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Strongly Favors
topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Abortion is a woman's right: Strongly Favors topic 1 |
No opinion on
topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities
(0 points on Economic scale)
| Require hiring women & minorities is too fuzzy to answer: Neutral on topic 2 |
Strongly Favors
topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Sexual orientation should be protected by civil rights law: Strongly Favors topic 3 |
No opinion on
topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools
(0 points on Social scale)
| Teach family values? Whose family's values?: Neutral on topic 4 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 8: Death Penalty
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Opposes the death penalty: Strongly Opposes topic 8 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Opposes mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws.: Strongly Opposes topic 9 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Absolute right to gun ownership: Strongly Opposes topic 10 |
No opinion on
topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage
(0 points on Economic scale)
| More federal funding for health coverage too fuzzy to say: Neutral on topic 5 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 6: Privatize Social Security
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Don't privatize social security: Strongly Opposes topic 6 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| No vouchers the way they're defined today: Strongly Opposes topic 7 |
Strongly Favors
topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Renewables ok; nuclear fission, no: Strongly Favors topic 18 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Immoral is a lousy reason for drug law: Strongly Opposes topic 19 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Churches can provide welfare, but not funded by state: Strongly Opposes topic 20 |
No opinion on
topic 11: Make taxes more progressive
(0 points on Economic scale)
| Make taxes more progressive is unanswerable: Neutral on topic 11 |
Favors
topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Allow some illegal immigrants to earn citizenship: Favors topic 12 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 13: Support & expand free trade
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| The phrase "free trade" is a lie: Strongly Opposes topic 13 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 15: Expand the armed forces
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Cover our obligations from unjust wars: Strongly Opposes topic 15 |
Strongly Favors
topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Stricter limits on political campaign funds: Strongly Favors topic 16 |
Strongly Favors
topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties
(+5 points on Social scale)
| The Patriot Act harms civil liberties: Strongly Favors topic 14 |
Strongly Favors
topic 17: US out of Iraq
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Get US troops out of Iraq: Strongly Favors topic 17 |