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VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background)	Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (-5 points on Social scale)	Abortion is not a woman's right: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Would not support any pro-choice judicial candidate: Strongly Opposes topic 1 End ALL abortion -- it is wholesale infanticide: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Will not confirm judges who uphold Roe v. Wade: Strongly Opposes topic 1 End all abortions except perhaps in cases of incest or rape: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Taxpayers should not have to pay for abortions: Opposes topic 1 Choose to save mother’s life, not to kill babies: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	Don't require companies to hire more women & minorities: Opposes topic 2 Don’t consider race, ethnicity, or gender when hiring: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (-5 points on Social scale)	No same-sex domestic partnership benefits: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Define marriage as a union between a man and a woman: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Support an Amendment barring gay marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Allowing gay marriage is disastrous: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Favors topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (-3 points on Social scale)	Teacher-led prayer in public schools: Favors topic 4 Separation of church and state cannot be done: Opposes topic 4 Teacher-led voluntary prayer in public schools: Strongly Favors topic 4
Favors topic 8: Death Penalty (-3 points on Social scale)	Support the Death Penalty: Favors topic 8 Two eyewitnesses are good enough for capital punishment: Strongly Favors topic 8 Concerned about innocents being put to death: Opposes topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (-5 points on Social scale)	Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws: Strongly Favors topic 9 ‘Mentally impaired’ or ‘insanity’ plea thwart justice: Favors topic 9 End parole for repeat violent offenders: Strongly Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Absolute right to gun ownership: Strongly Favors topic 10 End the Assault Weapons Ban: Strongly Favors topic 10 Limit lawsuits on firearm manufacturers: Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (+5 points on Economic scale)	Avoid federal funding for health coverage: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Prescription Drug benefit costs too much: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Repeal any federal health care takeover: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Strongly Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+5 points on Economic scale)	Privatize Social Security: Favors topic 6 Favor Social Security privatization: Strongly Favors topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (+5 points on Economic scale)	Parents choose schools via vouchers: Strongly Favors topic 7 Support the use of taxpayer-funded vouchers: Strongly Favors topic 7 Vouchers OK for public, private, religious schools: Strongly Favors topic 7
Opposes topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (+2 points on Economic scale)	Support alternative fuels but with free market: Favors topic 18 Drilling for oil in Alaska won’t cause environmental damage: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Support tax incentives for R&D of energy sources: Strongly Favors topic 18 Support tax incentives for R&D of emission controls: Favors topic 18 Open Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil exploration: Strongly Opposes topic 18 The US should not re-enter the Kyoto treaty: Opposes topic 18
Favors topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (-3 points on Social scale)	Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it: Favors topic 19 Medical marijuana should be a state decision--I’d vote no: Opposes topic 19 Strengthen penalties for drug-related crimes: Strongly Favors topic 19
Favors topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (+2 points on Economic scale)	Allow churches to provide welfare services: Favors topic 20 Separation of church and state cannot be done: Favors topic 20
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (+5 points on Economic scale)	Reduce taxes instead of making taxes more progressive: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Taxes should be cut further: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Support a tax rate that is flatter and fairer: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (-5 points on Social scale)	Illegal immigrants should not earn citizenship: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Social programs shouldn’t apply to non-citizens: Strongly Opposes topic 12 English should be the official language themselves: Opposes topic 12 Help immigrants become Americans themselves: Opposes topic 12 No amnesty for illegal immigrants: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-3 points on Economic scale)	Expand free trade: Favors topic 13 Take steps to stop job losses: Opposes topic 13 NAFTA has been hurtful: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the armed forces (-5 points on Social scale)	Expand the armed forces: Favors topic 15 Expand the Military: Strongly Favors topic 15
Strongly Opposes topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (+5 points on Economic scale)	Remove limits on political campaign funds: Opposes topic 16 Campaign reform is incumbency protection: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Strongly Favors topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (+5 points on Social scale)	The Patriot Act harms civil liberties: Strongly Favors topic 14 The Patriot Act is misnamed and should be greatly amended: Strongly Favors topic 14
Favors topic 17: US out of Iraq (+2 points on Social scale)	US out of Iraq: Favors topic 17