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VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background)	Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (0 points on Social scale)	Personally opposes abortion, but not an issue for Congress: Opposes topic 1 Supports parental notification, opposes late-term abortions: Opposes topic 1 Supreme Court should revisit Roe v Wade: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Opposes topic 2: Require companies to hire more women & minorities (7 points on Economic scale)	Terrorism dragnet: more profiling and not less profiling: Opposes topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws (0 points on Social scale)	Marriage is between a man and a woman: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Teach family values in public schools (0 points on Social scale)	Separating religious faith from government is misguided: Strongly Favors topic 4 The American flag is sacred: Favors topic 4
Opposes topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (7 points on Economic scale)	Tort reform to limit frivolous healthcare lawsuits: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Study MA experiment in universal health insurance: Favors topic 5
Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (2 points on Economic scale)	Bi-partisanship is a precondition for fixing Social Security: Opposes topic 6
No opinion on topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 8: Death Penalty (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 11: Decrease overall taxation of the wealthy (10 points on Economic scale)	Focus on wasteful earmarks and excessive government spending: Favors topic 11 2001 tax cuts dug us out of a deep recession: Strongly Favors topic 11 Supports a simpler, fairer tax code: Strongly Favors topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (0 points on Economic scale)	Comprehensive immigration reform is a defeatist solution: Strongly Opposes topic 12 San Diego fence works--extend it to entire Mexican border: Strongly Opposes topic 12 No amnesty for illegal aliens: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Secure our southern border with a physical barrier: 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)
Strongly Opposes topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (10 points on Social scale)	OK to track phone bills and finances, to look for terrorists: Strongly Opposes topic 14 Supports surveillance of communications coming into US: Strongly Opposes topic 14
Favors topic 15: More spending on armed forces (2 points on Economic scale)	Provide tools to local first responders: Favors topic 15
Favors topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (2 points on Economic scale)	Lobbyists should not be allowed to donate to legislators: Favors topic 16
Strongly Opposes topic 17: Replace US troops with UN in Iraq (10 points on Economic scale)	Unilateral withdrawal would have disastrous consequences: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Favors topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (2 points on Economic scale)	Conservation must become cornerstone of energy policy: Strongly Favors topic 18 Passenger rail alternatives ought to be a priority: Favors topic 18 Foster new refineries, and new on- and off-shore drilling: Strongly Opposes topic 18
No opinion on topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)