Mike Gravel on VoteMatch

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No opinion on topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 2: Require companies to hire more women & minorities (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 3: Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 4: Teach family values in public schools (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (0 points on Economic scale)	Citizen Power includes universal health care: Strongly Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	Put real money in the Trust Fund & invest it properly: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (10 points on Social scale)	Citizen Power includes school vouchers: Strongly Favors topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Death Penalty (10 points on Social scale)	Citizen Power includes abolition of the death penalty: Strongly Opposes topic 8
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 Favors topic 11: Decrease overall taxation of the wealthy (10 points on Economic scale)	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 (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 15: More spending on armed forces (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 17: Replace US troops with UN in Iraq (0 points on Economic scale)	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 (0 points on Economic scale)	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 (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)