VoteMatch Responses
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VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background) |
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No opinion on
topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (5 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 2: Require companies to hire more women & minorities (5 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 3: Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws (5 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Favors
topic 4: Permit prayer in public schools (0 points on Social scale) | Protect the Pledge of Allegiance: Strongly Favors topic 4 |
Favors
topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (2 points on Economic scale) | Universal coverage by bypassing interests of HMOs: Favors topic 5 |
Favors
topic 6: Privatize Social Security (7 points on Economic scale) | Suports Personal Retirement Accounts: Favors topic 6 |
Strongly Favors
topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (10 points on Social scale) | School choice and charter schools work for our children: Strongly Favors topic 7 Eliminate the federal Department of Education: Favors topic 7 |
No opinion on
topic 8: Death Penalty (5 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (5 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Favors
topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (10 points on Social scale) | Never forfeit right to own and carry a firearm: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
No opinion on
topic 11: Decrease overall taxation of the wealthy (5 points on Economic scale) | FairTax: Do something about our broken tax system: Strongly Favors topic 11 Replace federal graduated income tax with Fair Tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 12: Immigration helps our economy-encourage it (0 points on Economic scale) | Give Americans jobs currently held by non-citizens: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Enforce immigration laws: Opposes topic 12 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale) | Moratorium on the exportation of skilled-labor jobs: Opposes topic 13 NAFTA and WTO surrenders our national sovereignty: Strongly Opposes topic 13 |
No opinion on
topic 14: Link human rights to trade with China (5 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 15: More spending on armed forces (5 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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topic 16: Reduce spending on missile defense (Star Wars) (5 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 17: Seek UN approval for military action (5 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 18: Reduce use of coal, oil, & nuclear energy (5 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (5 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Favors
topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (0 points on Social scale) | End ban on political speech in houses of worship: Strongly Favors topic 20 |