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Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	Government has helped execute over 70 million babies: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Enforce life beginning at conception, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Strongly Anti-Planned Parenthood, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Strongly support Born Alive Survivors, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	Strongly anti-reparations, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-3 points on Social scale)	Let gay couples defend pot farms with machine guns: Strongly Favors topic 3 Business liberty over gay marriage, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Strongly anti-gender identity, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-3 points on Social scale)	Individual right to beliefs, including spreading Gospel: Strongly Favors topic 4 Strongly protect religious liberty, according to AFA survey: Strongly Favors topic 4 Separate religion from government, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	Have state and fed remove themselves from healthcare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Strongly anti-universal coverage, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Strongly pro-private insurance, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Strongly Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+5 points on Economic scale)	Taxation is theft; Social Security is a giant Ponzi scheme: Strongly Favors topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	Eliminate the U.S. Department of Education: Strongly Favors topic 7
No opinion on topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+5 points on Social scale)	Release all non-violent offenders; end drug war: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Anti-mandatory minimum, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Repeal all gun laws; strictly interpret 2nd Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Taxation is theft: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+2 points on Social scale)	Shut off the welfare magnet; have troops patrol border: Opposes topic 12 Anti-border wall, according to AFA survey: Strongly Favors topic 12 Anti-ICE, according to AFA survey: Strongly Favors topic 12 Anti-E-verify, according to AFA survey: Favors topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	Remove barriers to international trade: Strongly Favors topic 13
No opinion on topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale)	US in 150 countries is for international aristocrats: Strongly Opposes topic 14 Strongly pro-free enterprise, according to AFA survey: Strongly Favors topic 14
Strongly Opposes topic 15: Expand the military (+5 points on Social scale)	Abolish the Veterans Administration: Strongly Opposes topic 15 Peace de-emphasized military, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 15
Strongly Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-5 points on Social scale)	No regulation of indirect campaign contributions: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Strongly supports Electoral College, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Strongly Favors topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+5 points on Social scale)	Our policy should be that of non-intervention: Strongly Favors topic 17 Forever wars are killing us; #EndTheWars: Strongly Favors topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	No government funding for renewable energy: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	End wars, including the drug war: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Marijuana is a right: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Pro-recreational marijuana, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	Government has no Constitutional authority for stimulus: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Strongly Anti-livable income, according to AFA survey: Strongly Opposes topic 20

Shane Hazel is a Libertarian Conservative
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