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VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background)	Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+2 points on Social scale)	No govt abortion funding; no litmus test: Neutral on topic 1 No moral authority for govt to make moral decisions: Favors topic 1
Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+2 points on Economic scale)	Hiring quotas foster race resentment: Opposes topic 2
Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+2 points on Social scale)	Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell is a recipe for discrimination: Favors topic 3 Moral decisions on gay rights rest with the people: Neutral on topic 3
Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-3 points on Social scale)	Include physical & mental well-being to improve education: Neutral on topic 4 Focus education on developing consciousness of students: Neutral on topic 4 Better education & development to reduce juvenile crime: Neutral on topic 4 Welfare via block grants; focus on job creation: Favors topic 4
Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+2 points on Economic scale)	80% reimbursement for Medicare prescriptions: Favors topic 5 100% reimbursement for preventive health care: Opposes topic 5 More prevention, more patient rights, less malpractice: Opposes topic 5 Cut costs via prevention; allow more Medicare choice: Opposes topic 5
Strongly Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+5 points on Economic scale)	More funds for Soc. Sec; invest in stocks; supports Lockbox: Strongly Favors topic 6 Government is looting our investment trust: Strongly Favors topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	Supports vouchers, charter schools, & block grants: Strongly Favors topic 7 Improved public education might lead to vouchers later: Favors topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: No 'rights' to clean air and water (+5 points on Social scale)	Strengthen Clean Water & Air Acts & other enviro regs: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+5 points on Social scale)	“Get tough” fails; focus on prevention & rehabilitation: Strongly Opposes topic 9 More prison rehabilitation; address root causes of crime: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Replace punishment & jail with rehabilitation & prevention: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Strongly Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale)	More restrictions on purchase, possession, & use of guns: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Gun control is reasonable, but won’t solve all crime: Opposes topic 10
Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+2 points on Economic scale)	Deep-but responsible-tax cuts: Neutral on topic 11 18% flat tax, falling to 10% by 2006: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Less taxes popular; less spending unpopular: Neutral on topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	More high-tech immigrants; more control at state level: Strongly Favors topic 12
Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-3 points on Economic scale)	Balanced trade: safeguarding rights, jobs, & sovereignty: Opposes topic 13 Re-negotiate NAFTA & WTO, or withdraw: Opposes topic 13 For anti-dumping & counter-tariffs; not NAFTA & Fast Track: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Everybody wins when free trade works: Favors topic 13
Strongly Opposes topic 14: Maintain US sovereignty from UN (-5 points on Economic scale)	Pay debt to UN; diplomacy with Cuba: Strongly Opposes topic 14
Strongly Opposes topic 15: Expand the military (+5 points on Social scale)	Shrink defense by $100B while strengthening military: Strongly Opposes topic 15 Present military spending is politically motivated: Opposes topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: More enforcement of the right to vote (+5 points on Social scale)	Campaign finance: Public funding; ban PACs & soft money: Strongly Favors topic 16
Favors topic 17: Stay out of Iran (+2 points on Social scale)	Decrease military aid; shift to life-supporting policy: Favors topic 17 Shift foreign aid from military basis to know-how basis: Favors topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Renewable energy is common sense: Strongly Favors topic 18 Promote renewable energy; end fossil-fuel dependence: Strongly Favors topic 18 Promote sustainability; tax cost of fossil fuels: Strongly Favors topic 18 Renewable energy resources ultimately cost-effective: Strongly Favors topic 18
Opposes topic 19: Never legalize marijuana (+2 points on Social scale)	Decriminalize non-violent drug offenses: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Legalize medical marijuana; educate for prevention: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Legal drugs won’t save money.: Neutral on topic 19 Legal drugs mean lost human potential.: Favors topic 19 Solution to drugs is lessened demand through education.: Opposes topic 19
Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+2 points on Economic scale)	Deep-but responsible-tax cuts: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Lessened taxation best for higher growth: Strongly Opposes topic 20 More $ for environment; crime prevention; health care: Strongly Favors topic 20