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Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (-3 points on Social scale)	Protecting the life of the unborn is protecting liberty: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Get the federal government out of abortion decision: Opposes topic 1 Delivered 4000 babies; & assuredly life begins at conception: Opposes topic 1 Sanctity of Life Act: remove federal jurisdiction: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Nominate only judges who refuse to legislate from the bench: Opposes topic 1 Save "snowflake babies": no experiments on frozen embryos: Opposes topic 1 No tax funding for organizations that promote abortion: Opposes topic 1 No federal funding of abortion, and pro-life: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Rated 0% by NARAL, indicating a pro-life voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Rated 56% by the NRLC, indicating a mixed record on abortion: Neutral on topic 1 NO on barring transporting minors to get an abortion: Strongly Favors topic 1 YES on banning partial-birth abortions: Opposes topic 1 YES on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad: Opposes topic 1 NO on federal crime to harm fetus while committing other crimes: Favors topic 1 YES on funding for health providers who don't provide abortion info: Opposes topic 1 YES on banning partial-birth abortion except to save mother’s life: Strongly Opposes topic 1 NO on making it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime: Favors topic 1 NO on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions: Strongly Favors topic 1 NO on allowing human embryonic stem cell research: Opposes topic 1 NO on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines: Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	No affirmative action for any group: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Gender-equal pay violates idea of voluntary contract: Opposes topic 2 Rated 39% by NAACP, indicating a mixed record on affirmative-action: Neutral on topic 2 YES on ending preferential treatment by race in college admissions: Opposes topic 2 NO on $84 million in grants for Black and Hispanic colleges: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Favors topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (+2 points on Social scale)	Protect all voluntary associations; don't define marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3 No legislation to counteract the homosexual agenda: Favors topic 3 No need for Marriage Amendment; DOMA is enough: Opposes topic 3 Opposes "hate crimes" legislation: Opposes topic 3 No "sexual orientation" in Employment Non-Discrimination Act: Opposes topic 3 Rated 38% by the HRC, indicating a mixed record on gay rights: Neutral on topic 3 YES on banning gay adoptions in DC.: Opposes topic 3 NO on Constitutional Amendment banning same-sex marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3 NO on Constitutionally defining marriage as one-man-one-woman: Strongly Favors topic 3
Favors topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (-3 points on Social scale)	Don't impeach judges for decisions on legislature prayers: Opposes topic 4 Present scientific facts that support creationism: Favors topic 4 Disallow lawsuits that stop public officials invoking God: Strongly Favors topic 4 Protect military chaplains' right to pray in preferred faith: Favors topic 4 No Fairness Doctrine: no equal time if morally objectionable: Favors topic 4 Rated 76% by the Christian Coalition: a pro-family voting record: Strongly Favors topic 4 Rated 17% by the AU, indicating opposition to church-state separation: Strongly Favors topic 4 Supports a Constitutional Amendment for school prayer: Strongly Favors topic 4 NO on allowing school prayer during the War on Terror: Strongly Opposes topic 4 NO on constitutional amendment prohibiting flag desecration: Opposes topic 4 YES on protecting the Pledge of Allegiance: Favors topic 4 NO on allowing Courts to decide on "God" in Pledge of Allegiance: Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Death Penalty (+5 points on Social scale)	Opposes death penalty at state and federal level: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Changed opinion to anti-death penalty due to many mistakes: Opposes topic 8 Opposes the death penalty: Opposes topic 8
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (+5 points on Social scale)	Rated 60% by CURE, indicating mixed votes on rehabilitation: Neutral on topic 9 Rated 11% by the NCJA, indicating a "soft-on-crime" stance: Strongly Opposes topic 9 NO on more prosecution and sentencing for juvenile crime: Opposes topic 9 YES on funding for alternative sentencing instead of more prisons.: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+2 points on Economic scale)	Opposes the DC Gun Ban; it's not just a "collective right": Strongly Favors topic 10 Ease procedures on the purchase and registration of firearms: Strongly Favors topic 10 Allow law-abiding citizens to carry concealed firearms: Strongly Favors topic 10 Support the Second Amendment : Strongly Favors topic 10 Rated A by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record: Strongly Favors topic 10 Sponsored bill against United Nations taxation on firearms: Strongly Favors topic 10 Ban gun registration & trigger lock law in Washington DC: Strongly Favors topic 10 NO on decreasing gun waiting period from 3 days to 1: Strongly Opposes topic 10 NO on prohibiting suing gunmakers & sellers for gun misuse: Strongly Opposes topic 10 NO on prohibiting product misuse lawsuits on gun manufacturers: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Opposes topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (+2 points on Economic scale)	Transfer funds from debt & empire-building to healthcare: Strongly Favors topic 5 Socialized medicine won't work; nor managed care: Opposes topic 5 Managed care is expensive and hasn't worked: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Oppose mandated health insurance and universal coverage: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Abolish federal Medicare entitlement; leave it to states: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Limit anti-trust lawsuits on health plans and insurers: Opposes topic 5 Rated 56% by APHA, indicating a mixed record on public health issues: Neutral on 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 establishing tax-exempt Medical Savings Accounts: Opposes topic 5 NO on subsidizing private insurance for Medicare Rx drug coverage: Favors topic 5 YES on allowing reimportation of prescription drugs: Favors topic 5 NO on capping damages & setting time limits in medical lawsuits: Favors topic 5 NO on limited prescription drug benefit for Medicare recipients: Favors topic 5 NO on denying non-emergency treatment for lack of Medicare co-pay: Strongly Favors topic 5 YES on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D: Favors topic 5 NO on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility: Opposes topic 5
Strongly Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+5 points on Economic scale)	Abolish Social Security, but not overnight: Strongly Favors topic 6 Allow young people to get out of the system: Strongly Favors topic 6 Personal retirement accounts allow investing in one's future: Favors topic 6 Create personal retirement accounts within Social Security: Strongly Favors topic 6 Sponsored bill to put Trust Fund into market certificates: Strongly Favors topic 6 Rated 30% by the ARA, indicating an anti-senior voting record: Strongly Favors topic 6 NO on strengthening the Social Security Lockbox: Favors topic 6 YES on reducing tax payments on Social Security benefits: Favors topic 6 YES on raising 401(k) limits & making pension plans more portable: Favors topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (+5 points on Economic scale)	Encourage homeschooling & private school via tax writeoff: Strongly Favors topic 7 Tax-credited programs for Christian schooling: Strongly Favors topic 7 Abolish the federal Department of Education: Strongly Favors topic 7 Sponsored bill for private scholarships to public schools: Favors topic 7 Rated 67% by the NEA, indicating a mixed record on public education: Neutral on topic 7 YES on vouchers for private & parochial schools: Strongly Favors topic 7 NO on allowing vouchers in DC schools: Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (+5 points on Economic scale)	Repeal the gas tax: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Rated 5% by the LCV, indicating anti-environment votes: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Rated 0% by the CAF, indicating opposition to energy independence: Opposes topic 18 NO on tax incentives for renewable energy: Strongly Opposes topic 18 NO on starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol: Strongly Opposes topic 18 NO on raising CAFE standards; incentives for alternative fuels: Strongly Opposes topic 18 NO on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR: Strongly Opposes topic 18 YES on scheduling permitting for new oil re