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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 Sociological analysis insufficient to prove gender bias: Strongly Opposes 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
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (-5 points on Social scale)	Coloradans entitled to be hostile toward homosexual conduct: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Don't recognize GLBT as a constitutionally-protected class: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Sodomy laws are uncommonly silly but states can enforce them: Opposes topic 3 1st Amendment protects church's anti-gay funeral pickets: Opposes topic 3 State laws should not protect gay rights: Opposes topic 3 Boy Scouts may exclude gay scoutmasters: Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (-5 points on Social scale)	God in schools creates values; but wall of separation needed: Favors topic 4 Unconstitutional to deny scholarships to divinity students: Strongly Favors topic 4 Paying taxes insufficient to oppose religious or any credits: 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 International Court not grounds for stay of execution: Strongly Favors topic 8 Shorten time between sentencing and executions: Strongly Favors topic 8 Life-sentence alternative doesn't affect death sentence: Favors topic 8
Favors topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (-3 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 Scientific testing requires live testimony in criminal cases: Strongly Opposes 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
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Felons may possess guns unless state explicitly prohibits it: Favors topic 10 Right to gun ownership is individual, not collective: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (+5 points on Economic scale)	States cannot ban cigarette ads near schools: Opposes topic 5 States have no authority to protect patient rights: Strongly Opposes topic 5 States decide insurance issues, not federal government: Neutral on topic 5 Federal law pre-empts state laws on generic drug warning: Strongly 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)	Vouchers needed for failing urban public schools: Strongly Favors topic 7 Taxpayer funding OK for parochial school materials: Strongly Favors topic 7
Opposes topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (+2 points on Economic scale)	No disclosure needed by Cheney energy task force: Strongly Opposes topic 18 States can't request EPA to regulate CO2 greenhouse gases: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Federal statutes displace federal common law on CO2: Favors topic 18 Can't sue polluters after they stop polluting: Opposes topic 18 Limit CWA restrictions to navigable waterways: Opposes topic 18
Favors topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (-3 points on Social scale)	Let states decide on medical marijuana: Favors topic 19 Sentences should stand despite crack-vs.-powder rule change: Favors topic 19 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
Favors topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (-3 points on Economic scale)	Discriminatory fuel sales tax on railroads ok: Favors topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (-5 points on Social scale)	No judicial limit on detaining illegal immigrants: Opposes topic 12 Automatic deportation for aliens convicted of crimes: Strongly Opposes topic 12 No back pay to illegal alien fired for union organizing: Strongly Opposes topic 12 INS may hold suspects for deportation, but habeas applies: Opposes topic 12 AZ may revoke licenses for hiring unauthorized aliens: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-3 points on Economic scale)	Sovereign immunity only applies to foreign-owned companies: Opposes topic 13
No opinion on topic 15: Expand the armed forces (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (+5 points on Economic scale)	Public campaign finance can't be based on opponent spending: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Strongly Opposes topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (-5 points on Social scale)	Courts have no place in reviewing military decisions: Strongly Opposes topic 14 No statute gives habeas review for non-citizens outside US: Strongly Opposes topic 14
Favors topic 17: US out of Iraq & Afghanistan (+2 points on Social scale)	Supported stock divestiture from South Africa: Favors topic 17