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Mike Gravel on VoteMatch

 



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No opinion on topic 1:
Abortion is a woman's right
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No opinion on topic 2:
Require companies to hire more women & minorities
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No opinion on topic 3:
Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws
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No opinion on topic 4:
Teach family values in public schools
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Strongly Favors topic 5:
More federal funding for health coverage
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Citizen Power includes universal health care: Strongly Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6:
Privatize Social Security
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Put real money in the Trust Fund & invest it properly: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7:
Parents choose schools via vouchers
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Citizen Power includes school vouchers: Strongly Favors topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8:
Death Penalty
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Citizen Power includes abolition of the death penalty: Strongly Opposes topic 8
No opinion on topic 9:
Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws
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No opinion on topic 10:
Absolute right to gun ownership
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Strongly Favors topic 11:
Decrease overall taxation of the wealthy
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Supports a national sales tax to replace IRS: Strongly Favors topic 11
Repeal the income tax and close down the IRS: Strongly Favors topic 11
No opinion on topic 12:
Illegal immigrants earn citizenship
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No opinion on topic 13:
Support & expand free trade
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No opinion on topic 14:
The Patriot Act harms civil liberties
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No opinion on topic 15:
More spending on armed forces
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No opinion on topic 16:
Stricter limits on political campaign funds
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Strongly Favors topic 17:
Replace US troops with UN in Iraq
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Immediate withdrawal from the war in Iraq: Strongly Favors topic 17
Commence an immediate and orderly withdrawal from Iraq: Strongly Favors topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18:
Replace coal & oil with alternatives
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Make Global Warming a matter of national security: Strongly Favors topic 18
No opinion on topic 19:
Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it
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No opinion on topic 20:
Allow churches to provide welfare services
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