JL Mealer on SenateMatch

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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 unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	Abortion violates constitutional rights for our posterity: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+2 points on Economic scale)	Require companies to hire Americans, period: Opposes topic 2
Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+2 points on Social scale)	No religious same-sex marriage; civil unions instead: Favors topic 3 Don't treat gay-Americans as hyphenated-Americans: Favors topic 3
No opinion on topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (0 points on Social scale)	School prayer is ok, but not if at all mandatory: Favors topic 4 No church-based welfare services with taxpayer funds: Opposes topic 4
Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+2 points on Economic scale)	No-profit healthcare: push Federal Health Insurance Bank: Opposes topic 5 Treat those who are incapable of caring for themselves: Favors topic 5 Replace ObamaCare with Mealer Economic Initiative: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+2 points on Economic scale)	Privatize Social Security with a Government option: Favors topic 6
Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+2 points on Economic scale)	Supports choosing schools via vouchers: Favors topic 7
Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+2 points on Social scale)	Protect natural resources, but human benefit too: Opposes topic 8
No opinion on topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (0 points on Social scale)	Support death penalty only for absolutely proven crimes: Favors topic 9 No mandatory sentencing: Opposes topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Repeal NFA Title I & II: Strongly Favors topic 10
Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+2 points on Economic scale)	Replace tax system with the FairTax: Opposes topic 11
Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+2 points on Social scale)	Charge illegal immigrants with state crimes: Opposes topic 12 Privately built "Immigration motels" in no-man's land: Opposes topic 12 Earn citizenship via the Mealer Immigration Policy: Favors topic 12 End Mexican drug trade by path to citizenship: Strongly Favors topic 12
Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-3 points on Economic scale)	Labor standards in the US and abroad: Opposes topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+5 points on Economic scale)	No free trade; no UN membership: Strongly Favors topic 14
Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale)	Expand armed forces programs: Favors topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Crush special interests & incumbents who oppose 3rd parties: Strongly Favors topic 16
Favors topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+2 points on Social scale)	Out of Iraq & Afghanistan; stay in Pakistan: Favors topic 17
Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+2 points on Economic scale)	Feds make too much money taxing fuels to cut fuel usage: Opposes topic 18 Drill here; drill now; end dependency: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Replace most coal & oil; design non-EV autos: Favors topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-5 points on Social scale)	Asylum for insider aliens turning in drug smugglers: Strongly Favors topic 19 Drug use is a hazard to other people: Favors topic 19
Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+2 points on Economic scale)	Federal Budget is beyond bloated and full of waste: Opposes topic 20