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Strongly Opposes
topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Protect the unborn: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Opposes churches providing birth control: Opposes topic 1 |
No opinion on
topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Opposes
topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits
(-3 points on Social scale)
| Marriage is man & woman, but let states decide civil unions: Opposes topic 3 |
No opinion on
topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 8: Death Penalty
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Favors
topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Opposes restricting the Second Amendment: Favors topic 10 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Eliminate mandates under Obamacare, Medicare, and Medicaid: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Supports repealing ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 |
Favors
topic 6: Privatize Social Security
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Increment retirement age; rely on other streams of income: Favors topic 6 Reform Social Security system or benefits won't be available: Favors topic 6 |
No opinion on
topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Favors
topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Replace subsidies for oil companies with free market: Favors topic 18 Replace subsidies for oil companies with renewable standards: Strongly Favors topic 18 Don't try to pick technology winners and losers: Opposes topic 18 |
Opposes
topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Eliminate most funding from DEA's "War on Drugs": 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)
| Printing money causes inflation; so audit the Fed: Opposes topic 11 Curb unsustainable spending by lowering spending: Opposes topic 11 Simplify the tax code: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Opposes increasing tax rates: Opposes topic 11 Supports eliminating the inheritance tax: Opposes topic 11 |
No opinion on
topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Favors
topic 13: Support & expand free trade
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Help countries with trade instead of aid: Favors topic 13 Export American freedom alongside read goods and services: Favors topic 13 |
Strongly Favors
topic 15: Expand the armed forces
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Peace through strength, but no ill-defined missions: Strongly Favors topic 15 |
Favors
topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| End federal subsidies; they end up in campaign coffers: Favors topic 16 |
Strongly Favors
topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Opposes PATRIOT Act, TSA and NDAA: Strongly Favors topic 14 |
Strongly Favors
topic 17: US out of Iraq & Afghanistan
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Non-interventionist foreign policy: Strongly Favors topic 17 No point to staying longer in Afghanistan: Favors topic 17 |