Tom Alciere on SenateMatch

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Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (-3 points on Social scale)	Abortion is not a woman's right: Opposes topic 1
Opposes topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (+2 points on Economic scale)	Don't require companies to hire more women & minorities: Opposes topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (-5 points on Social scale)	Leave same-sex partnership benefits up to the employer: Opposes topic 3 No gay adoption; you can't make a baby that way: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Opposes topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (+2 points on Social scale)	No teacher-led prayer in public schools: Opposes topic 4
Opposes topic 8: Death Penalty (+2 points on Social scale)	Opposes the Death Penalty: Opposes topic 8
Opposes topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (+2 points on Social scale)	No mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws: Opposes topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Absolute right to gun ownership: Favors topic 10 Liberty Candidate: no point in keeping guns you can't access: Strongly Favors topic 10
Opposes topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (+2 points on Economic scale)	Avoid federal funding for health coverage: Opposes topic 5
Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+2 points on Economic scale)	Privatize Social Security: Favors topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (+5 points on Economic scale)	Parents should choose schools without government at all: Strongly Favors topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (+5 points on Economic scale)	Let free market decide whether to replace coal & oil: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Liberty Candidate: tax incentives for US-based alternatives: Opposes topic 18
Opposes topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (+2 points on Social scale)	Drug use is not immoral: Opposes topic 19
Favors topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (+2 points on Economic scale)	Allow churches to provide welfare services: Favors topic 20
Opposes topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (+2 points on Economic scale)	Reduce taxes instead of making taxes more progressive: Opposes topic 11
Favors topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (+2 points on Social scale)	Illegal immigrants should earn citizenship: Favors topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale)	Expand free trade: Favors topic 13
Strongly Opposes topic 15: Expand the armed forces (+5 points on Social scale)	Close down US armed forces bases abroad: Strongly Opposes topic 15
Opposes topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (+2 points on Economic scale)	Remove limits on political campaign funds: Opposes topic 16
Strongly Opposes topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (-5 points on Social scale)	I oppose the Patriot Act: Strongly Opposes topic 14
No opinion on topic 17: US out of Iraq (0 points on Social scale)	US out of Iraq: Favors topic 17 Liberty Candidate: US abroad unconstitutional & unaffordable: Opposes topic 17