John Carroll 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)	No abortion after the baby can recognize pain: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Inclusive legislation to banish racism and intolerance: Strongly Favors topic 2
Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+2 points on Social scale)	Opposes same-sex marriage, but 14th Amendment trumps that: Favors 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)
Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+2 points on Economic scale)	Don't mandate insurance, but don't repeal ObamaCare: Opposes topic 5
Strongly Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+5 points on Economic scale)	Allow personal retirement accounts: Strongly Favors topic 6
Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-3 points on Economic scale)	Maintain high standards for public education: Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+5 points on Social scale)	Support local agriculture and cultural uniqueness: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Eliminate air and water pollution in every state: Strongly Opposes topic 8
No opinion on topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (0 points on Social scale)	Keep evidence from stops even without reasonable suspicion: Strongly Favors topic 9 Opposes capital punishment: Strongly Opposes topic 9
No opinion on topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (0 points on Economic scale)	Hawaii has reasonable gun control laws; no federal bans: Favors topic 10 Gun control bans should be handled on state level: Opposes topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	The current Federal tax code is out of control: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-3 points on Social scale)	Require undocumented adults to return home, but not children: Opposes topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	America should be a leader in international commerce: Strongly Favors topic 13 I believe in Free Trade and a balanced budget: Strongly Favors topic 13
Opposes topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (-3 points on Economic scale)	Capture terrorists for trial, but no assassinations: Opposes topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-5 points on Social scale)	Maintain our Premier national Defense Posture: Strongly Favors topic 15
No opinion on topic 16: Make voter registration easier (0 points on Social scale)	Supports citizen's initiative process & multiparty democracy: Strongly Favors topic 16 Don't regulate campaign contributions; they're free speech: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-3 points on Social scale)	Use US air power to enforce peace, but not ground troops: Opposes topic 17 We should have declared Afghan War; but no timetable: Opposes topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Humans change climate, but don' regulate greenhouse gases: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Marijuana less damaging than alcohol; legalize it: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-3 points on Economic scale)	Remove laws that tax island imports & reduce cost of living: Opposes topic 20 Grow economy by reducing taxes and over-regulation: Strongly Favors topic 20