Kevin Zeese on SenateMatch

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Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (10 points on Social scale)	Fund both adult and embryonic stem-cell research: Favors topic 1 No federal government involvement with abortion decision: Favors topic 1 Woman involved should decide, based on her own beliefs: Strongly Favors topic 1
Opposes topic 2: Require companies to hire more women & minorities (7 points on Economic scale)	No quotas & no requirements, except anti-discrimination law: Opposes topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws (10 points on Social scale)	Supports full marriage rights for gay couples: Strongly Favors topic 3
Favors topic 4: Teach family values in public schools (2 points on Social scale)	Teach family values in public schools: Favors topic 4
Strongly Favors topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (0 points on Economic scale)	Supports single payer national health system: Strongly Favors topic 5 Single payer eliminates waste and saves lives: Strongly Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	Share wealth more equitably: Opposes topic 6 Bush is misleading America on privatization: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Raise the ceiling and tax all income for Soc. Sec.: Opposes topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (10 points on Social scale)	Vouchers for public schools--competition improves schools: Strongly Favors topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Death Penalty (10 points on Social scale)	Death penalty is flawed & is no deterrent: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (10 points on Social scale)	Mandatory sentencing results in consistent injustice: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (10 points on Social scale)	Supports the Second Amendment's right to bear arms: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Decrease overall taxation of the wealthy (0 points on Economic scale)	Tax stock & bond purchases to make up for less income tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 No tax on the first $100,000 of income: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (10 points on Economic scale)	Supports earned citizenship for illegal immigrants: Strongly Favors topic 12
Strongly Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	Renegotiate to protect labor rights: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Big business trade agreements hurt democracy and sovereignty: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (0 points on Social scale)	Restore civil liberties undermined by the Patriot Act: Strongly Favors topic 14
Opposes topic 15: More spending on armed forces (7 points on Economic scale)	Iraq War is costing us billions of dollars weekly: Opposes topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (0 points on Economic scale)	Supports clean money campaigns and other election reforms: Strongly Favors topic 16
Strongly Favors topic 17: Replace US troops with UN in Iraq (0 points on Economic scale)	Cardin voted against war, then became wrong, wrong, wrong: Strongly Favors topic 17 Pledges to vote only for candidates who'd end Iraq War: Strongly Favors topic 17 Rapid, responsible withdrawal from Iraq: Strongly Favors topic 17
Favors topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (2 points on Economic scale)	Break the US addiction to fossil fuels: Strongly Favors topic 18 Save the Chesapeake Bay and prevent future degradation: Strongly Favors topic 18 Foreign oil is the root cause of many military conflicts: Opposes topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (10 points on Social scale)	Favors health-based approach to drug issues: Strongly Opposes topic 19 End the failed war on drugs: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Protect medical marijuana users & providers: Opposes topic 19
Opposes topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (7 points on Social scale)	No funding of churches--but church non-profit services ok: Opposes topic 20