Randy Weber on VoteMatch

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Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-3 points on Social scale)	Require parental notification and parental consent: Strongly Favors topic 1 No embryonic stem cell research: Opposes topic 1 I consider myself pro-life: Strongly Opposes topic 1 No family planning assistance that includes abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	No affirmative action; no "gender identity": Strongly Opposes topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-5 points on Social scale)	Fight to preserve traditional marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Opposes same-sex marriage: Opposes topic 3
No opinion on topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	Repeal and replace ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Defund, repeal, & replace federal care with free market: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Repeal any federal health care takeover: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Supports 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)
Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+2 points on Economic scale)	Opposes federal grants for education reforms: Favors topic 7
No opinion on topic 8: Human needs over animal rights (0 points on Social scale)
Strongly Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-5 points on Social scale)	Supports the death penalty: Strongly Favors topic 9 Alternative sentencing ok; trying minors sometimes ok: Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Fight to uphold the 2nd Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Adopt a single-rate tax system: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Repeal tax hikes in capital gains and death taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	Secure the borders before addressing illegal immigration: 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)
No opinion on topic 14: Maintain US sovereignty from UN (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 15: Expand the military (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (+5 points on Economic scale)	No limits on campaign contributions nor campaign spending: Strongly Opposes topic 16
No opinion on topic 17: Stay out of Iran (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Move towards energy independence: Opposes topic 18 Cap-and-trade has no impact on global temperatures: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Explore proven energy reserves & keep energy prices low: Opposes topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Never legalize marijuana (-5 points on Social scale)	Keep marijuana possession criminalized: Strongly Favors topic 19
Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-3 points on Economic scale)	Limit federal spending growth to per-capita inflation rate: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Opposes federal stimulus spending: Strongly Favors topic 20 Supports tax incentives for job creation: Opposes topic 20 Audit the Federal Reserve & its actions on mortgage loans: Opposes topic 20