Brett Kavanaugh on VoteMatch

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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 Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	See if anti-abortion rules are burdensome before banning: Opposes topic 1 Roe is an important precedent, but stricter regulations ok: Opposes topic 1 Allow churches to exclude contraceptives from insurance: Opposes topic 1 Disallow 17-year-old illegal immigrant to seek abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	In the eyes of government, we are just one race here: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-5 points on Social scale)	Job discrimination rules don't apply to transgender status: Strongly Opposes topic 3 First Amendment protects religious liberty: Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-5 points on Social scale)	Neutral laws may impact religious groups: Favors topic 4 States funding private schools must fund parochial schools: Strongly Favors topic 4
No opinion on topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (0 points on Economic scale)	Individual mandate is constitutional even with $0 tax: Favors topic 5 Supports big healthcare mergers if they save consumer costs: Opposes topic 5
Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+2 points on Economic scale)	Enthusiastic preference to privatize social security: Favors topic 6
Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+2 points on Economic scale)	Schools are limited in regulating student off-campus speech: Neutral on topic 7 The wall between religious schools and states must come down: Strongly Favors topic 7
Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+2 points on Social scale)	Suspicious of regulations on environment and worker safety: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Congress decides worker safety issues, not regulatory agency: Opposes topic 8 Dissents on EPA's blocking permit for strip mining operation: Favors topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-5 points on Social scale)	Work to reduce criminal's protections: Strongly Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Semiautomatic rifles are not a dangerous and unusual weapon: Favors topic 10 Banning semiautomatic rifles & handgun registration unlawful: Strongly Favors topic 10
Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+2 points on Economic scale)	Company can challenge onerous IRS reporting requirement: Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	DACA phase-out legally correct under administrative law: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Two cases shine light on leaning towards anti-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: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic 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)
Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-3 points on Social scale)	AZ mail-in restrictions don't violate Voting Rights Act: Strongly Opposes topic 16 No curbside voting during pandemic; keep existing rules: Opposes topic 16 Upholds Supreme Court's ruling on campaign finance limits: Strongly Opposes topic 16 States cannot sue each other over eased voting rules: Favors topic 16
Strongly Favors topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+5 points on Social scale)	Congressional authority needed for major foreign conflicts: Strongly Favors topic 17
No opinion on topic 18: Prioritize green energy (0 points on Economic scale)	Global warming is not a blank check for executive action: Opposes topic 18 Favors ethanol & clean energy over fossil fuel: Favors topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-5 points on Social scale)	Allow mandatory drug testing at school for at-risk youth: Strongly Favors topic 19
No opinion on topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)

Brett Kavanaugh is a Moderate Conservative
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