VoteMatch Responses (Click here for VoteMatch quiz)
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)	Leave abortion to states; Court should get out of this area: Opposes topic 1 Roe v. Wade was wrongly decided & should be overturned: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (+5 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 Hate crimes must be separate crimes, not just for sentencing: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Rape victims cannot sue their alleged attackers: 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
No opinion on topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 8: Death Penalty (-5 points on Social scale)	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)	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
Strongly Favors topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (-5 points on Social scale)	Tactile inspection for drugs should be legal, like visual: Strongly Favors topic 19 Roadblocks with drug-sniffing dogs are OK: 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)
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)
No opinion on topic 17: US out of Iraq (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)