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Peter Ricketts on VoteMatch |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-5 points on Social scale) | Opposes abortion and supports social conservative values: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Opposes embryonic stem cell research: Opposes topic 1 Life begins at conception: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Nebraska is pro-life; my budget is pro-life: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Signed providing commemorative certificates for miscarriages: Opposes topic 1 |
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Favors
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Reduce government regulation of the private sector: Opposes topic 2 Protect hair textures/styles from job discrimination: Strongly Favors topic 2 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(-5 points on Social scale) | Opposes same-sex marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Judges shouldn't reinterpret marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Marriage is the union of one woman and one man: Strongly Opposes topic 3 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
(-5 points on Social scale) | Focus welfare on states & religious non-profits: Strongly Favors topic 4 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Supports health savings accounts & limiting lawsuits: Opposes topic 5 Oppose ObamaCare and oppose Medicaid expansion: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Cannot trust Medicaid federal matching grants: Opposes topic 5 Patients can be transferred if rural hospitals not prepared: Opposes topic 5 People shouldn't have to choose between job and vaccination: Strongly Opposes topic 5 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Personal accounts are protected from Congress: Strongly Favors topic 6 |
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Opposes
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Supports school vouchers to equalize opportunity: Strongly Favors topic 7 Oppose the implementation of Common Core: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Supports charters and vouchers for private schools: Strongly Favors topic 7 $16 million in scholarships to connect students with careers: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Fully fund aid to K-12 education, invest in next generation: Opposes topic 7 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(-5 points on Social scale) | Compensate private landowners for enviro regulation cost: Strongly Favors topic 8 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(-5 points on Social scale) | Supports the death penalty: Strongly Favors topic 9 Automated sentence calculation for Department of Corrections: Favors topic 9 First NE execution in 20 years, with new drug combination: Strongly Favors topic 9 Build a new, modern correctional facility: Strongly Favors topic 9 Fully fund replacement of Nebraska State Penitentiary: Strongly Favors topic 9 Vetoed setting aside of conviction after sentence served: Strongly Favors topic 9 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale) | I strongly support the Second Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 10 Allow concealed carry: Strongly Favors topic 10 Supports Nebraska's concealed carry law: Strongly Favors topic 10 Restrict serious juvenile offenders from guns until age 25: Opposes topic 10 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Supports line-item veto and fair & simple taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Death tax is based on jealousy of high achievement: Opposes topic 11 Protect taxpayers from bureaucracy & burdensome regulations: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Provide tax relief through property tax regulations: Opposes topic 11 Ease burden of property taxes; plus 3% local cap: Opposes topic 11 Property tax relief is a top priority: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Reduce top individual tax rate from 6.84% to 5.84%: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(-5 points on Social scale) | Secure America's borders, without amnesty: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Secure the border and establish official English: Strongly Opposes topic 12 No state services for illegal immigrants: Strongly Opposes topic 12 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Free trade in our vital interest: Strongly Favors topic 13 Supports NAFTA, CAFTA, GATT and WTO: Strongly Favors topic 13 Trade rules for labor & environment, but not human rights: Favors topic 13 Exports boost Nebraska economy: Strongly Favors topic 13 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
(+5 points on Economic scale) | No Syrian refugee resettlement until full federal review: Favors topic 14 Remember: Nebraska is what America is supposed to be: Strongly Favors topic 14 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 15:Expand the military
(-5 points on Social scale) | Fully support strong national defense: Strongly Favors topic 15 Supports policy of pre-emptive military strikes: Strongly Favors topic 15 Retain our veterans with military retirement tax relief: Favors topic 15 Working to bring Space Command to the Heartland: Strongly Favors topic 15 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(-5 points on Social scale) | No holiday for voting; no instant runoff voting: Strongly Opposes topic 16 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
(-5 points on Social scale) | Better to fight terrorists in Iraq: Strongly Opposes topic 17 |
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Favors
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Pursue the use of ethanol and bio-diesel fuels: Favors topic 18 Explore for oil in the Alaska National Wildlife Reserve: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Don't reduce the ethanol Renewable Fuels Standard: Strongly Favors topic 18 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(-5 points on Social scale) | More border security and stricter sentencing for drugs: Strongly Favors topic 19 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+5 points on Economic scale) | First priority is to reduce government spending: Opposes topic 20 Developing Youth Talent: connect 7,000 Nebraskans: Favors topic 20 We've been cutting red tape to keep Nebraskans working: Strongly Opposes topic 20 $56M of vetoes sustained, to cut budget: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Vetoed expanding food-assistance benefits: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Vetoed expanding energy assistance qualifications: Strongly Opposes topic 20 |
Peter Ricketts is a Hard-Core Conservative
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