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VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background)	Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (+2 points on Social scale)	Abortion happens, legal or not: Favors topic 1 Supports “Abortion is a woman’s right”: Favors topic 1
Opposes topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (+2 points on Economic scale)	Free to hire the best person for the job: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Neutral on requiring companies to hire more minorities: Neutral on topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (+5 points on Social scale)	End licensing marriage; support same-sex as marriage choice: Strongly Favors topic 3 Supports “Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws”: Favors topic 3
No opinion on topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (0 points on Social scale)	Public schools must be NEUTRAL on religion & prayer: Strongly Opposes topic 4 Supports Organized Prayer In Public Schools: Strongly Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Death Penalty (+5 points on Social scale)	Oppose government sanctioned killing: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Opposes the death penalty: Opposes topic 8
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (+5 points on Social scale)	Let judge and jury decide sentences, not Three Strikes: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Oppose mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	No registration of hand held arms nor ammunition: Strongly Favors topic 10 Supports absolute right to gun ownership: Strongly Favors topic 10 Liberty Candidate: no point in keeping guns you can't access: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (+5 points on Economic scale)	Free care is an illusion: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Opposes More Federal Funding for Health Coverage: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Strongly Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+5 points on Economic scale)	Replace Ponzi scheme with personal portable plans: Strongly Favors topic 6 Supports privatizing Social Security: Favors topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (+5 points on Economic scale)	Vouchers are interim until all government schools closed: Strongly Favors topic 7 Supports parents choosing schools via vouchers: Favors topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (+5 points on Economic scale)	Let the market create and sell other energy resources: Opposes topic 18 Opposes spending resources to stop Global Warming: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Liberty Candidate: tax incentives for US-based alternatives: Opposes topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (+5 points on Social scale)	The war on drugs is a war on people: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Opposes “Drug use is immoral”: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (+5 points on Economic scale)	Support private charity, oppose government charity: Strongly Favors topic 20 Supports allowing churches to provide welfare services: Strongly Favors topic 20
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (+5 points on Economic scale)	Tax consumption, not productivity; end the income tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Supports making income tax flatter & lower: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Favors topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (+2 points on Social scale)	Unlimited legal entry; the limit is the real problem: Strongly Favors topic 12 Opposes “Immigration helps our economy”: Opposes topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	Trade across borders means fewer armies cross borders: Strongly Favors topic 13 Supports expanding Free Trade: Favors topic 13
Opposes topic 15: Expand the armed forces (+2 points on Social scale)	Let Generals & experts decide on army deployment: Neutral on topic 15 Opposes more spending on Armed Forces personnel: Strongly Opposes topic 15
Strongly Opposes topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (+5 points on Economic scale)	Remove limits on individual political donations: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Strongly Favors topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (+5 points on Social scale)	Live by the rule of law, not by the Patriot Act: Strongly Favors topic 14
Opposes topic 17: US out of Iraq (-3 points on Social scale)	US out of Iraq and Afghanistan: Strongly Favors topic 17 Opposes continuing Foreign Aid to Russia, Israel, & others: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Liberty Candidate: US abroad unconstitutional & unaffordable: Opposes topic 17