VoteMatch Responses
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Opposes
topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right
(-3 points on Social scale)
| YES on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad: Opposes topic 1 YES on federal crime to harm fetus while committing other crimes: Opposes topic 1 |
Neutral on
topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Neutral on
topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Favors
topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Let schools display the words "God Bless America": Strongly Favors topic 4 Supports anti-flag desecration amendment: Favors topic 4 Supports a Constitutional Amendment for school prayer: Strongly Favors topic 4 |
Neutral on
topic 8: Death Penalty
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Neutral 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)
| No lawsuits against gun manufacturers: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
Neutral on
topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Favors
topic 6: Privatize Social Security
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| YES on raising 401(k) limits & making pension plans more portable: Favors topic 6 |
Neutral on
topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Opposes
topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| NO on raising CAFE standards; incentives for alternative fuels: Strongly Opposes topic 18 NO on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR: Strongly Opposes topic 18 |
Strongly Favors
topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it
(-5 points on Social scale)
| YES on military border patrols to battle drugs & terrorism: Strongly Favors topic 19 |
Strongly Favors
topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| YES on treating religious organizations equally for tax breaks: Strongly Favors topic 20 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 11: Make taxes more progressive
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Phaseout the death tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 YES on Tax cut package of $958 B over 10 years: Opposes topic 11 YES on reducing Marriage Tax by $399B over 10 years: Opposes topic 11 YES on eliminating the Estate Tax ("death tax"): Opposes topic 11 |
Opposes
topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship
(-3 points on Social scale)
| NO on extending Immigrant Residency rules: Opposes topic 12 |
Neutral on
topic 13: Support & expand free trade
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Neutral on
topic 15: Expand the armed forces
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Favors
topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| YES on banning soft money donations to national political parties: Favors topic 16 |
Neutral on
topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Neutral on
topic 17: US out of Iraq & Afghanistan
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |