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Peter Camejo on VoteMatch |
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topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (10 points on Social scale) | Abortions should always be legally available: Strongly Favors topic 1 |
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topic 2: Require companies to hire more women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale) | Prop 54 worships ignorance: collect racial profiling data: Strongly Favors topic 2 Ban racial profiling; expand definition of hate crime: Favors topic 2 |
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topic 3: Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws (10 points on Social scale) | Full and equal rights, including same-sex marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3 Recognize civil unions & allow homosexual marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3 |
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topic 4: Teach family values in public schools (5 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (0 points on Economic scale) | SB-2 is a good start but we need $4 billion & single-payer: Strongly Favors topic 5 |
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topic 6: Privatize Social Security (5 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (2 points on Social scale) | Privatization is hidden agenda of high school testing: Opposes topic 7 |
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topic 8: Death Penalty (10 points on Social scale) | Dems oppose social movements like fighting death penalty: Opposes topic 8 Dems oppose social movements like fighting death penalty: Opposes topic 8 Totally opposed to death penalty, along with rest of world: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Moratorium on death penalty: Strongly Opposes topic 8 |
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topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (10 points on Social scale) | Three Strikes is wrong-against life in prison for thieves: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Don't use Three Strikes for small crimes: Opposes topic 9 |
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topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (2 points on Social scale) | More gun restrictions within second amendment: Opposes topic 10 |
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topic 11: Decrease overall taxation of the wealthy (2 points on Economic scale) | Wealthiest should be taxed at the same rate as others: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Economy will recover when wealthiest pay fair share of taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Streamline all departments to reduce taxes: Favors topic 11 |
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topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (10 points on Economic scale) | Illegal immigrants are here so give them a driver's license: Favors topic 12 End apartheid system of defining some immigrants as illegal: Strongly Favors topic 12 Give drivers license to Anglo immigrants AND to Latinos: Strongly Favors topic 12 Immigrants are necessary to keeping the economy strong: Strongly Favors topic 12 |
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topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale) | Both parties stand for corporate globalization: Strongly Opposes topic 13 |
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topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (5 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 15: More spending on armed forces (5 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (0 points on Economic scale) | Full disclosure, spending limits, & state campaign finance: Strongly Favors topic 16 |
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topic 17: Replace US troops with UN in Iraq (0 points on Economic scale) | Overwhelming majority of world opposes Bush's war policies: Strongly Favors topic 17 |
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topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (0 points on Economic scale) | Tax all carbon sources, including gasoline: Strongly Favors topic 18 |
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topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (0 points on Social scale) | Supports medical marijuana; tobacco is more addictive: Strongly Favors topic 19 |
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topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (5 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |