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Brian Moore on VoteMatchSocialist nominee for President |
VoteMatch Responses
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Strongly Favors
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's right
(+5 points on Social scale) | Right to free abortion on demand at any stage of pregnancy: Strongly Favors topic 1 Oppose all restrictions on access to abortion: Strongly Favors topic 1 |
Favors
topic 2:Require hiring more women & minorities
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Promote a multicultural/multiethnic presence: Favors topic 2 Blacks & women have been historically discriminated against: Strongly Favors topic 2 Assure equal rights by gender, race, & age: Strongly Favors topic 2 Discontinue affirmative action programs: Strongly Opposes topic 2 |
Strongly Favors
topic 3:Same-sex domestic partnership benefits
(+5 points on Social scale) | End all restrictions on marriages and sodomy laws: Strongly Favors 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) |
Strongly Opposes
topic 8:Death Penalty
(+5 points on Social scale) | Abolish the death penalty: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Eliminate the federal death penalty: Strongly Opposes topic 8 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 9:Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws
(+5 points on Social scale) | Base justice system on mediation and rehabilitation: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Reduce prison sentences for non-violent crime: Opposes topic 9 |
No opinion on
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(0 points on Economic scale) | Right to bear arms needed for oppressed people: Strongly Favors topic 10 Restrict sales; require licensing; strengthen enforcement: Strongly Opposes topic 10 |
Strongly Favors
topic 5:More federal funding for health coverage
(-5 points on Economic scale) | National health care system for all citizens: Strongly Favors topic 5 National single-payer healthcare system: Strongly Favors topic 5 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Retirement at age 55 with $25,000 annual income: Strongly Opposes topic 6 |
Opposes
topic 7:Parents choose schools via vouchers
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Full and equal funding of public education: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Promote universal access to education: Opposes topic 7 Supports public school vouchers: Favors topic 7 |
Strongly Favors
topic 18:Replace coal & oil with alternatives
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Develop solar, geothermal, wind, hydropower and biomass: Strongly Favors topic 18 Phase out nuclear power; rejoin Kyoto Protocol: Strongly Favors topic 18 Transfer interstate highway funding to high-speed rail: Favors topic 18 Support Kyoto; phaseout nuclear; develop alternatives: Strongly Favors topic 18 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 19:Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it
(+5 points on Social scale) | Decriminalize drug use; de-fund war on drugs: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Cutoff all U.S. military aid to Colombia: Opposes topic 19 Decriminalize marijuana; end funding for war on drugs: Strongly Opposes topic 19 |
Opposes
topic 20:Allow churches to provide welfare services
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Expand welfare with guaranteed income for all: Opposes topic 20 |
Strongly Favors
topic 11:Make taxes more progressive
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Steeply graduated income tax and estate tax: Strongly Favors topic 11 Limit maximum income to 10 times minimum income: Favors topic 11 |
Strongly Favors
topic 12:Illegal immigrants earn citizenship
(+5 points on Social scale) | End the militarization of the US/Mexican border: Favors topic 12 Give sanctuary to illegal immigrants & full social services: Strongly Favors topic 12 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Withdraw from NAFTA, FTAA, WTO, and IMF: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Fair trade instead of NAFTA, CAFTA, and WTO: Strongly Opposes topic 13 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 15:Expand the armed forces
(+5 points on Social scale) | Close down all foreign military bases: Strongly Opposes topic 15 Reduce weaponry & defense spending significantly: Strongly Opposes topic 15 |
Strongly Favors
topic 16:Stricter limits on political campaign funds
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Public financing of campaigns, with free TV access: Strongly Favors topic 16 Promote public funding of elections: Strongly Favors topic 16 |
Opposes
topic 14:The Patriot Act harms civil liberties
(-3 points on Social scale) | Ban military tribunals, and restore habeas corpus: Strongly Opposes topic 14 Close down the DHS and repeal the Patriot Act: Strongly Opposes topic 14 Question the Patriot Act, prisoner abuse, & domestic spying: Strongly Favors topic 14 |
Strongly Favors
topic 17:US out of Iraq
(+5 points on Social scale) | Stop the Iraq War immediately: Strongly Favors topic 17 |
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