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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)	We made MS the safest state for an unborn child: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Protect the rights of the unborn: 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)
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (-5 points on Social scale)	Proud of MS's highest vote in US for traditional marriage: 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)
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)	$7.3M for state trooper school: Favors topic 9 I believe in criminal control, not gun control: Strongly Favors topic 9 More state troopers; plus pay raises for state police: Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Protect the rights of gun owners: Strongly Favors topic 10
Opposes topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (+2 points on Economic scale)	Opposed Clinton's plan for government-run healthcare: Opposes topic 5 States should mandate that insurers do not cancel policies: Favors 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)
Strongly Favors topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (+5 points on Economic scale)	Expand charter schools; expand dual enrollment: Favors topic 7 More local control over schools: Favors topic 7 Give parents vouchers so they can choose kids' schools: Strongly Favors topic 7 Supports charter schools as a means to local control: Favors topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (+5 points on Economic scale)	Supports $1.3 billion coal gasification plant: Opposes topic 18 Allow drilling in ANWR: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Stop harmful EPA regulation of greenhouse gas emissions: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (-5 points on Social scale)	Ban synthetic marijuana: Strongly Favors topic 19 Fight the scourge of illegal narcotics with a vengeance: Favors topic 19 Reduced number of crystal methamphetamine labs: Favors topic 19 Wrong time to cut drug enforcement spending: 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)	Cut budget by $700M, instead of raising taxes: Opposes topic 11 Commission to study state tax code & then cut taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 I am against raising anybody’s taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (-5 points on Social scale)	Expedite removal of those who are in the US unlawfully: Strongly Opposes topic 12
No opinion on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the armed forces (-5 points on Social scale)	Defense industry is economic bright spot for MS: Favors topic 15 The US must secure peace through strength and dominance: 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)
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)