Mike Nikitin on SenateMatch |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's right
(-5 points on Social scale) | Abortion is not a woman's right: Strongly Opposes topic 1 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 2:Require hiring more women & minorities
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Don't require companies to hire more women and minorities: Strongly Opposes topic 2 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 3:Same-sex domestic partnership benefits
(-5 points on Social scale) | Sexual orientation not protected by civil rights law: Strongly Opposes topic 3 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 4:Teacher-led prayer in public schools
(+5 points on Social scale) | Teach basics in public schools, not family values: Strongly Opposes topic 4 |
Favors
topic 8:Death Penalty
(-3 points on Social scale) | Death penalty only for rape, murder & child assault: Favors topic 8 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 9:Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws
(+5 points on Social scale) | Jury system instead of mandatory sentencing laws: Strongly Opposes topic 9 |
Strongly Favors
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Absolute right to gun ownership: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 5:More federal funding for health coverage
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Zero funding for health coverage--it's unconctitutional: Strongly Opposes topic 5 |
Strongly Favors
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Abolish social security--it's unconctitutional: Strongly Favors topic 6 |
Strongly Favors
topic 7:Parents choose schools via vouchers
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Parents choose schools via vouchers: Strongly Favors topic 7 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 18:Replace coal & oil with alternatives
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Let market decide between oil & alternatives: Strongly Opposes topic 18 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 19:Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it
(+5 points on Social scale) | The war on drugs is a farce: Strongly Opposes topic 19 |
Strongly Favors
topic 20:Allow churches to provide welfare services
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Churches already provide welfare services: Strongly Favors topic 20 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 11:Make taxes more progressive
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Every tax shrinks freedom: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 12:Illegal immigrants earn citizenship
(-5 points on Social scale) | Disllow illegal immigrants to earn citizenship: Strongly Opposes topic 12 |
Strongly Favors
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Let market expand free trade: Strongly Favors topic 13 |
Strongly Favors
topic 15:Expand the armed forces
(-5 points on Social scale) | More spending on armed forces: Strongly Favors topic 15 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 16:Stricter limits on political campaign funds
(+5 points on Economic scale) | No restrictions on campaign funds: Strongly Opposes topic 16 |
Favors
topic 14:The Patriot Act harms civil liberties
(+2 points on Social scale) | Some parts of Patriot Act ok, some not: Favors topic 14 |
Opposes
topic 17:US out of Iraq
(-3 points on Social scale) | No UN in Iraq: Opposes topic 17 |