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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)	Appointed pro-life Chief Justice of MN Supreme Court: Opposes topic 1 No liberty greater than the right to life: Strongly Opposes topic 1
No opinion on topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (-5 points on Social scale)	Require Pledge of Allegiance in public schools: Strongly Favors topic 4 Student standards & teacher standards: Favors topic 4
No opinion on topic 8: Death Penalty (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (-5 points on Social scale)	More prisons; tougher penalties for sex offenders: Strongly Favors topic 9
Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-3 points on Economic scale)	Statewide background checks to carry firearms: Opposes topic 10
Opposes topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (+2 points on Economic scale)	Supports market-driven healthcare reform: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Expand coverage: purchasing pools &Medical Savings Accounts: Opposes topic 5 Extend SCHIP with full funding, plus $12B for Medicaid: Strongly Favors topic 5 Delay Medicaid changes that shift costs from feds to states: Opposes topic 5
Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+2 points on Economic scale)	No increase in the Social Security tax cap: Favors topic 6
No opinion on topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (-3 points on Economic scale)	Increase supply; diversify sources; drill ANWR: Strongly Opposes topic 18 The more oil supply, the better: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Extend tax incentives for energy efficiency and energy R&D: Strongly Favors topic 18 Encourage development of locally owned wind energy sources: Strongly Favors topic 18 Set goal of 25% renewable energy by 2025: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (-5 points on Social scale)	Tougher penalties for meth offenders: Strongly Favors topic 19
No opinion on topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (+5 points on Economic scale)	$97,000 of income is middle class; don’t raise withholding: Opposes topic 11 Bush tax cuts should have been permanent in the first place: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Bush tax cuts should have permanent in the first place: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Supports Single Sales Tax Reform: Strongly Opposes topic 11 $12B in federal economic stimulus as state block grants: Favors topic 11
Opposes topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (-3 points on Social scale)	Require federal electronic verification for state employment: Opposes topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	2005 trade mission led to Minnesota-China Partnership: Strongly Favors topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the armed forces (-5 points on Social scale)	Over $2M for National Guard and numerous military programs: Strongly Favors topic 15
No opinion on topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (-5 points on Social scale)	Feds should fund REAL ID driver licenses, not states: Strongly Opposes topic 14 Require federal electronic verification for state employment: Strongly Opposes topic 14
No opinion on topic 17: US out of Iraq (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)