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Everett Stern on SenateMatch |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-5 points on Social scale) | Legal protection to unborn children: Opposes topic 1 Support Hobby Lobby and right to stand by religious creed: Strongly Opposes topic 1 |
Opposes
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Affirmative action is unconstitutional: Opposes topic 2 |
Strongly Favors
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(+5 points on Social scale) | Federal government out of gay rights issues: Strongly Favors topic 3 |
Strongly Favors
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
(-5 points on Social scale) | Let schools display the words "God Bless America": Strongly Favors topic 4 |
Opposes
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Give choices and power to patients: Opposes topic 5 Fight to repeal Obamacare & its unconstitutional mandates: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Overhaul mental health; don't treat them like criminals: Favors topic 5 |
Strongly Favors
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Create personal retirement accounts: Strongly Favors topic 6 |
Strongly Favors
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Freedom and choice of schools for parents & children: Strongly Favors topic 7 Against Common Core; for school choice: Strongly Favors topic 7 |
Strongly Favors
topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(-5 points on Social scale) | EPA regulations are too restrictive: Strongly Favors topic 8 |
No opinion on
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(0 points on Social scale) | Focus on rehabilitation and prevention: Opposes topic 9 Blue Lives Matter: Police officers aren't 2nd class citizens: Favors topic 9 |
Strongly Favors
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale) | High capacity magazines ok; decreasing waiting periods ok: Strongly Favors topic 10 Absolute supporter of the Second Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+5 points on Economic scale) | I do not believe in spreading the wealth: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Reverse the trend of increasing small business tax burdens: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
Opposes
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(-3 points on Social scale) | Practical solutions to illegal immigration: Favors topic 12 Pennsylvania is seriously harmed by illegal immigration: Strongly Opposes topic 12 |
Strongly Favors
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Strongly support & expand free trade: Strongly Favors topic 13 |
Strongly Favors
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Strongly support American Exceptionalism: Strongly Favors topic 14 |
Strongly Favors
topic 15:Expand the military
(-5 points on Social scale) | Our country must have the strongest defense in the world: Strongly Favors topic 15 Take care of our troops--here and abroad: Favors topic 15 Found money-laundering at HSBC bank to fund terrorist groups: Favors topic 15 |
Strongly Favors
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(+5 points on Social scale) | Strongly support making voter registration easier: Strongly Favors topic 16 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
(-5 points on Social scale) | Prevention instead of containment on Iranian nukes: Strongly Opposes topic 17 2012 HSBC: Uncovered billions in terrorist money laundering: Opposes topic 17 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Strongly opposes prioritizing green energy: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Responsible energy exploration, with hydraulic fracturing: Strongly Opposes topic 18 |
Strongly Favors
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(-5 points on Social scale) | Continue to fight the war on drugs federally: Strongly Favors topic 19 |
Opposes
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Market-led recovery better than federal stimulus: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Pro-growth: make small business loan more readily available: Favors topic 20 |
Everett Stern is a Libertarian-Leaning Conservative
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