Carla Howell on VoteMatch

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Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (+2 points on Social scale)	Stop shouting; no one is listening on either side: Neutral on topic 1 Neither subsidize nor penalize; neither condemn nor condone: Favors topic 1
No opinion on topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (+2 points on Social scale)	Federal government out of education: Opposes topic 4
Opposes topic 8: Death Penalty (+2 points on Social scale)	Death penalty OK morally; but don’t trust govt to do it: Opposes topic 8
No opinion on topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (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)	Puts the Second Amendment first, with no exceptions: Strongly Favors topic 10 Small government: Repeal anti-gun laws now: Strongly Favors topic 10 Free gun ownership by peaceful citizens without exception: Strongly Favors topic 10 22,000 anti-gun laws haven’t worked-repeal them: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (+5 points on Economic scale)	Get government out of health care & we’ll be better off: Strongly Opposes topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (+5 points on Economic scale)	No federal money for education, and no federal rules: Favors topic 7 $10,000 “voucher” via ending income tax: Strongly Favors topic 7
No opinion on topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (+5 points on Social scale)	She’s the Peace candidate in the War on Drugs: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Drug prohibition makes crime profitable: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Be scared of the Drug War more than scared of drugs: Strongly Opposes topic 19
No opinion on topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (+5 points on Economic scale)	Ending income tax gives average taxpayer $10,000 annually: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Abolishing income tax enriches communities & families: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Shrink government enough to end income tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Libertarian government is bare-essentials small government: Strongly Opposes topic 11 End the income tax; small govt doesn’t need it: Strongly Opposes topic 11
No opinion on topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	Let goods cross borders freely and troops won’t have to: Strongly Favors topic 13
Opposes topic 15: Expand the armed forces (+2 points on Social scale)	Military intervention makes things worse: Opposes topic 15 Limit the military to defending America: Opposes topic 15
No opinion on topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 17: US out of Iraq (-5 points on Social scale)	Interventionist foreign policy IS the problem: Strongly Opposes topic 17