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Bruce Vento on VoteMatch |
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Neutral on
topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (0 points on Social scale) | Protect the reproductive rights of women: Strongly Favors topic 1 YES on barring transporting minors to get an abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 |
Favors
topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale) | NO on ending preferential treatment by race in college admissions: Favors topic 2 |
Favors
topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (+2 points on Social scale) | NO on banning gay adoptions in DC.: Favors topic 3 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (+5 points on Social scale) | NO on giving federal aid only to schools allowing voluntary prayer: Strongly Opposes topic 4 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 8: Death Penalty (+5 points on Social scale) | YES on replacing death penalty with life imprisonment: Strongly Opposes topic 8 NO on making federal death penalty appeals harder: Strongly Opposes topic 8 YES on maintaining right of habeas corpus in Death Penalty Appeals: Opposes topic 8 |
Opposes
topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (+2 points on Social scale) | NO on more prosecution and sentencing for juvenile crime: Opposes topic 9 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale) | NO on decreasing gun waiting period from 3 days to 1: Strongly Opposes topic 10 |
Favors
topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (-3 points on Economic scale) | NO on establishing tax-exempt Medical Savings Accounts: Favors topic 5 |
Opposes
topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-3 points on Economic scale) | YES on strengthening the Social Security Lockbox: Opposes topic 6 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (-5 points on Economic scale) | NO on vouchers for private & parochial schools: Strongly Opposes topic 7 NO on allowing vouchers in DC schools: Opposes topic 7 |
Neutral 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) | NO on prohibiting needle exchange & medical marijuana in DC: Strongly Opposes topic 19 |
Neutral on
topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (0 points on Economic scale) | Increase the earned income tax credit: Opposes topic 20 YES on responsible fatherhood via faith-based organizations: Favors topic 20 |
Favors
topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (-3 points on Economic scale) | Make employee educational assistance tax-deductible: Favors topic 11 |
Favors
topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (+2 points on Social scale) | YES on more immigrant visas for skilled workers: Favors topic 12 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-5 points on Economic scale) | NO on 'Fast Track' authority for trade agreements: Strongly Opposes topic 13 NO on Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China: Strongly Opposes topic 13 |
Opposes
topic 15: Expand the armed forces (+2 points on Social scale) | NO on $266 billion Defense Appropriations bill: Opposes topic 15 NO on deploying SDI: Opposes topic 15 |
Favors
topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (-3 points on Economic scale) | YES on banning soft money and issue ads: Favors topic 16 |
Strongly Favors
topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (+5 points on Social scale) | Address abuses of electronic monitoring in the workplace: Strongly Favors topic 14 |
Neutral on
topic 17: US out of Iraq & Afghanistan (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |