Heather Johnson on SenateMatch | |
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Favors
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+2 points on Social scale) | Abortion is social issue, not government issue: Favors topic 1 |
Opposes
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Let the market change bigots, not affirmative action: Opposes topic 2 |
Strongly Favors
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(+5 points on Social scale) | Marriage is a private matter, same-sex or not: Strongly Favors topic 3 LGBT persons are created with inalienable right to marry: Strongly Favors topic 3 |
Opposes
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
(+2 points on Social scale) | Support separation of church and state: Opposes topic 4 |
Opposes
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(+2 points on Economic scale) | MnCare was better than ObamaCare: Opposes topic 5 |
Strongly Favors
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Privatize program to make up for borrowing & defunding: Strongly Favors topic 6 |
Strongly Favors
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Right to education includes school choice: Strongly Favors topic 7 Common Core is unconstitutional, and also underhanded: Strongly Favors topic 7 |
Opposes
topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(+2 points on Social scale) | Those who harm the environment should pay for cleanup: Opposes topic 8 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(+5 points on Social scale) | Punishing victimless crimes hurts poor but profits prisons: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Don't punish victimless crimes like prostitution & gambling: Strongly Opposes topic 9 |
Strongly Favors
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Even non-violent MLK kept guns at home for self-defense: Strongly Favors topic 10 Right to self-defense and right to rebel: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Flat tax temporarily, until spending is limited: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
Opposes
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(-3 points on Social scale) | Apply immigration rules consistently: Opposes topic 12 |
Strongly Favors
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Free markets are the fairest form of voluntary exchange: Strongly Favors topic 13 |
Strongly Favors
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
(+5 points on Economic scale) | The U.S. is not the U.N. nor the world police: Strongly Favors topic 14 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 15:Expand the military
(+5 points on Social scale) | Hold to a non-aggression, non-interventionist ideal: Strongly Opposes topic 15 |
Strongly Favors
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(+5 points on Social scale) | End need for big money; open up elections to third parties: Strongly Favors topic 16 Term limits for Congress, local officials, and judges: Strongly Favors topic 16 |
Strongly Favors
topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
(+5 points on Social scale) | No intervention in Iran; we harmed them too much already: Strongly Favors topic 17 |
Strongly Favors
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Push green living instead of tax breaks for SUVs & Big Oil: Favors topic 18 Don't use eminent domain for private companies' benefit: Favors topic 18 Federal legislation has limited alternative energy: Strongly Favors topic 18 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(+5 points on Social scale) | Legalize or decriminalize marijuana: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Release prisoners convicted of marijuana possession: Strongly Opposes topic 19 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Meet community needs locally, instead of federal stimulus: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Oppose increase in the minimum wage: Opposes topic 20 |