Neil Gorsuch on VoteMatch

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VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background)	Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	Ok for states to require hospital nearby abortion service: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Let Hobby Lobby skip contraceptives on religious grounds: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Wrote book on Assisted Suicide, and opposes it: Opposes topic 1
Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+2 points on Economic scale)	Ruled against claimants in employment discrimination cases: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Desegregation lawsuits won critical civil-rights victories: Favors topic 2
Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+2 points on Social scale)	Protections for gender apply to transgender people too: Strongly Favors topic 3 No job discrimination for transgender status: Favors topic 3 Gay marriage might win lawsuits but loses at ballot box: Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-5 points on Social scale)	States funding private schools must fund parochial schools: Strongly Favors topic 4 Let Christian nursing home opt out of ObamaCare: Favors topic 4 Ok to display donated Ten Commandments in public park: Strongly Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	Individual mandate is unconstitutional even with $0 tax: Strongly Opposes topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-5 points on Social scale)	Congress should write EPA rules, not Executive Branch: Strongly Favors topic 8 Mother ran EPA; accused of being soft on polluters: Favors topic 8 Jurors have ability to impartially apply death penalty: Favors topic 8
Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-3 points on Social scale)	Police can't knock-and-talk if you post No-Trespassing signs: Opposes topic 9 Police tasers aren't excessive force, even if person killed: Favors topic 9 Very strict reading of relief criteria for death penalty: Strongly Favors topic 9
Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+2 points on Economic scale)	Knowingly possessing a gun illegally isn't a felony: Favors topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale)	OK to collect sales tax on out-of-state Internet purchases: Favors topic 11 IRS tax liens ok on fraudulently transferred property: Strongly Favors topic 11
Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+2 points on Social scale)	Allow access to relief in deportation proceedings: Favors topic 12
No opinion on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 15: Expand the military (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-3 points on Social scale)	AZ mail-in restrictions don't violate Voting Rights Act: Strongly Opposes topic 16 No curbside voting during pandemic; keep existing rules: Opposes topic 16 States cannot sue each other over eased voting rules: Favors topic 16
No opinion on topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+2 points on Economic scale)	Allow refineries Renewable Fuel Program extensions: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Ok for states to establish renewable energy mandates: Favors topic 18
No opinion on topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)

Neil Gorsuch is a Moderate Populist Conservative
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