Libertarian Party on VoteMatch

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Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Individuals own their bodies; can't violate those rights: Strongly Favors topic 1 Government should be kept out of the matter of abortion: Strongly Favors topic 1 Abortion is a woman’s choice and does not concern the state: Favors topic 1
Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+2 points on Economic scale)	Support individual’s right to choose, even if we disapprove: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Redress the wrongs of the U.S. towards the Indians: Favors topic 2 Hate crimes are used to punish blacks: Neutral on topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	State licensing any marriage is illegitimate practice: Strongly Favors topic 3 Right to intimacy for consenting adults regardless of gender: Strongly Favors topic 3 No gender identity restrictions on child custody or adoption: Strongly Favors topic 3 OK to deny service to gays & OK to boycott those companies: Opposes topic 3 Let consenting adults choose their own sexual relationships: Strongly Favors topic 3 Repeal all laws against homosexuality: Strongly Favors topic 3
Opposes topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (+2 points on Social scale)	Oppose government aid to or attack of any religion: Strongly Opposes topic 4 No welfare & no restrictions on work: Favors topic 4 Church and state should be completely separate: Strongly Opposes topic 4 Non-profits more effective than government at “safety net”: Strongly Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	Let people purchase health insurance across state lines: Opposes topic 5 Restore and revive a free market health care system: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Government should not be in the health insurance business: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Abolish Medicare and Medicaid: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Strongly Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+5 points on Economic scale)	Phase out government-sponsored retirement system: Strongly Favors topic 6 Replace the Social Security system with a private system: Strongly Favors topic 6 Privatize Social Security: Strongly Favors topic 6 Repeal all welfare programs; make Social Security voluntary: Strongly Favors topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	Cut back Common Core and the Department of Education: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Let parents control all educational funding: Strongly Favors topic 7 Poor kids end up at worst schools in current system: Favors topic 7 Government schools lead to the indoctrination of children: Strongly Favors topic 7 Support a market in education to provide more choices: Strongly Favors topic 7 The state should stay out of education: Favors topic 7 Treat private school funding the same as public schools: Strongly Favors topic 7
Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+2 points on Social scale)	Enforce responsibility regarding land, water, air & wildlife: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Enforce individual rights for land, water, air, and wildlife: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Government is the worst polluter: Opposes topic 8 The parties responsible for pollution should be held liable: Opposes topic 8 Abolish the EPA, FAA, & DOT; privatize railroads & highways: Strongly Favors topic 8
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+5 points on Social scale)	Repeal all victimless crime laws: gambling, drugs, sex: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Oppose the death penalty: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Support restitution; and maintain constitutional safeguards: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Three Strikes approach is illusory & dangerous: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Omnibus Crime Bill, including death penalty, has failed: Opposes topic 9 Encourage private efforts to fight crime: Opposes topic 9 Strengthen, not reduce, the rights of the accused: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Second Amendment recognizes an individual right: Strongly Favors topic 10 Affirm the right to keep and bear arms: Strongly Favors topic 10 Repeal all gun control laws and regulation of weapons: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Repeal the income tax and abolish the IRS: Strongly Opposes topic 11 No taxation or regulation of private property: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Repeal all income taxes, & the 16th Amendment: Strongly Opposes topic 11 End all criminal and civil sanctions against tax evasion: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Unrestricted political refugees; but restrict threats: Favors topic 12 Eliminate all restrictions on immigration: Strongly Favors topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale)	Government efforts to control or manage trade are improper: Opposes topic 13 Remove governmental impediments to free trade: Strongly Favors topic 13 Reduce taxes, spending, and eliminate controls on trade: Favors topic 13 Abolish all trade barriers and trade agreements: Strongly Favors topic 13
Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+2 points on Economic scale)	End all foreign military and economic aid: Strongly Favors topic 14 America at peace with the world; avoid foreign entanglements: Opposes topic 14 No U.S. intervention in the affairs of other countries: Strongly Favors topic 14
Strongly Opposes topic 15: Expand the military (+5 points on Social scale)	End foreign military operations; shut down foreign bases: Strongly Opposes topic 15 Intelligently rethink overall military spending: Strongly Opposes topic 15 Military should defend against aggression; not world police: Strongly Opposes topic 15 Reduce defense spending by half; just defend the US: Strongly Opposes topic 15
Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-3 points on Social scale)	Oppose gerrymandering and restrictions on ballot access: Favors topic 16 Repeal laws which restrict voluntary financing of campaigns: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Strongly Favors topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+5 points on Social scale)	No unreasonable constraints in crossing political boundaries: Strongly Favors topic 17 Eliminate intervention by US abroad: Strongly Favors topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Oppose government control of energy pricing and production: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Gale Norton is ‘giant leap’ for environmental sense: Opposes topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	De-fund war on drugs, and end violent drug cartels: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Repeal all drug laws creating “crimes” without victims: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Allow drugs, alcohol, prostitution, gambling, and suicide: Strongly Opposes topic 19 The war on drugs threatens individual liberties: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	Voluntary funding & Balanced Budget Amendment: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Market allocates resources efficiently; government does not: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Free-market banking: unrestricted competition & no bailouts: Opposes topic 20

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