VoteMatch Responses
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Strongly Favors
topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right
(10 points on Social scale)
| Make abortions legally available including funding: Strongly Favors topic 1 |
Favors
topic 2: Require companies to hire more women & minorities
(2 points on Economic scale)
| Prosecute discrimination and fund desegregation: Favors topic 2 |
Strongly Favors
topic 3: Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws
(10 points on Social scale)
| Recognize same-sex marriages: Strongly Favors topic 3 |
No opinion on
topic 4: Permit prayer in public schools
(5 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Favors
topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage
(0 points on Economic scale)
| Give all families same healthcare as the US Senate: Strongly Favors topic 5 Citizens have access to basic health care: Favors topic 5 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 6: Privatize Social Security
(0 points on Economic scale)
| Don't tinker with Social Security: Strongly Opposes topic 6 |
Strongly Favors
topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers
(10 points on Social scale)
| Supports charter schools and privately-run schools: Strongly Favors topic 7 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 8: Death Penalty
(10 points on Social scale)
| No death penalty, more community policing: Strongly Opposes topic 8 |
Favors
topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws
(2 points on Social scale)
| Mandatory sentencing, but fund rehabilitation & alternatives: Favors topic 9 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership
(0 points on Social scale)
| Supports assault weapon ban and other restrictions: Strongly Opposes topic 10 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 11: Decrease overall taxation of the wealthy
(0 points on Economic scale)
| Tax cuts for our working families: Opposes topic 11 Make middle-class tax cuts permanent: Opposes topic 11 Opposes flat-tax structure and majority vote on taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
No opinion on
topic 12: Immigration helps our economy-encourage it
(5 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Opposes
topic 13: Support & expand free trade
(2 points on Economic scale)
| Fair trade doesn't ships jobs overseas: Opposes topic 13 |
Strongly Favors
topic 14: Link human rights to trade with China
(0 points on Social scale)
| Base trade on human rights, labor, and environment: Strongly Favors topic 14 |
No opinion on
topic 15: More spending on armed forces
(5 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
No opinion on
topic 16: Reduce spending on missile defense (Star Wars)
(5 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Favors
topic 17: Seek UN approval for military action
(2 points on Economic scale)
| Participate in UN peacekeeping missions: Favors topic 17 |
Strongly Favors
topic 18: Reduce use of coal, oil, & nuclear energy
(0 points on Economic scale)
| Develop alternative energy, and re-enter Kyoto process: Strongly Favors topic 18 |
Favors
topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it
(2 points on Social scale)
| Drug courts and alternatives for non-violent offenders: Favors topic 19 |
No opinion on
topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services
(5 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |