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Jeff Beatty on SenateMatch |
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topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (-3 points on Social scale) | Supports protecting families: Opposes topic 3 |
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topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 8: Death Penalty (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Favors
topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (-3 points on Social scale) | Endorsed Jessica's Law to punish sex offenders: Favors topic 9 |
Favors
topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+2 points on Economic scale) | Supports the Second Amendment: Favors topic 10 |
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topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Opposes
topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (-3 points on Economic scale) | Excellence in public education is a national priority: Opposes topic 7 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (+5 points on Economic scale) | Additional drilling has to be part of the solution: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Should have drilled ANWR 10 years ago; so drill now: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Opposed gas tax hikes; roll-back gasoline prices: Opposes topic 18 |
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topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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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) | Abolishing state income tax would act as economic stimulus: Strongly Opposes topic 11 When taxes are cut, you get more take home pay: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (-5 points on Social scale) | No amnesty nor social services for illegals: Strongly Opposes topic 12 |
Opposes
topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-3 points on Economic scale) | Protect jobs for American citizens: Opposes topic 13 |
Strongly Favors
topic 15: Expand the armed forces (-5 points on Social scale) | Restructure forces, larger, & for liberation, not occupation: Strongly Favors topic 15 Served in Delta Force, FBI, CIA, and now runs security firm: Favors topic 15 Sow seeds, in media and publicly, to support our troops: Strongly Favors topic 15 We face an enemy that is evil to the core: Favors topic 15 |
No opinion on
topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Opposes
topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (-5 points on Social scale) | Supports Protect America Act: less FISA restrictions: Strongly Opposes topic 14 |
Opposes
topic 17: US out of Iraq (-3 points on Social scale) | Kerry failed to read vital intelligence reports pre-Iraq war: Strongly Favors topic 17 Evidence for WMD in Iraq was not credible: Strongly Favors topic 17 Iraq invasion was a mistake, but we can't leave now: Opposes topic 17 Leave Iraq with success, by any path: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Prays for the success of our troops in Iraq: Strongly Opposes topic 17 |