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Opposes
topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right
(-3 points on Social scale)
| No federal funds to pay for or support abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 YES on banning federal health coverage that includes abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 YES on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines: Favors topic 1 |
Neutral on
topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Opposes
topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Supports traditional marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 NO on prohibiting job discrimination based on sexual orientation: Strongly Opposes topic 3 NO on enforcing against anti-gay hate crimes: Opposes topic 3 |
Neutral on
topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Neutral on
topic 8: Death Penalty
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Opposes
topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws
(+2 points on Social scale)
| YES on expanding services for offenders' re-entry into society: Opposes topic 9 |
Strongly Favors
topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| National cross-state standard for concealed carry: Strongly Favors topic 10 Loosen restrictions on interstate gun purchases: Strongly Favors topic 10 Ban gun registration & trigger lock law in Washington DC: Strongly Favors topic 10 Apply concealed carry permit to all other states where legal: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Repeal any federal health care takeover: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Repeal the Job-Killing Health Care Law: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Repeal ObamaCare reporting requirements for small business: Opposes topic 5 NO on giving mental health full equity with physical health: Opposes topic 5 NO on Veto override: Extend SCHIP to cover 6M more kids: Strongly Opposes topic 5 YES on repealing the "Prevention and Public Health" slush fund: Strongly Opposes topic 5 YES on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts: Opposes topic 5 NO on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D: Opposes topic 5 NO on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility: Opposes topic 5 YES on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare: Favors topic 5 NO on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program: Opposes topic 5 NO on regulating tobacco as a drug: Opposes topic 5 YES on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts: Opposes topic 5 |
Neutral on
topic 6: Privatize Social Security
(0 points on Economic scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Favors
topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| NO on environmental education grants for outdoor experiences: Favors topic 7 NO on $40B for green public schools: Favors topic 7 |
Opposes
topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Establish a solar energy program on federal lands: Strongly Favors topic 18 NO on tax incentives for renewable energy: Strongly Opposes topic 18 YES on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases: Opposes topic 18 NO on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies: Strongly Opposes topic 18 NO on investing in homegrown biofuel: Strongly Opposes topic 18 YES on criminalizing oil cartels like OPEC: Favors topic 18 NO on tax incentives for energy production and conservation: Strongly Opposes topic 18 NO on tax credits for renewable electricity, with PAYGO offsets: Opposes topic 18 NO on enforcing limits on CO2 global warming pollution: Opposes topic 18 NO on $2 billion more for Cash for Clunkers program: Opposes topic 18 |
Opposes
topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it
(+2 points on Social scale)
| NO on more funding for Mexico to fight drugs: Opposes topic 19 |
Favors
topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| NO on instituting National Service as a new social invention: Favors topic 20 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 11: Make taxes more progressive
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Oppose any attempt to raise taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Taxpayer Protection Pledge: no new taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 No European-style VAT (value-added tax): Opposes topic 11 Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge: Strongly Opposes topic 11 NO on paying for AMT relief by closing offshore business loopholes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 NO on extending AMT exemptions to avoid hitting middle-income: Favors topic 11 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Overhaul 14th Amendment against immigrant citizenship: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Opposes amnesty; defend America’s borders: Strongly Opposes topic 12 End Birthright Citizenship; no more anchor babies: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Rated A+ by the ALI, indicating a strongly anti-amnesty stance: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Declare English as the official language of the US: Opposes topic 12 |
Favors
topic 13: Support & expand free trade
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| NO on assisting workers who lose jobs due to globalization: Favors topic 13 YES on promoting free trade with Peru: Favors topic 13 |
Neutral on
topic 15: Expand the armed forces
(0 points on Social scale)
| Support our troops and win the war on terrorism: Strongly Favors topic 15 YES on restricting no-bid defense contracts: Strongly Opposes topic 15 |
Strongly Favors
topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Ban stock trading based on Congressional insider knowledge: Strongly Favors topic 16 YES on requiring lobbyist disclosure of bundled donations: Strongly Favors topic 16 |
Opposes
topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties
(-3 points on Social scale)
| NO on Veto override: Congressional oversight of CIA interrogations: Strongly Opposes topic 14 NO on requiring FISA warrants for wiretaps in US, but not abroad: Strongly Opposes topic 14 NO on extending the PATRIOT Act's roving wiretaps: Strongly Favors topic 14 YES on removing need for FISA warrant for wiretapping abroad: Strongly Opposes topic 14 YES on retroactive immunity for telecoms' warrantless surveillance: Opposes topic 14 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 17: US out of Iraq & Afghanistan
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Strengthen sanctions on Syria & assist democratic transition: Strongly Opposes topic 17 NO on removing US armed forces from Afghanistan: Strongly Opposes topic 17 NO on redeploying US troops out of Iraq starting in 90 days: Strongly Opposes topic 17 NO on investigating Bush impeachment for lying about Iraq: Opposes topic 17 |