| VoteMatch Responses
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| VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background) |
Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation) |
| Supports Abortion is a woman's right | Abortion: Abortion is a woman’s choice and does not concern the state |
| Opposes Require companies to hire more women & minorities | Civil Rights: Redress the wrongs of the U.S. towards the Indians Crime: Hate crimes are used to punish blacks |
| Strongly Supports Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws | Civil Rights: Repeal all laws against homosexuality |
| Strongly Opposes Organized Prayer In Public Schools | Principles & Values: Church and state should be completely separate |
| Strongly Opposes More Federal Funding for Health Coverage | Health Care: Government should not be in the health insurance business |
| Strongly Supports Privatize Social Security | Social Security: Privatize Social Security |
| Supports Parents Choose Schools via Vouchers | Education: Poor kids end up at worst schools in current system School Choice: Support a market in education to provide more choices School Choice: The state should stay out of education School Choice: Treat private school funding the same as public schools |
| Opposes Death Penalty | Crime: Omnibus Crime Bill, including death penalty, has failed |
| Strongly Opposes Mandatory "Three Strikes" Sentencing Laws | Crime: Three Strikes approach is illusory & dangerous Crime: Encourage private efforts to fight crime Crime: Strengthen, not reduce, the rights of the accused |
| Strongly Supports Absolute right to gun ownership | Gun Control: Repeal all gun control laws and regulation of weapons |
| Strongly Supports Make Income Tax Flatter & Lower | Principles & Values: No taxation or regulation of private property Tax Reform: Repeal all income taxes, & the 16th Amendment |
| Strongly Supports Immigration helps our economy-encourage it | Immigration: Eliminate all restrictions on immigration |
| Strongly Supports Support & Expand Free Trade | Budget & Economy: Reduce taxes, spending, and eliminate controls on trade Free Trade: Abolish all trade barriers and agreements |
| Strongly Opposes Link Human Rights to trade with China | China: Abolish all trade barriers and agreements |
| Strongly Opposes More Spending on Armed Forces Personnel | Defense: Reduce defense spending by half; just defend the US |
| Opposes Reduce spending on Missile Defense ("Star Wars") | Defense: Build missile defense privately, with federal "reward" Defense: Eliminate nuclear weapons & bring all U.S. troops home |
| Strongly Opposes Continue Foreign Aid to Russia, Israel, & others | Foreign Policy: No U.S. intervention in the affairs of other countries War & Peace: Eliminate intervention by US abroad |
| Opposes Spend Resources to Stop Global Warming | Environment: Gale Norton is `giant leap' for environmental sense Environment: Government is the worst polluter Environment: The parties responsible for pollution should be held liable |
| Strongly Opposes Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it | Crime: Allow drugs, alcohol, prostitution, gambling, and suicide Drugs: The war on drugs threatens individual liberties |
| Supports Allow churches to provide welfare services | Labor & Farming: No welfare & no restrictions on work Welfare & Poverty: Non-profits more effective than government at "safety net" |