Gary Herbert on VoteMatch

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VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background)	Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (+2 points on Social scale)	Don't criminalize woman seeking illegal forms of abortion: Favors topic 1
No opinion on topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (-5 points on Social scale)	Discriminating against gay people shouldn't be illegal: Strongly 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)
Favors topic 8: Death Penalty (-3 points on Social scale)	No stay of execution in Ronnie Lee Gardner case: Favors topic 8
No opinion on topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Support the 2nd Amendment as well as the 10th: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (+5 points on Economic scale)	Sue on unconstitutionality of ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Increase transparency, access, and choice: Opposes topic 5 ObamaCare is federal government overreach: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Loosen "one-size-fits-all" approach to Medicaid: Opposes topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (-3 points on Economic scale)	Continue to increase funding for public schools: Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (+5 points on Economic scale)	Utah is energy-independent; now export oil & nuclear: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Develop natural gas resources while protecting local culture: Strongly Opposes topic 18 No importation of foreign nuclear waste into Utah: Favors topic 18 Stop harmful EPA regulation of greenhouse gas emissions: Strongly Opposes topic 18
No opinion on topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
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)	Don't stifle citizens & businesses with new tax burdens: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Opposes topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (-3 points on Social scale)	Find solutions to tough issues where feds abdicated: Opposes topic 12 Failure to secure borders emblematic of misplaced priorities: Opposes topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale)	Assist Utah companies with global vision for export growth: Favors topic 13
Favors topic 15: Expand the armed forces (-3 points on Social scale)	Pay tribute to those answering the nation's call to serve: Favors topic 15
Favors topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (-3 points on Economic scale)	Guidelines on gifts, lobbying, & conflicts of interest: Favors topic 16
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 & Afghanistan (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)