Thomas Clements on SenateMatch

VoteMatch Responses (Click here for VoteMatch quiz)
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 unrestricted right (+2 points on Social scale)	Supreme Court has ruled on abortion: Favors topic 1
Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	Support Equal Rights Amendment: Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Get government out of marriage business: Strongly Favors topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-5 points on Social scale)	Why not keep God in the public sphere?: Strongly Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	Cost is the only thing that has expanded under ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Strongly Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+5 points on Economic scale)	Privatize Social Security at birth for newborns today: Strongly Favors topic 6
Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+2 points on Economic scale)	Supports homeschooling and vouchers: Favors topic 7
Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-3 points on Social scale)	States should deal with water quality not federal EPA: Favors topic 8
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+5 points on Social scale)	Unconstitutionally strict punishment is�a problem: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Second Amendment is the law of the land: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Flat rate tax with across-the-board reduction: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-3 points on Social scale)	Annex Mexico economically to avoid immigration issues: Opposes topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	No restrictions on trade, but no corporatism: Strongly Favors topic 13
Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+2 points on Economic scale)	Foreign aid spending only to protect US interests: Favors topic 14
Strongly Opposes topic 15: Expand the military (+5 points on Social scale)	Why do we need military bases in the Phillipines?: Strongly Opposes topic 15
Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+2 points on Social scale)	Term limits for Congress; but voter ID too: Favors topic 16
Favors topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+2 points on Social scale)	Help prevent genocide abroad, but not with U.S. lives: Favors topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	No cap and trade; no taxing carbon emissions: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Marijuana is a benefit to people's health: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	Eliminate corporate tax to create jobs & avoid more debt: Strongly Opposes topic 20