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Bruce Guthrie on SenateMatch |
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Strongly Favors
topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (10 points on Social scale) | Protect Women's Reproductive Rights: Strongly Favors topic 1 I'm pro-choice; medical freedom is an individual right: Strongly Favors topic 1 |
Opposes
topic 2: Require companies to hire more women & minorities (7 points on Economic scale) | Reduce government regulation of the private sector: Opposes topic 2 |
Strongly Favors
topic 3: Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws (10 points on Social scale) | Recognize marriage equality for gays: Strongly Favors topic 3 |
No opinion on
topic 4: Teach family values in public schools (5 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Favors
topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (0 points on Economic scale) | Consumer-Directed over Insurance-Directed care: Strongly Favors topic 5 |
Strongly Favors
topic 6: Privatize Social Security (10 points on Economic scale) | Diversify Social Security investments: Strongly Favors topic 6 Personal accounts if under 25; opt-out if under 50: Strongly Favors topic 6 |
Strongly Favors
topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (10 points on Social scale) | Supports vouchers and charter schools: Strongly Favors topic 7 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 8: Death Penalty (10 points on Social scale) | Eliminate the federal death penalty: Strongly Opposes topic 8 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (10 points on Social scale) | Reduce prison sentences for non-violent crimes: Strongly Opposes topic 9 |
Strongly Favors
topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (10 points on Social scale) | Ease federal gun restrictions: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
Strongly Favors
topic 11: Decrease overall taxation of the wealthy (10 points on Economic scale) | Tax burden is unbearably high: Strongly Favors topic 11 |
Strongly Favors
topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (10 points on Economic scale) | Increase legal immigrants; support temporary worker program: Strongly Favors topic 12 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale) | Opposes NAFTA, CAFTA, and GATT: Strongly Opposes topic 13 |
Strongly Favors
topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (0 points on Social scale) | End Domestic Spying and Reform the PATRIOT Act: Strongly Favors topic 14 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 15: More spending on armed forces (10 points on Economic scale) | Reduce Troops Permanently Stationed Abroad: Strongly Opposes topic 15 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (10 points on Economic scale) | Increase individuals campaign donation limits: Strongly Opposes topic 16 |
Strongly Favors
topic 17: Replace US troops with UN in Iraq (0 points on Economic scale) | End the Occupation of Iraq: Strongly Favors topic 17 |
Favors
topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (2 points on Economic scale) | Develop alternative fuels to reduce pollution: Favors topic 18 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (10 points on Social scale) | Decriminalize marijuana; defund the Drug War: Strongly Opposes topic 19 |
Opposes
topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (7 points on Social scale) | Keep federal welfare programs, for now: Opposes topic 20 |