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Strongly Favors
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's right
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Rated 100% by NARAL, indicating a pro-choice voting record: Strongly Favors topic 1 Emergency contraception for rape victims at all hospitals: Favors topic 1 NO on banning partial-birth abortion except to save mother’s life: Strongly Favors topic 1 NO on making it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime: Favors topic 1 NO on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions: Strongly Favors topic 1 YES on allowing human embryonic stem cell research: Favors topic 1 |
Favors
topic 2:Require hiring more women & minorities
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Shift from group preferences to economic empowerment of all: Neutral on topic 2 YES on $84 million in grants for Black and Hispanic colleges: Strongly Favors topic 2 |
Strongly Favors
topic 3:Same-sex domestic partnership benefits
(+5 points on Social scale)
| NO on Constitutional Amendment banning same-sex marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3 NO on Constitutionally defining marriage as one-man-one-woman: Strongly Favors topic 3 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 4:Teacher-led prayer in public schools
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Rated 8% by the Christian Coalition: an anti-Family-Value voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 4 NO on constitutional amendment prohibiting flag desecration: Opposes topic 4 NO on protecting the Pledge of Allegiance: Opposes topic 4 YES on allowing Courts to decide on "God" in Pledge of Allegiance: Opposes topic 4 |
Neutral on
topic 8:Death Penalty
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Neutral on
topic 9:Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Opposes
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Prevent unauthorized firearm use with "smart gun" technology: Opposes topic 10 NO on prohibiting suing gunmakers & sellers for gun misuse: Strongly Opposes topic 10 NO on prohibiting product misuse lawsuits on gun manufacturers: Strongly Opposes topic 10 |
Strongly Favors
topic 5:More federal funding for health coverage
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Establish "report cards" on HMO quality of care: Favors topic 5 Rated 100% by APHA, indicating a pro-public health record: Strongly Favors topic 5 YES on allowing reimportation of prescription drugs: Favors topic 5 NO on capping damages & setting time limits in medical lawsuits: Favors topic 5 NO on limited prescription drug benefit for Medicare recipients: Favors topic 5 NO on denying non-emergency treatment for lack of Medicare co-pay: Strongly Favors topic 5 |
Opposes
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Oppose Social Security privatization, lockbox the trust fund: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Create Retirement Savings Accounts: Favors topic 6 Rated 80% by the ARA, indicating a pro-senior voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 6 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 7:Parents choose schools via vouchers
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Offer every parent Charter Schools and public school choice: Opposes topic 7 Rated 100% by the NEA, indicating pro-public education votes: Strongly Opposes topic 7 |
Strongly Favors
topic 18:Replace coal & oil with alternatives
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Supports tradable emissions permits for greenhouse gases: Favors topic 18 Rated 90% by the LCV, indicating pro-environment votes: Strongly Favors topic 18 Establish greenhouse gas tradeable allowances: Strongly Favors topic 18 NO on authorizing construction of new oil refineries: Strongly Favors topic 18 NO on scheduling permitting for new oil refinieries: Strongly Favors topic 18 YES on keeping moratorium on drilling for oil offshore: Strongly Favors topic 18 |
Neutral on
topic 19:Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Favors
topic 20:Allow churches to provide welfare services
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Finish welfare reform by moving able recipients into jobs: Favors topic 20 |
Favors
topic 11:Make taxes more progressive
(-3 points on Economic scale)
| Bush tax cuts unaffordable; targeted middle-class cuts ok: Strongly Favors topic 11 Rated 29% by NTU, indicating a "Big Spender" on tax votes: Strongly Favors topic 11 YES on providing tax relief and simplification: Strongly Opposes topic 11 NO on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends: Strongly Favors topic 11 |
Strongly Favors
topic 12:Illegal immigrants earn citizenship
(+5 points on Social scale)
| Rated 0% by FAIR, indicating a voting record loosening immigration: Strongly Favors topic 12 NO on reporting illegal aliens who receive hospital treatment: Strongly Favors topic 12 NO on preventing tipping off Mexicans about Minuteman Project: Strongly Favors topic 12 |
Favors
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Build a rule-based global trading system: Favors topic 13 YES on implementing US-Singapore free trade agreement: Strongly Favors topic 13 YES on implementing free trade agreement with Chile: Strongly Favors topic 13 NO on implementing US-Australia Free Trade Agreement: Opposes topic 13 NO on end offshore tax havens and promote small business: Favors topic 13 NO on implementing CAFTA, Central America Free Trade: Strongly Opposes topic 13 |
Favors
topic 15:Expand the armed forces
(-3 points on Social scale)
| Rated 100% by SANE, indicating a pro-peace voting record: Strongly Opposes topic 15 YES on emergency $78B for war in Iraq & Afghanistan: Strongly Favors topic 15 YES on continuing military recruitment on college campuses: Favors topic 15 |
Neutral on
topic 16:Stricter limits on political campaign funds
(0 points on Economic scale)
| Only 8% of my campaign money comes from PACs: Favors topic 16 YES on restricting independent grassroots political committees: Opposes topic 16 |
Opposes
topic 14:The Patriot Act harms civil liberties
(-3 points on Social scale)
| Supported Patriot Act to provide law enforcement tools: Strongly Opposes topic 14 YES on making the PATRIOT Act permanent: Strongly Opposes topic 14 YES on continuing intelligence gathering without civil oversight: Strongly Opposes topic 14 NO on allowing electronic surveillance without a warrant: Strongly Favors topic 14 |
Opposes
topic 17:US out of Iraq & Afghanistan
(-3 points on Social scale)
| Oppose a timetable of troops withdrawal from Iraq: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Progressive Internationalism: globalize with US pre-eminence: Favors topic 17 YES on declaring Iraq part of War on Terror with no exit date: Strongly Opposes topic 17 |