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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 Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (10 points on Social scale)	Abortions should always be legally available: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Require companies to hire more women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale)	Prop 54 worships ignorance: collect racial profiling data: Strongly Favors topic 2 Ban racial profiling; expand definition of hate crime: Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws (10 points on Social scale)	Full and equal rights, including same-sex marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3 Recognize civil unions & allow homosexual marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3
No opinion on topic 4: Permit prayer in public schools (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (0 points on Economic scale)	SB-2 is a good start but we need $4 billion & single-payer: Strongly Favors topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (2 points on Social scale)	Privatization is hidden agenda of high school testing: Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Death Penalty (10 points on Social scale)	Dems oppose social movements like fighting death penalty: Opposes topic 8 Dems oppose social movements like fighting death penalty: Opposes topic 8 Totally opposed to death penalty, along with rest of world: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Moratorium on death penalty: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (10 points on Social scale)	Three Strikes is wrong-against life in prison for thieves: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Don't use Three Strikes for small crimes: Opposes topic 9
Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (2 points on Social scale)	More gun restrictions within second amendment: Opposes topic 10
Opposes topic 11: Decrease overall taxation of the wealthy (2 points on Economic scale)	Wealthiest should be taxed at the same rate as others: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Economy will recover when wealthiest pay fair share of taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Streamline all departments to reduce taxes: Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Immigration helps our economy-encourage it (10 points on Economic scale)	Illegal immigrants are here so give them a driver's license: Favors topic 12 End apartheid system of defining some immigrants as illegal: Strongly Favors topic 12 Give drivers license to Anglo immigrants AND to Latinos: Strongly Favors topic 12 Immigrants are necessary to keeping the economy strong: Strongly Favors topic 12
Strongly Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	Both parties stand for corporate globalization: Strongly Opposes topic 13
No opinion on topic 14: Link human rights to trade with China (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: Reduce spending on missile defense (Star Wars) (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 17: Seek UN approval for military action (0 points on Economic scale)	Overwhelming majority of world opposes Bush's war policies: Strongly Favors topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Reduce use of coal, oil, & nuclear energy (0 points on Economic scale)	Tax all carbon sources, including gasoline: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (0 points on Social scale)	Supports medical marijuana; tobacco is more addictive: Strongly Favors topic 19
No opinion on topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)