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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 right (0 points on Social scale)	Do everything to overthrow Roe vs. Wade to acknowledge God: Strongly Opposes topic 1 God’s choice: “Just Say No” to abortion: Opposes topic 1 Abortion is unjust and immoral.: Opposes topic 1 Mothers have no right to take a fetus’ life.: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Abortion issue epitomizes corruption of freedom: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Opposes topic 2: Require companies to hire more women & minorities (7 points on Economic scale)	Income tax exemptions for descendants of black slaves: Strongly Favors topic 2 Affirmative action turns back the clock: Opposes topic 2 Preferential treatments are wrong and unjust.: Opposes topic 2 Preferential affirmative action is patronizing.: Opposes topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws (0 points on Social scale)	Gay sex is selfish hedonism: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Gay marriage destroys fundamental moral institutions: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Oppose gay agenda in military & marriage laws: Opposes topic 3 Against homosexual marriage.: Opposes topic 3 Against treating sexual orientation as a civil right.: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Gay rights aren’t like racial rights, because it’s behavior: Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Permit prayer in public schools (0 points on Social scale)	Protect religion from the state, but not vice versa: Strongly Favors topic 4 Can’t address budget deficit until we address moral deficit: Favors topic 4 Ten Commandments & prayer should be in schools: Strongly Favors topic 4 Let God into schools to keep Columbine shooters out: Strongly Favors topic 4 The Constitution does not forbid prayer in schools.: Strongly Favors topic 4 We need prayer in schools and by educators.: Strongly Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (10 points on Economic scale)	People should take care of their own health: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Health care choice will save money for long-term health care: Opposes topic 5 Patient rights & HMO rights are not federal responsibility: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Let market determine health payments, not bureaucrats: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Universal health ID’s are a threat to liberty: Opposes topic 5
Strongly Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (10 points on Economic scale)	Keep promises but give future choice: Strongly Favors topic 6 Supports privatization & Lock-box: Strongly Favors topic 6 Let people who earn their money invest their own money: Favors topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (10 points on Social scale)	Break up the government monopoly on public education: Strongly Favors topic 7 Pro-voucher; gov’t out of K-12 education: Strongly Favors topic 7 Money should follow parents’ education choices: Favors topic 7 Empower parents against the monopoly of public schools.: Strongly Favors topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8: Death Penalty (0 points on Social scale)	Without death penalty for murder, we disregard life: Strongly Favors topic 8 Supports capital punishment.: Favors topic 8 Capital punishment is necessary to show respect for life: Favors topic 8
Favors topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (2 points on Social scale)	Don't lower age of adult criminal prosecutions: Opposes topic 9 Stricter penalties; truth in sentencing: Strongly Favors topic 9 Violence in schools due to loss of moral heritage: Favors topic 9 External violence results from internal lawlessness: Neutral on topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (10 points on Social scale)	Columbine killers lacked moral development - not gun laws: Favors topic 10 Against banning guns since that won’t end violence.: Favors topic 10 Supports right to bear arms for all types and uses of guns.: Strongly Favors topic 10 No bans on legal firearms; allow concealed carry: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Decrease overall taxation of the wealthy (10 points on Economic scale)	Replace income tax with tariffs & duties: Strongly Favors topic 11 Any income tax is tax-slavery - sales tax instead: Strongly Favors topic 11 Against flat tax -- a distraction for abolishing income tax.: Strongly Favors topic 11 “Soak the rich” schemes have socialist objectives: Strongly Favors topic 11
Opposes topic 12: Immigration helps our economy-encourage it (2 points on Economic scale)	Extending privileges to non-citizens invites lawbreaking: Opposes topic 12 Separate naturalization (legal) from border patrols: Opposes topic 12 Expand legal immigration; curtail illegal immigration: Favors topic 12
Strongly Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	Entering WTO gave away part of our sovereignty: Opposes topic 13 Out of WTO: no legislation without representation: Strongly Opposes topic 13 WTO allows dictators to decide our future - US out: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14: Link human rights to trade with China (0 points on Social scale)	Defend human rights & self-govt within national interests: Strongly Favors topic 14 Clarifying commitment to Taiwan avoids Chinese attack: Favors topic 14 China is an egregious abuser of human life and human rights: Strongly Favors topic 14
Strongly Opposes topic 15: More spending on armed forces (10 points on Economic scale)	Routine military intervention is wrong: Strongly Opposes topic 15 Keep some forces abroad, but avoid globalism: Opposes topic 15 Kosovo sets precedent for more future intervention: Opposes topic 15
Strongly Opposes topic 16: Reduce spending on missile defense (Star Wars) (10 points on Economic scale)	Set aside the ABM treaty and build SDI: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Rapidly develop & deploy an anti-missile defense system: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Missile defense umbrella including Taiwan: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Opposes topic 17: Seek UN approval for military action (7 points on Economic scale)	Preemptive strike in Iraq is a right decision: Opposes topic 17 Against paying UN until they reform: Strongly Opposes topic 17 South Africa: Venture capital instead of foreign aid: Opposes topic 17 Support Israel on moral grounds, not economic nor strategic: Favors topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Reduce use of coal, oil, & nuclear energy (10 points on Economic scale)	Explore & exploit ANWR, while respecting ecology: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Against Kyoto Treaty; for market-based solutions: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Supports marketable pollution credits; against regulations: Opposes topic 18 CAFE standards kill - abolish them: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Favors topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (2 points on Social scale)	Call halt to “War on this” and “War on that”: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Stricter drug penalties; more border security: Strongly Favors topic 19 It’s a moral crisis, not a drug problem: Strongly Favors topic 19 Drug problem is a symptom of governmental lack of discipline: Favors topic 19 Increase penalties for selling drugs: Favors topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (0 points on Social scale)	Volunteer for community service; not via government funding: Strongly Favors topic 20 Shift welfare from government to the faith sector: Strongly Favors topic 20