Janet Napolitano on VoteMatch

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Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (+5 points on Social scale)	Committed to women’s reproductive rights: Strongly Favors topic 1
No opinion on topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale)	Shift from group preferences to economic empowerment of all: Neutral on topic 2
No opinion on topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
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)	Supports the death penalty; amend statutes to allow it: Strongly 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)
Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+2 points on Economic scale)	No new gun laws; bearing arms is a fundamental liberty: Strongly Favors topic 10 Prevent unauthorized firearm use with "smart gun" technology: Opposes topic 10
Favors topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (-3 points on Economic scale)	Better health care policies for seniors: Favors topic 5 Establish "report cards" on HMO quality of care: Favors topic 5
Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+2 points on Economic scale)	Create Retirement Savings Accounts: Favors topic 6
Favors topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (+2 points on Economic scale)	Implement school choice via public charter schools: Favors topic 7 Supports school choice without expense of vouchers: Favors topic 7 Offer every parent Charter Schools and public school choice: Opposes topic 7
Favors topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (-3 points on Economic scale)	Supports tradable emissions permits for greenhouse gases: Favors topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (-5 points on Social scale)	Undeniable link between drugs and criminal activity: Strongly Favors topic 19 Teach children about the dangers of all forms of drug use: Strongly Favors topic 19
Favors topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (+2 points on Economic scale)	Finish welfare reform by moving able recipients into jobs: Favors topic 20
Favors topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (-3 points on Economic scale)	$12B in federal economic stimulus as state block grants: Favors topic 11
Opposes topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (-3 points on Social scale)	Keep up intense pressure on border criminals: Opposes topic 12 You build a 50-foot wall, somebody will find a 51-ft ladder: Favors topic 12 Crackdown on employers who hire illegal workers, not workers: Opposes topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale)	Build a rule-based global trading system: Favors topic 13
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)
Favors topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (+2 points on Social scale)	Signed legislation refusing to implement REAL ID standards: Favors topic 14
Favors topic 17: US out of Iraq & Afghanistan (+2 points on Social scale)	Progressive Internationalism: globalize with US pre-eminence: Favors topic 17