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Favors
topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Abortion for rape, incest, or health; but let states decide: Favors topic 1 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Strongly opposed to any type of quota system: Strongly Opposes topic 2 |
Strongly Favors
topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits
(+5 points on Social scale)
| No government mandate on same-sex issues: Strongly Favors topic 3 |
Strongly Favors
topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Teacher-led prayer in public schools: Strongly Favors topic 4 |
Opposes
topic 8: Death Penalty
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Life sentences on tropical islands: Opposes topic 8 |
Strongly Favors
topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Life sentence for first conviction fro child molesters: Strongly Favors topic 9 |
Strongly Favors
topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Encourage every citizen to carry a hand gun: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
Favors
topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Regulate insurers on a national basis; require insurance: Strongly Favors topic 5 Replace pain & suffering awards with malpractice board: Opposes topic 5 |
Strongly Favors
topic 6: Privatize Social Security
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Retirement annuity to replace current forced annuity: Strongly Favors topic 6 |
Strongly Favors
topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Parents choose schools via vouchers: Strongly Favors topic 7 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Build nuclear plants instead of seeking alternatives: Strongly Opposes topic 18 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Summary execution good; legalization and state sale better: Strongly Opposes topic 19 |
Strongly Favors
topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Encourage churches to provide welfare services: Strongly Favors topic 20 Strict limits on federal "General Welfare" clause: Favors topic 20 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 11: Make taxes more progressive
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Total reformation of our Tax System via FairTax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship
(-5 points on Social scale)
| No immigration into this country by anyone for any reason: Strongly Opposes topic 12 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 13: Support & expand free trade
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Withdraw from WTO and NAFTA: Strongly Opposes topic 13 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 15: Expand the armed forces
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Quit being the policeman for the world: Strongly Opposes topic 15 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Remove limits on individual political donations: Strongly Opposes topic 16 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Civil liberties don't extend to terrorists: Strongly Opposes topic 14 |
Opposes
topic 17: US out of Iraq
(-3 points on Social scale)
| Don't allow terrorists to control Iraq: Opposes topic 17 |