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Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	Voted for "heartbeat bill": abortion ban after 15 weeks: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Repeatedly authored legislation to protect the unborn: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Ban abortions after 15 weeks, even if rape or incest: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Human life begins at conception: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Require doctor's prescription to get an abortion: Opposes topic 1 Unborn children are children: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Prohibit ObamaCare insurance exchange coverage for abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 CC:Appoint strict Constitutionalist judges: Opposes topic 1 CC:De-fund Planned Parenthood: Opposes topic 1 CC:Parental notification for abortions by minors: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+2 points on Economic scale)	Liberty, not 100 years of begging for federal scraps: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Curious whether Robert E. Lee remembered as hero or villain: Strongly Opposes topic 2 OpEd: Cochran accused of courting blacks for runoff vote: Favors topic 2 As host of Right Side Radio, railed against hip-hop culture: Opposes topic 2 Defend the 10th Amendment and states' rights: Opposes topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-5 points on Social scale)	Gay marriage is unconstitutional: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Let business use religious belief to not serve LGBT people: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Government shouldn't redefine marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Dems want homosexual marriage legal in all 50 states: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-5 points on Social scale)	Judeo-Christian values established our government framework: Strongly Favors topic 4 Revive America's Christian foundation: Strongly Favors topic 4 Give students right to organize religious groups at school: Strongly Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	I WILL support & vote for the full repeal of ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Repeal ObamaCare to let our economy flourish: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Stop ObamaCare; stop Medicaid expansion; stop tyranny: Strongly Opposes topic 5 No constitutional authority for ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Repeal healthcare mandate, according to CC survey: Opposes topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	No role for government in education, not even funding it: Strongly Favors topic 7 Oppose nationwide Common Core standards: Strongly Favors topic 7 Increase number of charter schools statewide: Favors topic 7 Opposed restoring budget cuts to Adequate Education Program: Favors topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-5 points on Social scale)	End burdensome regulations like at EPA: Favors topic 8 Uphold property rights; oppose Supreme Court's Kelo decision: Strongly Favors topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-5 points on Social scale)	Death penalty for terrorism with victims killed: Strongly Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Allow firearms without government permission: Strongly Favors topic 10 Opposes more gun restrictions: Strongly Favors topic 10 Blames rising gun violence on "hip-hop" culture: Favors topic 10 Preserve the rights of gun owners: Strongly Favors topic 10 Concealed carry for retired cops, even in public parks: Strongly Favors topic 10 Unrestricted right to bear arms, according to CC survey: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Reduce taxes further than Trump's good first step: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Reduce our corporate and personal tax rates: Strongly Opposes topic 11 CC:Make federal income tax cuts permanent: Strongly Opposes topic 11 CC:Elimination the Death Tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	Obama separated kids from families at the border too!: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Protect the borders; prevent illegal entry: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Start controlling illegal immigration with border control: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Supports border infrastructure, according to CC survey: Strongly Opposes topic 12
No opinion on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-5 points on Social scale)	Maintain a superior nuclear arsenal: Strongly Favors topic 15 CC:Secure the grid against terrorism: Favors topic 15
Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-3 points on Social scale)	Voter ID yes; rehabilitated felons voting no: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Photo ID for voting: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Require photo ID to vote: Opposes topic 16 Signed term limit pledge: 6 years House; 12 years Senate: Favors topic 16
Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-3 points on Social scale)	Divest state contracts from any investments in Iran: Favors topic 17 Opposed Sec. Def. Hagel as "too soft on Iran": Strongly Opposes topic 17 CC:Keep alliance with Israel: Opposes topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Don't subsidize inefficient energy like ethanol & solar: Strongly Opposes topic 18 No subsidies for wind and solar: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Don't raise gas tax to pay for transportation projects: Opposes topic 18
No opinion on topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	Federal spending crowds out private investment: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Grade "D" by Business/Industry Political Education Committee: Favors topic 20 Immoral to saddle our grandchildren with this much debt: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Balance the books by cutting spending to sustainable levels: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Era of big spending is over; age of appropriations must end: Strongly Opposes topic 20 CC:Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment: Opposes topic 20

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