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Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+2 points on Social scale)	Don't require admitting privileges for abortionists: Favors topic 1 Parental notification is lower priority than maternal health: Favors topic 1 Government should fund abortion and childbirth equally: Strongly Favors topic 1 Boldness of Roe prolongs divisiveness; state-by-state better: Opposes topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	WWII "war against racism" fought by segregated troops?: Favors topic 2 Let women sue for gender discrimination without time limits: Strongly Favors topic 2 Military spousal support should be equal by gender: Favors topic 2 All-male military schools like VMI must admit women: Favors topic 2 Race-based college preference ok only if individualized: Strongly Favors topic 2 Military men must get accustomed to commands from women: Strongly Favors topic 2 College affirmative action ok to achieve racial diversity: Strongly Favors topic 2 Air Force discharging pregnant women is sex discrimination: Strongly Favors topic 2 Women under-represented as managers enough for gender bias: Strongly Favors topic 2 Hate crime sentencing without a jury is unconstitutional: Opposes topic 2 Let rape victims sue alleged attackers as gender-bias crime: Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	No job discrimination for transgender status: Strongly Favors topic 3 Concurred on no longer deny gays the right to marriage: Favors topic 3 Overturn DOMA; equal protection for same-sex couples: Strongly Favors topic 3 Recognize GLBT as a constitutionally-protected class: Strongly Favors topic 3 Recognize GLBT as a constitutionally-protected class: Favors topic 3 Disallow all sodomy laws against same-sex activity: Favors topic 3 1st Amendment protects church's anti-gay funeral pickets: Opposes topic 3 State laws can protect gay rights: Strongly Favors topic 3 Boy Scouts should be required to accept gay scoutmasters: Strongly Favors topic 3
Strongly Opposes topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (+5 points on Social scale)	States can fund private schools but not parochial schools: Opposes topic 4 Ok to deny scholarships to divinity students: Strongly Opposes topic 4 Paying taxes sufficient to oppose religious tax credits: Strongly Opposes topic 4
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	Concurred on allowing federal ObamaCare subsidies: Favors topic 5 ObamaCare's mandate is constitutional under Commerce Clause: Strongly Favors topic 5 Cutting federal Medicaid funds hurts recipients, not states: Favors topic 5 Allow states to restrict cigarette ads beyond federal rules: Strongly Favors topic 5 States have authority to protect patient rights: Strongly Favors topic 5 States decide insurance issues, not federal government: Neutral on topic 5 Congress did not intend disparate result on generic drugs: Strongly Favors topic 5
Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-3 points on Economic scale)	Worked at Social Security office and bent the rules: Opposes topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	Parochial school vouchers violate church-state separation: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Disallow taxpayer funding for parochial school materials: Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+5 points on Social scale)	Migratory birds should extend CWA to isolated waters: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Eminent domain applies to public economic development: Opposes topic 8 Clean Water Act applies to tributaries & wetlands: Strongly Opposes topic 8 OK to sue polluters for past pollution: Opposes topic 8
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+5 points on Social scale)	Scientific testing requires live testimony in criminal cases: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Delay executions if asked by International Court of Justice: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Fleeing police is not in itself sufficient to allow search: Opposes topic 9 No death penalty without considering mitigating evidence: Opposes topic 9 Can't lengthen prison sentences retroactively: Opposes topic 9 Uphold "Miranda", informing people being arrested of rights: Opposes topic 9 Life-sentence alternative should affect death sentence: Opposes topic 9
Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-3 points on Economic scale)	Congress can regulate guns in school under Commerce clause: Opposes topic 10 Right to gun ownership is collective, not individual: Opposes topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale)	OK to collect sales tax on out-of-state Internet purchases: Favors topic 11 States can tax out-of-state earnings, even if taxed there: Strongly Favors topic 11 Discriminatory fuel sales tax on railroads ok: Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	DACA protect childhood immigrants from deportation: Strongly Favors topic 12 6-month limit on detaining illegal immigrants: Favors topic 12 6-month limit on detaining illegal immigrants: Favors topic 12 No automatic deportation for aliens convicted of crimes: Strongly Favors topic 12 Award back pay to illegal alien fired for union organizing: Strongly Favors topic 12 INS may not hold deportation suspects indefinitely: Favors topic 12 AZ law intrudes on federal immigration policy & civil rights: Strongly Favors topic 12
Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-3 points on Economic scale)	Sovereign immunity only applies to foreign-owned companies: Opposes topic 13
Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+2 points on Economic scale)	Citing foreign law ok; we're not bound by it: Favors topic 14 Congress authorized detaining US citizens as enemy soldiers: Strongly Favors topic 14 Guantanamo detainees allowed habeas writ in US courts: Opposes topic 14 Treaty giving individual rights should bind US courts: No opin. on topic 14
No opinion on topic 15: Expand the military (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Allow curbside voting & loosen rules during pandemic: Strongly Favors topic 16 Voting Rights Act still needed to prevent discrimination: Strongly Favors topic 16 A voice to every voter undiluted by race: Strongly Favors topic 16 Corporate political spending is not protected free speech: Favors topic 16 Campaign finance reform should level candidate playing field: Strongly Favors topic 16 Corporate speech can be restricted but not banned: Strongly Favors topic 16 Public campaign finance can fund based on opponent spending: Strongly Favors topic 16
No opinion on topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Greenhouse gas policy should be decided by EPA, not courts: Favors topic 18 Full disclosure needed by Cheney energy task force: Strongly Favors topic 18 States can request that EPA regulate CO2 greenhouse gases: Strongly Favors topic 18 Clean Air Act displaced federal common law on CO2 emissions: Strongly Favors topic 18 Extend CWA restrictions to isolated water bodies: Favors topic 18
Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+2 points on Social scale)	Interstate commerce laws do not apply to personal marijuana: Opposes topic 19 Sentencing rules change allows crack sentence reductions: Opposes topic 19 No tactile inspection by police for drugs: Opposes topic 19 No roadblocks with drug-sniffing dogs: Opposes topic 19
No opinion on topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)

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