Michael Benjamin on SenateMatch

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Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (2 points on Social scale)	Ban partial-birth abortion, except for maternal health: Opposes topic 1
Favors topic 2: Require companies to hire more women & minorities (2 points on Economic scale)	Appoint judges who advocate for Hispanics & immigrants: Favors topic 2
No opinion on topic 3: Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 4: Permit prayer in public schools (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (2 points on Economic scale)	Fight for affordable quality healthcare: Favors topic 5 Remove Medicaid from local budgets: Favors topic 5
Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (7 points on Economic scale)	Keep promised benefits via Personal Retirement Accounts: Favors topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (10 points on Social scale)	Provide all parents school choice, not just the rich: Strongly Favors topic 7
No opinion on topic 8: Death Penalty (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (10 points on Social scale)	30,000 gun control laws do not make crime control: Strongly Favors topic 10
No opinion on topic 11: Decrease overall taxation of the wealthy (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 12: Immigration helps our economy-encourage it (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (7 points on Economic scale)	Focus Latin American policy on less drugs & more trade: Favors 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)
Strongly Opposes topic 16: Reduce spending on missile defense (Star Wars) (10 points on Economic scale)	Supports missile defense, and pre-emptive action: Strongly Opposes topic 16
No opinion on topic 17: Seek UN approval for military action (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 18: Reduce use of coal, oil, & nuclear energy (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (7 points on Social scale)	Curb demand side via drug treatment: Opposes 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)