion on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 14: Link human rights to trade with China (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 15: More spending on armed forces (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 16: Reduce spending on missile defense (Star Wars) (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 17: Seek UN approval for military action (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Reduce use of coal, oil, & nuclear energy (10 points on Economic scale)	High-speed rail line is tremendous waste of taxpayer money: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Favors topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (2 points on Social scale)	Supports medical marijuana use under Prop 215: Favors 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)