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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 (-5 points on Social scale)	Emancipate the "slave babies" of abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Abortions should always be illegal, including funding: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Women earn 67 cents for every dollar men earn: Strongly Favors topic 2
No opinion on topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (-5 points on Social scale)	Supports voluntary prayer in public schools: Strongly Favors topic 4
No opinion on topic 8: Death Penalty (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (+2 points on Social scale)	Alternative sentencing for non-violent offenders: Opposes topic 9
Strongly Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale)	Ban handguns, but no restrictions on rifles and shotguns: Opposes topic 10 Fight for an effective hand gun control law: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (-5 points on Economic scale)	Single-payer, government-funded health system: Strongly Favors topic 5 Health care for everyone is a Christian ideal: Strongly Favors topic 5 Supports socialized medicine with decisions made by doctors: Strongly Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Outlaw tax cuts until Trust Fund can guarantee coverage: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (+5 points on Economic scale)	State-funded vouchers for private or religious school: Strongly Favors topic 7
Opposes topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (+2 points on Economic scale)	Use coal, oil & gas in an environmental manner: Opposes topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (+5 points on Social scale)	The war on drugs has been lost: Strongly Opposes topic 19
No opinion on topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (-5 points on Economic scale)	Opposes $1.6 trillion dollar tax cut for billionaires: Strongly Favors topic 11 No Bush tax cuts; spend it on hungry kids: Strongly Favors topic 11
No opinion on topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-5 points on Economic scale)	Require US corporations to pay same salaries overseas: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Charge import duty on computer source code written overseas: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Strongly Opposes topic 15: Expand the armed forces (+5 points on Social scale)	Cancel Star Wars--it's an hallucination: Strongly Opposes topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (-5 points on Economic scale)	Political priority: more accountable government: Favors topic 16 Replace Congress with parliamentary system to end lobbying: Strongly Favors topic 16 Limit all types of political contributions, and spending: Strongly Favors topic 16
No opinion on topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 17: US out of Iraq (+5 points on Social scale)	It's time to transfer control to the Iraqi government: Strongly Favors topic 17 Invading Iraq means we kill millions of women and children: Strongly Favors topic 17