Cruz Bustamante on VoteMatch

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Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (10 points on Social scale)	We want to make sure that we defend choice: Strongly Favors topic 1
Favors topic 2: Require companies to hire more women & minorities (2 points on Economic scale)	Profile on what people do, not the way they look: Favors topic 2
Favors topic 3: Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws (7 points on Social scale)	Supports current bill for same-sex legal rights: Favors topic 3 Last major frontier of civil rights is economic rights: Favors topic 3 Defeat the Connerly Racial Classification Initiative: Favors topic 3
No opinion on topic 4: Teach family values in public schools (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 8: Death Penalty (2 points on Social scale)	Death penalty with every opportunity to prove innocence: Favors topic 8
No opinion on topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (2 points on Social scale)	Leave gun laws like they are and look for improvements: Opposes topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Decrease overall taxation of the wealthy (10 points on Economic scale)	Tough Love for California: Raise sin tax & upper income tax: Strongly Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (10 points on Economic scale)	Give undocumented workers driver's licenses: Favors topic 12 Give undocumented workers all basic government services: Strongly Favors topic 12 Give immigrant students same rights to attend UC: Strongly Favors topic 12
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)
No opinion on topic 17: Replace US troops with UN in Iraq (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (2 points on Social scale)	Supports medical marijuana, if properly distributed: Favors topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (0 points on Social scale)	Blending church and resources are a perfect partnership: Strongly Favors topic 20