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Daniel Vovak on SenateMatch |
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topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (7 points on Social scale) | Pro-choice in 1st trimester; pro-life in 2nd trimester: Favors topic 1 |
Opposes
topic 2: Require companies to hire more women & minorities (7 points on Economic scale) | Avoid regulating hiring practices: Opposes topic 2 |
Strongly Favors
topic 3: Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws (10 points on Social scale) | No regulation of marriage, not even gay marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3 |
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topic 4: Teach family values in public schools (2 points on Social scale) | Prayer is a First Amendment Right, even in schools: Favors topic 4 |
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topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (2 points on Economic scale) | Merge national health care into one department: Favors topic 5 |
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topic 6: Privatize Social Security (7 points on Economic scale) | Allow access to lifetime investment in Social Security: Favors topic 6 |
Strongly Favors
topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (10 points on Social scale) | Move to private control of schools instead of gov't control: Strongly Favors topic 7 |
Strongly Favors
topic 8: Death Penalty (0 points on Social scale) | Swift and immediate death penalty: Strongly Favors topic 8 |
Strongly Favors
topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (0 points on Social scale) | One strike is plenty: Strongly Favors topic 9 |
Strongly Favors
topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (10 points on Social scale) | Just read the Second Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
Strongly Favors
topic 11: Decrease overall taxation of the wealthy (10 points on Economic scale) | Eliminate all taxes on your paychecks: Strongly Favors topic 11 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (0 points on Economic scale) | Our borders are bulging: Strongly Opposes topic 12 |
Favors
topic 13: Support & expand free trade (7 points on Economic scale) | Favor trade, but not be blind to burden on manufacturing: Favors topic 13 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (10 points on Social scale) | I do not support the Patriot Act, or any form of it: Strongly Opposes topic 14 |
Favors
topic 15: More spending on armed forces (2 points on Economic scale) | Let Senate Intelligence Committee decide military spending: Favors topic 15 |
No opinion on
topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (5 points on Economic scale) | Undecided on campaign finance reform: Neutral on topic 16 |
Opposes
topic 17: Replace US troops with UN in Iraq (7 points on Economic scale) | US must decide troop presence, not UN: Opposes topic 17 |
Strongly Favors
topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (0 points on Economic scale) | Move towards ethanol-based fuel: Strongly Favors topic 18 |
Opposes
topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (7 points on Social scale) | Drug use is immoral, but marijuana ban is more immoral: Opposes topic 19 |
Favors
topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (2 points on Social scale) | Supports church welfare services on church-state grounds: Favors topic 20 |