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Favors
topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Supreme Court has ruled on abortion: Favors topic 1 |
Favors
topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Support Equal Rights Amendment: Favors topic 2 |
Strongly Favors
topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Get government out of marriage business: Strongly Favors topic 3 |
Strongly Favors
topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Why not keep God in the public sphere?: Strongly Favors topic 4 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 5: Expand ObamaCare
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Cost is the only thing that has expanded under ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 |
Strongly Favors
topic 6: Privatize Social Security
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Privatize Social Security at birth for newborns today: Strongly Favors topic 6 |
Favors
topic 7: Vouchers for school choice
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Supports homeschooling and vouchers: Favors topic 7 |
Favors
topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(-3 points on Social scale)
| States should deal with water quality not federal EPA: Favors topic 8 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Unconstitutionally strict punishment isÿa problem: Strongly Opposes topic 9 |
Strongly Favors
topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Second Amendment is the law of the land: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Flat rate tax with across-the-board reduction: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
Opposes
topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(-3 points on Social scale)
| Annex Mexico economically to avoid immigration issues: Opposes topic 12 |
Strongly Favors
topic 13: Support & expand free trade
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| No restrictions on trade, but no corporatism: Strongly Favors topic 13 |
Favors
topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Foreign aid spending only to protect US interests: Favors topic 14 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 15: Expand the military
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Why do we need military bases in the Phillipines?: Strongly Opposes topic 15 |
Favors
topic 16: Make voter registration easier
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Term limits for Congress; but voter ID too: Favors topic 16 |
Favors
topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Help prevent genocide abroad, but not with U.S. lives: Favors topic 17 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 18: Prioritize green energy
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| No cap and trade; no taxing carbon emissions: Strongly Opposes topic 18 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Marijuana is a benefit to people's health: Strongly Opposes topic 19 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Eliminate corporate tax to create jobs & avoid more debt: Strongly Opposes topic 20 |