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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 Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (10 points on Social scale)	Absolute support for women's right to reproductive freedom: Strongly Favors topic 1 Opposes Alito nomination because Alito is so anti-choice: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Require companies to hire more women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale)	I am a strong supporter of affirmative action: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws (10 points on Social scale)	Limiting marriage blurs the line between church & state: Favors topic 3 On gay marriage: butt out and leave people alone: Strongly Favors topic 3
Opposes topic 4: Teach family values in public schools (7 points on Social scale)	Teaching creationism blurs the line between church & state: Opposes topic 4
Strongly Favors topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (0 points on Economic scale)	Health care is a fundamental right of every American: Strongly Favors topic 5 Why hasn't Lieberman ever signed onto universal healthcare?: Favors topic 5 Business-required, federally-subsidized insurance pool: Strongly Favors topic 5 Move towards making affordable, universal coverage a right: Strongly Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	Soc. Sec. is an insurance policy, not an investment plan: Strongly Opposes topic 6 No common ground with Bush on privatization: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Oppose diverting social security taxes into private accounts: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (0 points on Social scale)	Vouchers are not the answer; more support is: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Increase funding for a 21st century education system: Opposes topic 7 Vouchers distract from strong community public school system: Strongly Opposes topic 7
No opinion on topic 8: Death Penalty (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Decrease overall taxation of the wealthy (0 points on Economic scale)	Estate tax essential to progressive taxation system: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Push back against the ill-advised tax cuts: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (10 points on Economic scale)	Focus on employers hiring, not on building fences: Favors topic 12 Give illegal immigrants a path to earned citizenship: Strongly Favors topic 12
Strongly Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	Lieberman never saw a trade agreement he didn't like: Opposes topic 13 Negotiate strong labor & enviro into trade agreements: Opposes topic 13 Strictly enforce fair trade policies: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Our high-skill jobs are being sent overseas: Opposes topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (0 points on Social scale)	Gitmo, wiretaps, & Haditha have weakened our moral authority: Strongly Favors topic 14 Warrantless wiretapping is acting like they're above the law: Strongly Favors topic 14 Hold Bush accountable for warrantless wiretaps: Favors topic 14 Don't compromise Constitution for war on terror: Strongly Favors topic 14 Stand up to wiretap intrusions into our private lives: Strongly Favors topic 14
Strongly Opposes topic 15: More spending on armed forces (10 points on Economic scale)	$250M per day in Iraq better spent on domestic issues: Strongly Opposes topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (0 points on Economic scale)	Supports cap on campaign spending and public financing: Strongly Favors topic 16
Strongly Favors topic 17: Replace US troops with UN in Iraq (0 points on Economic scale)	Lieberman is only person confused about my position on Iraq: Strongly Favors topic 17 Hold Bush & Lieberman accountable for mess in Iraq: Favors topic 17 "Stay the course" is not a winning strategy in Iraq: Strongly Favors topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (0 points on Economic scale)	Cheney energy bill keeps us dependent on foreign oil: Strongly Favors topic 18 Overarching plan for clean energy and energy independence: Strongly Favors topic 18 Bush energy bill loaded with tax giveaways to oil lobby: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (10 points on Social scale)	Reduce demand and discuss constructive alternatives: Opposes topic 19 Skeptical about jailing nonviolent drug offendors: Strongly Opposes topic 19
No opinion on topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)