Mark Callahan on SenateMatch

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VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background)	Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	Abortion is murder: Strongly Opposes topic 1 You are either Pro-Life or you are not: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Supports human life begins at conception: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Supports defunding Planned Parenthood federally & locally: Strongly Opposes topic 1
No opinion on topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-5 points on Social scale)	Marriage is between one man and one woman: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Supports letting businesses disagree with same-sex marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Supports defining marriage as one-man-one-woman: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-5 points on Social scale)	God is guiding me to fight for the freedom of our country: Strongly Favors topic 4 Religious freedom is under attack by political correctness: Strongly Favors topic 4 Supports Judeo-Christian framework of morality: Strongly Favors topic 4 Supports religious liberty and sees it at risk: Strongly Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	Full repeal of ObamaCare / WydenCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Opposes "Cover Oregon" and state-run insurance exchanges: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Supports Congressionally repealing Affordable Care Act: Strongly Opposes topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	Common Core is dumbing down the next generation: Strongly Favors topic 7 Get rid of the Department of Education: Strongly Favors topic 7 Opposes Common Core as a nationwide academic standard: Strongly Favors topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-5 points on Social scale)	Constitution disallows so much federal land ownership: Strongly Favors topic 8
No opinion on topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	The 2nd Amendment was meant to protect the 1st Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 10 Strongly opposes restrictive gun laws: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Support flat tax or FairTax; oppose growing government: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Implement a Flat Tax to replace 74,000-page tax system: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	No driver's licenses for illegal immigrants: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Enforce borders; enforce existing laws; say no to amnesty: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Supports constructing a wall to control our border: Strongly Opposes topic 12
No opinion on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+5 points on Economic scale)	Strong support of our military and of Israel: Favors topic 14 UN Small Arms Treaty yields our sovereignty: Strongly Favors topic 14 Supports ban on resettlement of Syrian refugees: Strongly Favors topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-5 points on Social scale)	Strongly support veterans & active duty military personnel: Favors topic 15 Supports maintaining a numerically superior nuclear arsenal: Strongly Favors topic 15
Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-3 points on Social scale)	Limit terms in Congress & the U.S. Senate: Favors topic 16 Strongly opposes voting without photo id: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Strongly Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-5 points on Social scale)	Iran nuclear deal endangers U.S. and our allies: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Strongly opposes Islamic Sharia as threat to the US: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Opposes waiting for Islamic attacks within the US: Opposes topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Do nothing about global warming; it's a fraudulent invention: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Energy independence: based on the free market: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Supports deregulating domestic oil exploration and drilling: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Opposes government developing wind and solar energy: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-5 points on Social scale)	Strongly opposes legalizing marijuana: Strongly Favors topic 19
Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+2 points on Economic scale)	Balanced Budget Amendment to the US Constitution: Opposes topic 20