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Jay Wolfe on SenateMatch |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (-5 points on Social scale) | I am Pro-Life, from conception until natural death: Strongly Opposes topic 1 No embryonic stem cell research: Opposes topic 1 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale) | No affirmative action; less government in job sector: Strongly Opposes topic 2 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (-5 points on Social scale) | Defend the fundamental institution of marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 |
Favors
topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (-3 points on Social scale) | Our Judeo-Christian heritage makes our nation great: Favors topic 4 |
Strongly Favors
topic 8: Death Penalty (-5 points on Social scale) | Support the use of the death penalty: Strongly Favors topic 8 |
Favors
topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (-3 points on Social scale) | Mandatory jail sentences for selling illegal drugs: Favors topic 9 |
Strongly Favors
topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale) | Bearing arms is an individual right: Strongly Favors topic 10 Supports Second Amendment rights: Favors topic 10 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (+5 points on Economic scale) | Let market forces drive down the cost of medicine: Strongly Opposes topic 5 |
Strongly Favors
topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+5 points on Economic scale) | Allow investing payroll tax in private accounts: Strongly Favors topic 6 |
Strongly Favors
topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (+5 points on Economic scale) | Educational choice for public, private and home schools: Strongly Favors topic 7 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (+5 points on Economic scale) | Drill ANWR; drill federal lands; build new refineries: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Kyoto Treaty would be a disaster for West Virginia: Strongly Opposes topic 18 |
Opposes
topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (+2 points on Social scale) | Treat addiction, but mandatory jail sentences for selling: Opposes topic 19 |
No opinion on
topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Opposes
topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (+5 points on Economic scale) | Immediate and permanent end to the 'death tax': Strongly Opposes topic 11 Supports FairTax; and making Bush tax cuts permanent: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Cut spending and taxes at every opportunity: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
Opposes
topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (-3 points on Social scale) | Establish English as the official national language: Favors topic 12 Regain physical control of our borders: Strongly Opposes topic 12 |
Favors
topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale) | Free trade ok, but sanctions on China & Venezuela: Favors topic 13 |
Strongly Favors
topic 15: Expand the armed forces (-5 points on Social scale) | Expand missile defense; support pre-emptive military strikes: Strongly Favors topic 15 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (+5 points on Economic scale) | Increase campaign donation limits: Strongly Opposes topic 16 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (-5 points on Social scale) | Military tribunals ok; monitoring domestic communications ok: Strongly Opposes topic 14 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 17: US out of Iraq (-5 points on Social scale) | Strategy for Iraq: we win and they lose: Strongly Opposes topic 17 |