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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) | Supports a woman's reproductive rights: Strongly Favors topic 1 |
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No opinion 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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Strongly Favors
topic 3:Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws
(10 points on Social scale) | Don't hack up the Constitution with homophobic nonsense: Strongly Favors topic 3 |
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No opinion on
topic 4:Permit prayer in public schools
(5 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Strongly Favors
topic 5:More federal funding for health coverage
(0 points on Economic scale) | Allow negotiating lower prescription drug prices: Favors topic 5 Calls for national health care: Strongly Favors topic 5 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(0 points on Economic scale) | No privatization; stop raiding the trust fund: Strongly Opposes topic 6 |
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Opposes
topic 7:Parents choose schools via vouchers
(2 points on Social scale) | More federal money is needed for public schools: Opposes topic 7 |
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No opinion on
topic 8:Death Penalty
(5 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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No opinion on
topic 9:Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws
(5 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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No opinion on
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(5 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 11:Decrease overall taxation of the wealthy
(0 points on Economic scale) | Tax cuts for the wealthiest American cannot be justified: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Supports progressive tax schedules & balanced budgets: Strongly Opposes topic 11 The rest of us pay for Bush's billionaire tax cuts: Opposes topic 11 |
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No opinion on
topic 12:Immigration helps our economy-encourage it
(5 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(0 points on Economic scale) | Fair trade for the people instead of exploitive trade: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Globalization of the workforce is a con: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Don't forgo trade, but trade within communities: Opposes topic 13 |
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No opinion on
topic 14:Link human rights to trade with China
(5 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Opposes
topic 15:More spending on armed forces
(7 points on Economic scale) | Stop hatching new terrorists: Opposes topic 15 |
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No opinion 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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Favors
topic 17:Seek UN approval for military action
(2 points on Economic scale) | Re-examining foreign policy will reduce terrorism: Favors topic 17 Withdraw US troops from Iraq via UN negotiations: Favors topic 17 Avoid the short noisy road of empire: Favors topic 17 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 18:Reduce use of coal, oil, & nuclear energy
(0 points on Economic scale) | Aggressive program for renewable energy: Strongly Favors topic 18 Sign the Kyoto Accord and reduce energy usage: Strongly Favors topic 18 We must become energy independent: Strongly Favors topic 18 Releasing so much CO2 leads to disaster: Favors topic 18 Sustainable energy in 15 years: Favors topic 18 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 19:Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it
(10 points on Social scale) | Penalize marijuana use with fines rather than prison time: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Decriminalize marijuana: Strongly Opposes topic 19 |
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No opinion on
topic 20:Allow churches to provide welfare services
(5 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
