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Strongly Opposes
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-5 points on Social scale)
| I consider myself pro-life: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Ban abortions for sex selection or race selection: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Prohibit federal funding for abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Prohibiting forced abortions by UN Population Fund: Opposes topic 1 Congress shall protect life beginning with fertilization: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Prohibit federal funding to groups like Planned Parenthood: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Encourage adoption of children in foster care: Opposes topic 1 No family planning assistance that includes abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Include pre-born human beings in 14th Amendment protection: Strongly Opposes topic 1 YES on banning federal health coverage that includes abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 |
Opposes
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| NO on reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act: Opposes topic 2 |
Neutral on
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Favors
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
(-3 points on Social scale)
| $110M per year to teach abstinence in public schools: Favors topic 4 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Repeal, replace, & de-fund Obamacare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Defund, repeal, & replace federal care with free market: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Repeal any federal health care takeover: 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 Favors
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Workers under 55 invest in historically-safe funds: Strongly Favors topic 6 Supports privatizing Social Security: Strongly Favors topic 6 Rated 0% by ARA, indicating a pro-privatization stance: Strongly Favors 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 |
Favors
topic 8:Society bears cost of pollution
(-3 points on Social scale)
| No EPA expansion of regulated waters: Favors topic 8 |
Neutral on
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(0 points on Social scale)
| Rated 69% by the NAPO, indicating a moderate stance on police issues: Neutral on topic 9 |
Strongly Favors
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| National cross-state standard for concealed carry: Strongly Favors topic 10 Opposes restricting gun purchase & possession: 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)
| FairTax or Flat Tax; abolish the IRS: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Adopt a single-rate tax system: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Repeal tax hikes in capital gains and death tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Replace income tax & estate tax with 23% sales tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Permanently repeal the estate tax: Opposes topic 11 Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Replace income tax and IRS with FairTax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(-5 points on Social scale)
| No to amnesty; yes to guest workers: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Endorsed by the ALI, indicating a strongly anti-amnesty stance: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Deport foreign criminals;punish nations denying repatriation: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Redefine "birthright citizenship" to exclude illegal aliens: Strongly Opposes topic 12 No birthright citizenship unless one parent is an American: Strongly Opposes topic 12 |
Opposes
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Impose tariffs against countries which manipulate currency: Opposes topic 13 Stop foreign internet piracy of copyrighted materials: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Rated 63% 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)
| Withhold UN funding until voluntary and program-specific: Strongly Favors topic 14 Sponsored opposing the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty: Strongly Favors topic 14 Condemn China's organ harvesting from Falun Gong prisoners: Opposes topic 14 Ban admission of Syrian refugees & any Syrian residents: Strongly Favors topic 14 |
Strongly Favors
topic 15:Expand the military
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Deploy BMD; maintain America's qualitative edge: Strongly Favors topic 15 Sell F16 fighter aircraft to Taiwan: Favors topic 15 Oppose Arms Treaty that limits gun trade to Israel & Taiwan: Strongly Favors topic 15 |
Strongly Favors
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Open vetting for earmarks, with competitive bidding: Favors topic 16 Ban stock trading based on Congressional insider knowledge: Strongly Favors topic 16 |
Opposes
topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
(-3 points on Social scale)
| Win the war in Afghanistan; take the fight to terrorists: Opposes topic 17 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 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Drill in the Gulf of Mexico, even post-BP spill: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Signed the No Climate Tax Pledge by AFP: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Cap-and-trade has no impact on global temperatures: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Explore proven energy reserves & keep energy prices low: 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 Rated D by NORML, indicating a "hard-on-drugs" stance: Strongly Favors topic 19 |
Opposes
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Limit federal spending growth to per-capita inflation rate: Strongly 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 Disapprove of increasing the debt limit: Opposes topic 20 Expand lending caps for credit unions to small business: Favors topic 20 Audit the Federal Reserve & its actions on mortgage loans: Opposes topic 20 YES on prioritizing spending in case debt limit is reached: Opposes topic 20 |