Sierra Club on VoteMatch

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Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	State role to fund Planned Parenthood after Title X cuts: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Diversity is a conservation necessity & a social imperative: Strongly Favors topic 2
No opinion on topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+5 points on Social scale)	Not sound science to ban predators on wildlife refuges: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Publicize grant opportunities for diesel emission reduction: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Mandatory labeling for GMO products, then long-term testing: Strongly Opposes topic 8 NGO campaign killed Bush's "Clear Skies" initiative: Favors topic 8 Strict regulation & restrictions for offshore oil drilling: Strongly Opposes topic 8 We need protected forests: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Stabilize population and reduce wasteful consumption: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Pesticide law is "corporate captured" by farm lobby: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+5 points on Social scale)	Black Lives Matter: equal protection under the law: Strongly Opposes topic 9
No opinion on topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Lower taxes on businesses is deeply regressive: Strongly Favors topic 11
No opinion on topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (0 points on Social scale)	Limiting immigration perhaps curbs population growth damage: Neutral on topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale)	Reauthorize Ex-im bank and keep ban on coal financing: Favors topic 13 Let India export solar panels to the U.S.: Favors topic 13
No opinion on topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 15: Expand the military (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-3 points on Social scale)	Expand term limit for Assembly from 6 years to 12: Opposes topic 16
No opinion on topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Mandated renewable energy standards instead of voluntary: Strongly Favors topic 18 Renewable energy creates jobs AND improves air quality: Strongly Favors topic 18 Nuclear power is last in being clean, quick, safe, and cheap: Strongly Favors topic 18 Fight the Koch brothers' agenda for oil: Strongly Favors topic 18 Climate change is an established fact: Strongly Favors topic 18
No opinion on topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+2 points on Economic scale)	NEA and NEH are vital for education: Opposes topic 20

Sierra Club is a Moderate Libertarian Liberal
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