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VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background)	Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
No opinion on topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (0 points on Social scale)	Personally views back-alley illegal abortions as torture: Favors topic 1 Never discussed Roe v. Wade in law school nor since: Neutral on topic 1 Overruling previous cases is a very serious matter: Favors topic 1 Roe v. Wade was wrongly decided & should be overturned: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Opposes topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (+2 points on Economic scale)	Limit employer liability for sexual harassment by employees: Opposes topic 2 Employee must prove negligence to sue city for harassment: Opposes topic 2 Tension between affirmative help and undermining dignity: Opposes topic 2 Reaching out to minorities is OK; but no quotas: Neutral on topic 2 Supports scholarships & internships for minorities & women: Favors topic 2 Hate crimes must be separate crimes, not just for sentencing: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Congress can't allow lawsuits by rape victims under 14th Am.: Opposes topic 2
Opposes topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (-3 points on Social scale)	Boy Scouts may exclude gay scoutmasters: Opposes topic 3
Favors topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (-3 points on Social scale)	God in schools creates values; but wall of separation needed: Favors topic 4
Strongly Favors topic 8: Death Penalty (-5 points on Social scale)	Due process in death penalty cases, but limited restrictions: Favors topic 8 Shorten time between sentencing and executions: Strongly Favors topic 8 Life-sentence alternative doesn't affect death sentence: Favors topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (-5 points on Social scale)	Balance victim’s rights with defendant’s rights: Favors topic 9 Uniform sentencing guidelines have eliminated much disparity: Favors topic 9 Fleeing the police is reasonable grounds for a search: Favors topic 9 OK to lengthen prison sentences retroactively: Favors topic 9 Miranda rights can be overruled by Congress: Strongly Favors topic 9
Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+2 points on Economic scale)	Felons may possess guns unless state explicitly prohibits it: Favors topic 10
Opposes topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (+2 points on Economic scale)	States cannot ban cigarette ads near schools: 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: Parents choose schools via vouchers (+5 points on Economic scale)	Taxpayer funding OK for parochial school materials: Strongly Favors topic 7
Opposes topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (+2 points on Economic scale)	Can't sue polluters after they stop polluting: Opposes topic 18 Limit CWA restrictions to navigable waterways: Opposes topic 18
No opinion on topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (0 points on Social scale)	No tactile inspection by police for drugs: Opposes topic 19 Treat drug roadblocks the same as drunk-driving roadblocks: Favors topic 19
Opposes topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (-3 points on Economic scale)	Public housing entitlements are good programs: Opposes topic 20
No opinion on topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (-3 points on Social scale)	No judicial limit on detaining illegal immigrants: 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 15: Expand the armed forces (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 17: US out of Iraq (+2 points on Social scale)	Supported stock divestiture from South Africa: Favors topic 17