Allen West on VoteMatch

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Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	Prohibit federal funding for abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Prohibit federal funding to groups like Planned Parenthood: Strongly Opposes topic 1 YES on banning federal health coverage that includes abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	Liberal women have been neutering American men: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-5 points on Social scale)	Gay marriage is an oxymoron: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Denounced "new religion" of same-sex marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-5 points on Social scale)	Religious coexistence "would give away our country": Strongly Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	Opposed TX governor for COVID restrictions & accommodations: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Protested Governor's pandemic-related business closures: Opposes topic 5 Opposes public option for health insurance: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Repeal the Job-Killing Health Care Law: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Repeal ObamaCare reporting requirements for small business: Opposes topic 5 YES on repealing the "Prevention and Public Health" slush fund: Strongly Opposes topic 5 YES on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts: Opposes topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Called Social Security "21st century slavery": Strongly Opposes topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	YES on reauthorizing the DC opportunity scholarship program: Strongly Favors topic 7
Neutral on topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (0 points on Social scale)	Regulate all dog breeders down to kennels of 50 dogs: Opposes topic 8 Stop considering manure as pollutant or hazardous: Favors topic 8
Neutral on topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Supports permitless concealed carry of handguns: Strongly Favors topic 10 Loosen restrictions on interstate gun purchases: Strongly Favors topic 10 Allow veterans to register unlicensed guns acquired abroad: Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Claims Texas tax system based on principles of Karl Marx: Strongly Opposes topic 11 American Exceptionalism depends on flattening our tax code: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Supports eliminating the estate tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	Texas's sovereignty threatened by Mexico: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Enforce laws already on the books; & strengthen the border: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Endorsed by the ALI, indicating a strongly anti-amnesty stance: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Redefine "birthright citizenship" to exclude illegal aliens: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Neutral on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	Rated 50% by the USAE, indicating a mixed record on trade: Neutral on topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+5 points on Economic scale)	If you're a conservative in America, you are free: Strongly Favors topic 14 Accused of torturing Iraqi informant; firing gun near head: Favors topic 14 American Exceptionalism requires growing armed forces: Strongly Favors topic 14 Radical Islam is on the march; stay on the offensive: Strongly Favors topic 14 Withhold UN funding until voluntary and program-specific: Strongly Favors topic 14
Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale)	Cut defense budget: I know where's the low-hanging fruit: Favors topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Ban stock trading based on Congressional insider knowledge: Strongly Favors topic 16
Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-3 points on Social scale)	Boycott & sanctions against Iran for terrorism & nukes: Opposes topic 17 Iranian nuclear weapons: prevention instead of containment: Strongly Opposes topic 17 NO on removing US armed forces from Afghanistan: Strongly Opposes topic 17 YES on banning armed forces in Libya without Congressional approval: Favors topic 17
Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+2 points on Economic scale)	Opposes Green New Deal; protect petrochemical industry: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Invest in oil, natural gas, clean coal, & alternatives: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Require 80% fuel-choice vehicles by 2018: Strongly Favors topic 18 YES on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases: Opposes topic 18 YES on opening Outer Continental Shelf to oil drilling: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-5 points on Social scale)	Harsher sentencing for "pill mill" operators: Strongly Favors topic 19
Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+2 points on Economic scale)	Ban roadway signs indicating Recovery Act funding: Opposes topic 20 Apply all remaining stimulus funds to budget deficit: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Supports the Cut-Cap-and-Balance Pledge: Opposes topic 20 Expand lending caps for credit unions to small business: Favors topic 20

Allen West is a Libertarian-Leaning Conservative
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