Thomas Massie on VoteMatch

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Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	Life begins at conception: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Prohibit federal funding for abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 I consider myself pro-life: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Sponsored prohibiting abortion information at school health centers: Opposes topic 1 No family planning assistance that includes abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 No taxpayer funding of abortions via ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Ban abortion after 20 weeks, except for maternal life: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Include pre-born human beings in 14th Amendment protection: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+2 points on Economic scale)	NO on reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act: Opposes topic 2
Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-3 points on Social scale)	State definition of marriage supersedes federal gay marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Rated Religious objections to GLBT services same as 1960s racism: Strongly Favors topic 3 Respect faith-based opposition to same-sex marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Neutral on topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	Defund, repeal, & replace federal care with free market: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Repeal any federal health care takeover: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Supports repealing Affordable Care Act: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Fully repealing ObamaCare is important, but not sufficient: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Strongly Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+5 points on Economic scale)	Supports personal retirement accounts: Strongly Favors topic 6 Rated 10% by ARA, indicating a pro-privatization stance: Strongly Favors topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	Let parents choose public school, private school, homeschool: Strongly Favors topic 7 Opposes federal grants for education reforms: Favors topic 7 Denounce the Common Core State Standards: Favors topic 7 A-PLUS lets states escape No Child Left Behind: Favors topic 7 Vouchers break link of low-income and low-quality schools: Strongly Favors topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-5 points on Social scale)	Limit EPA oversight to allow mining over fishing: Strongly Favors topic 8 Rated Voted NO on requiring limited GMO labeling: Favors topic 8
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+5 points on Social scale)	Rated 23% by the NAPO, indicating a police-the-police stance: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Right to bear arms is a God-given right: Strongly Favors topic 10 Allow veterans to register unlicensed guns acquired abroad: Favors topic 10 Opposes restrictions on gun purchases: Strongly Favors topic 10 Interstate transportation of firearms is federally prote: Favors topic 10 Rated Voted NO on background check for every firearm sale: Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Current tax system punishes achievement: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Adopt a single-rate tax system: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Repeal tax hikes in capital gains and death tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Replace income tax & estate tax with 23% sales tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Repeal the death tax, immediately and with no expiration: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Replace income tax and IRS with FairTax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Death Tax is a pernicious double tax: Strongly Favors topic 11
Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-3 points on Social scale)	Voted YES to ban DREAMer immigrants from military service: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Increase both high-skill and family-based visa caps: Favors topic 12
Strongly Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-5 points on Economic scale)	Sponsored sugar quotas & import tariffs to stabilize prices: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+5 points on Economic scale)	Sponsored opposing the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty: Strongly Favors topic 14
Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale)	Opposes reducing defense spending: Favors topic 15
Neutral on topic 16: Make voter registration easier (0 points on Social scale)	All earmarks should be transparent to public scrutiny: Favors topic 16 Constitutional amendment for Congressional term limits: Favors topic 16 Rated No holiday on election day; no same-day registration: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Strongly Favors topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+5 points on Social scale)	No military force against Iran without Congress approval: Strongly Favors topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Support all free market domestic sources of energy: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Cap-and-trade has no impact on global temperatures: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Explore proven energy reserves & keep energy prices low: Opposes topic 18 Opposes regulating greenhouse gas emissions: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Supports offshore energy production: Opposes topic 18 Rated Drill for oil & gas in offshore OCS & Eastern Gulf of Mexico: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Exclude industrial hemp from definition of marijuana: Opposes topic 19 Exempt industrial hemp from marijuana laws: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Rated B+ by NORML, indicating a pro-drug-reform stance: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Neutral on topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (0 points on Economic scale)	Limit federal spending growth to per-capita inflation rate: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Opposes federal stimulus spending: Strongly Favors topic 20 Audit the Federal Reserve & its actions on mortgage loans: Opposes topic 20 NO on prioritizing spending in case debt limit is reached: Favors topic 20

Thomas Massie is a Libertarian Conservative
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