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| VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background) |
Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation) |
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Strongly Favors
topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (10 points on Social scale) | Support a woman's right to choose: Favors topic 1 Rated 100% by NARAL, indicating a pro-choice voting record: Strongly Favors topic 1 NO on banning partial-birth abortion except to save mother’s life: Strongly Favors topic 1 NO on making it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime: Favors topic 1 |
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Neutral on
topic 2: Require companies to hire more women & minorities (5 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Neutral on
topic 3: Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws (5 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 4: Permit prayer in public schools (10 points on Social scale) | Rated 8% by the Christian Coalition: an anti-family voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 4 NO on constitutional amendment prohibiting flag desecration: Opposes topic 4 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (0 points on Economic scale) | Rated 100% by APHA, indicating a pro-public health record: Strongly Favors topic 5 YES on allowing reimportation of prescription drugs: Favors topic 5 NO on capping damages and setting time limits in medical lawsuits: Favors topic 5 NO on limited prescription drug benefit for Medicare recipients: Favors topic 5 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale) | Rated 100% by the ARA, indicating a pro-senior voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 6 |
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Opposes
topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (2 points on Social scale) | Supports charter schools and flexible funding: Favors topic 7 Increase federal funding; no vouchers: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Rated 100% by the NEA, indicating pro-public education votes: Strongly Opposes topic 7 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 8: Death Penalty (10 points on Social scale) | Eliminate the use of the death penalty: Strongly Opposes topic 8 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (10 points on Social scale) | Support alternative sentencing and rehabilitation programs: Strongly Opposes topic 9 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (0 points on Social scale) | Support gun safety requirements including gun locks: Opposes topic 10 Require gun safety courses before purchasing: Strongly Opposes topic 10 NO on prohibiting suing gunmakers & sellers for gun misuse: Strongly Opposes topic 10 |
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Opposes
topic 11: Decrease overall taxation of the wealthy (2 points on Economic scale) | A national sales tax is a tax increase to most Americans: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Repeal the estate tax; don't penalize financial success: Favors topic 11 Rated 23% by NTU, indicating a "Big Spender" on tax votes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 12: Immigration helps our economy-encourage it (10 points on Economic scale) | Allow legalization for aliens working in US: Strongly Favors topic 12 Rated 0% by FAIR, indicating a voting record loosening immigration: Strongly Favors topic 12 NO on reporting illegal aliens who receive hospital treatment: Strongly Favors topic 12 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 13: Support & expand free trade (10 points on Economic scale) | Supports NAFTA, GATT, WTO: Strongly Favors topic 13 YES on implementing the US-Singapore free trade agreement: Strongly Favors topic 13 YES on implementing free trade agreement with Chile: Strongly Favors topic 13 |
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Opposes
topic 14: Link human rights to trade with China (7 points on Social scale) | End Cuba trade embargo; undecided on China: Opposes topic 14 |
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Neutral on
topic 15: More spending on armed forces (5 points on Economic scale) | Rated 78% by SANE, indicating a pro-peace voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 15 YES on emergency $78B for war in Iraq & Afghanistan: Strongly Favors topic 15 |
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Neutral on
topic 16: Reduce spending on missile defense (Star Wars) (5 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Strongly Favors
topic 17: Seek UN approval for military action (0 points on Economic scale) | Work with international community to restore Iraq: Strongly Favors topic 17 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 18: Reduce use of coal, oil, & nuclear energy (0 points on Economic scale) | Re-enter the Kyoto treaty process: Strongly Favors topic 18 Rated 80% by the LCV, indicating pro-environment votes: Strongly Favors topic 18 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (10 points on Social scale) | Decriminalize medical marijuana: Strongly Opposes topic 19 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (0 points on Social scale) | Poverty aid thru religious and community groups: Strongly Favors topic 20 |
