Ralph Nader on IssueMatch

IssueMatch Responses
IssueMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background)	Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
Strongly Supports Abortion is a woman's right	Abortion: No government role; let women privately decide Abortion: Roe v Wade is safe; GOP must back off pushing it
Strongly Supports Require companies to hire more women & minorities	Civil Rights: Long history of fighting in sexual politics
Strongly Supports Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws	Defense: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell is discriminatory against gays Civil Rights: Supports Civil Union in Vermont and elsewhere
No opinion Organized Prayer In Public Schools	Education: Teach democratic principles & citizenship in schools Education: Focus on civic & consumer education
Strongly Supports More Federal Funding for Health Coverage	Health Care: Cradle-to-grave health care better than Clinton’s plan Health Care: US should adopt Canadian single-payer system Health Care: Use Canadian system as a model for US Health Care: Health care is a universal human right
Strongly Opposes Privatize Social Security	Social Security: Social Security is solid; pending bankruptcy is nonsense Social Security: Social insurance is government at its noblest Social Security: Social Security privatization replaces certainty with risk Social Security: Fears loss of retirement funds in privatized investments
Opposes Parents Choose Schools via Vouchers	School Choice: Support choice within public schools
Strongly Opposes Death Penalty	Crime: Death penalty does not deter Crime: Moratorium on executions Crime: Some executed by death penalty were innocent Crime: Death penalty does not deter & is discriminatory
Opposes Mandatory "Three Strikes" Sentencing Laws	Crime: Decreasing unemployment reduces crime; not enforcement Crime: Focus on crime prevention instead of harsher sentences Crime: Police must follow the law too
Strongly Opposes Absolute right to gun ownership	Gun Control: Support Brady Bill & thoughtful gun control Gun Control: Supports trigger locks, licensing, & banning some guns
Strongly Opposes Make Income Tax Flatter & Lower	Tax Reform: Put meat in the process of progressive taxation Tax Reform: More taxpayer input into tax & spending policy Tax Reform: Focus on under-taxation of corporations, not income tax Tax Reform: Against flat tax; keep progressivity
Supports Immigration helps our economy-encourage it	Free Trade & Immigration: Immigrants don’t come for welfare; restore safety net Free Trade & Immigration: Don’t blame immigrants for social and economic problems
Strongly Opposes Support & Expand Free Trade	Free Trade & Immigration: Renegotiate NAFTA & WTO “as if human beings mattered” Free Trade & Immigration: It’s not free trade; it’s corporate-managed trade Free Trade & Immigration: WTO’s “trade uber alles” hurts environment, health, & safety Free Trade & Immigration: NAFTA failures: $50B Mexico bailout; 400,000 exported jobs
Supports Link Human Rights to trade with China	China: China & other dictatorships have no real free trade Free Trade & Immigration: Subordinate the commercial to human rights, enviro, & labor China: Support human rights as cornerstone of US foreign policy
Strongly Opposes More Spending on Armed Forces Personnel	Defense: Stop spending on unneeded weapons & non-existent enemies Defense: Cut defense budget by $100B; time to demobilize Defense: Arms race is driven by corporate demand
Strongly Supports Reduce spending on Missile Defense ("Star Wars")	Defense: SDI doesn’t work; money better spent elsewhere Defense: Supports Test Ban Treaty & arms control
Supports Continue Foreign Aid to Russia, Israel, & others	Foreign Policy: Support foreign peasants instead of foreign dictators Foreign Policy: Support social and economic justice across the globe Foreign Policy: Assist Russia & Israel in moving towards better governments Foreign Policy: Selling arms is not a good way to conduct foreign affairs
Supports Spend Resources to Stop Global Warming	Environment: Renewable energy is solution for global warming Environment: More renewables & more efficency to stave off global warming Environment: Raise CAFE standards; treat SUVs like cars Environment: Motor vehicles are the greatest environmental hazard
Opposes Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it	Drugs: Legalize marijuana, and treat addiction as a health problem Drugs: Remove industrial hemp from DEA drug list Drugs: Replace Drug War with treatment and alternative sentencing Drugs: Solution to addiction is information, not prohibition
No opinion Allow churches to provide welfare services	Welfare & Labor: Homelessness is peaking despite good economy

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