Brian Macdonald on SenateMatch

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VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background)	Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (2 points on Social scale)	Opposes abortion, but focuses on reducing abortion demand: Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Require companies to hire more women & minorities (10 points on Economic scale)	Opposes affirmative action as currently understood: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Encourage affirmative action, but no government intervention: Opposes topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws (0 points on Social scale)	Protecting homosexuality opens the door to worse: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Teach family values in public schools (0 points on Social scale)	Restrictions on religion only apply to establishing churches: Favors topic 4 Permit prayer in public schools, but school choice better: Strongly Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (10 points on Economic scale)	Work with private sector to reduce health care costs: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (2 points on Economic scale)	Opposes privatizing Social Security: Opposes topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (10 points on Social scale)	Give every parent a real choice for children?s school: Strongly Favors topic 7
Favors topic 8: Death Penalty (2 points on Social scale)	Supports death penalty only for killing officers: Favors topic 8
Favors topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (2 points on Social scale)	Supports mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws: Favors topic 9
Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (7 points on Social scale)	Supports the right to own a gun: Favors topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Decrease overall taxation of the wealthy (10 points on Economic scale)	Supports FairTax Plan and decreasing taxes: Strongly Favors topic 11
Opposes topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (2 points on Economic scale)	Make English our official language: Opposes topic 12 Deport illegal immigrants and stop illegal immigration: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Supports legal immigration: Favors topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (10 points on Economic scale)	Free trade encourages economic growth abroad: Strongly Favors topic 13
No opinion on topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 15: More spending on armed forces (0 points on Economic scale)	More spending on armed forces: Strongly Favors topic 15
No opinion on topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 17: Replace US troops with UN in Iraq (10 points on Economic scale)	UN should carry a big stick, but US needs one until then: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Supports pre-emptive policy of the Bush Doctrine: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Opposes UN approval for military action: Opposes topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (0 points on Economic scale)	Oil is not an infinite resource: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (10 points on Social scale)	Prohibition failed; legalize drugs like alcohol: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Favors topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (2 points on Social scale)	Allow churches to provide welfare services: Favors topic 20