Darrell Castle on the Issues

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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)
Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	Abortion isn't about a woman's choice: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Only candidate of any party that is 100% pro-life: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Defund Planned Parenthood as a first priority: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	No government restrictions like affirmative actions: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Let private business decide pay equity & family leave: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-5 points on Social scale)	No federal role in defining marital relationships: Strongly Opposes topic 3 No same sex marriage; no gender neutral bathrooms: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-3 points on Social scale)	Keep God in the public sphere: Strongly Favors topic 4 Started Christian organization for gypsy children in Romania: Favors topic 4 Christians might not like it, but let Israel defend itself: Strongly Opposes topic 4 Defend religious liberties regardless of the forum: Strongly Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	Strongly opposes ObamaCare expansion: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Government should not be involved in healthcare: Strongly Opposes topic 5 ObamaCare is unconstitutional; rescind it: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Strongly Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+5 points on Economic scale)	Privatize system after returning money to those in system: Favors topic 6 Allow withdrawing Soc. Sec. funds for transfer into an IRA: Strongly Favors topic 6
Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+2 points on Economic scale)	No federal vouchers because no federal role in education: Neutral on topic 7 Stop using the education system to corrupt our children: Strongly Favors topic 7
Favors topic 8: Society bears cost of pollution (-3 points on Social scale)	Society should not bear costs of pollution: Opposes topic 8 Property rights under assault by "Sustainable Development": Strongly Favors topic 8
Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-3 points on Social scale)	Stricter punishment doesn't reduce crime: Opposes topic 9 No police body cameras; yes juvenile solitary confinement: Strongly Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Absolute right to gun ownership: Strongly Favors topic 10 People in gun free enclaves cower, unarmed: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Reduce taxes on the wealthy: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Apportion federal taxes to states by census, not by income: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	No pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens: Strongly Opposes topic 12 No asylum & no path to citizenship: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Stop ALL immigration until we can vet immigrants: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Libertarians favor open borders; Constitutionalists don't: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Strongly Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-5 points on Economic scale)	Support free trade, but rescind trade AGREEMENTS: Favors topic 13 Trans Pacific Partnership is not about free trade: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Repeal NAFTA: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Tariffs instead of trade agreements: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+2 points on Economic scale)	Opposes American Exceptionalism: Opposes topic 14 Withdraw from the United Nations: Strongly Favors topic 14
Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale)	Reluctantly expand the military: Favors topic 15 Withdraw from NATO; it's unaffordable & no longer useful: Opposes topic 15 Maintain a strong, state-of-the-art military: Strongly Favors topic 15
Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-3 points on Social scale)	Voter registration should be as simple as possible: Favors topic 16 Require photo ID, to prevent voter fraud: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Strongly Favors topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+5 points on Social scale)	Avoid foreign entanglements: Favors topic 17 I don't see why it's any of our business who runs Syria: Strongly Favors topic 17
Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+2 points on Economic scale)	Don't prioritize green energy: Opposes topic 18 No government action on climate change, and fracking ok: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Buying Saudi oil forces US to deals with oppressive monarchs: Favors topic 18 Develop our own petroleum first; then green technology: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Marijuana is not a gateway drug: Opposes topic 19 No one should go to prison for having a joint: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Advocate of decriminalizing possession: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	Market-led recovery better than stimulus: Strongly Opposes topic 20 End the Federal Reserve: Opposes topic 20 Lower taxes, lower regulations, and lower spending: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Don't bailout financial giants; just let them fail: Strongly Opposes topic 20

VoteMatch Responses
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VoteMatch Question & Answer
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Based on these stances:
(Click on topic for excerpt & citation)

Strongly Opposes topic 1:
Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-5 points on Social scale)

Abortion isn't about a woman's choice: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Only candidate of any party that is 100% pro-life: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Defund Planned Parenthood as a first priority: Strongly Opposes topic 1

Strongly Opposes topic 2:
Legally require hiring women & minorities
(+5 points on Economic scale)

No government restrictions like affirmative actions: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Let private business decide pay equity & family leave: Strongly Opposes topic 2

Strongly Opposes topic 3:
Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(-5 points on Social scale)

No federal role in defining marital relationships: Strongly Opposes topic 3
No same sex marriage; no gender neutral bathrooms: Strongly Opposes topic 3

Favors topic 4:
Keep God in the public sphere
(-3 points on Social scale)

Keep God in the public sphere: Strongly Favors topic 4
Started Christian organization for gypsy children in Romania: Favors topic 4
Christians might not like it, but let Israel defend itself: Strongly Opposes topic 4
Defend religious liberties regardless of the forum: Strongly Favors topic 4

Strongly Opposes topic 5:
Expand ObamaCare
(+5 points on Economic scale)

Strongly opposes ObamaCare expansion: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Government should not be involved in healthcare: Strongly Opposes topic 5
ObamaCare is unconstitutional; rescind it: Strongly Opposes topic 5

Strongly Favors topic 6:
Privatize Social Security
(+5 points on Economic scale)

Privatize system after returning money to those in system: Favors topic 6
Allow withdrawing Soc. Sec. funds for transfer into an IRA: Strongly Favors topic 6

Favors topic 7:
Vouchers for school choice
(+2 points on Economic scale)

No federal vouchers because no federal role in education: Neutral on topic 7
Stop using the education system to corrupt our children: Strongly Favors topic 7

Favors topic 8:
Society bears cost of pollution
(-3 points on Social scale)

Society should not bear costs of pollution: Opposes topic 8
Property rights under assault by "Sustainable Development": Strongly Favors topic 8

Favors topic 9:
Stricter punishment reduces crime
(-3 points on Social scale)

Stricter punishment doesn't reduce crime: Opposes topic 9
No police body cameras; yes juvenile solitary confinement: Strongly Favors topic 9

Strongly Favors topic 10:
Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale)

Absolute right to gun ownership: Strongly Favors topic 10
People in gun free enclaves cower, unarmed: Strongly Favors topic 10

Strongly Opposes topic 11:
Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+5 points on Economic scale)

Reduce taxes on the wealthy: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Apportion federal taxes to states by census, not by income: Strongly Opposes topic 11

Strongly Opposes topic 12:
Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(-5 points on Social scale)

No pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens: Strongly Opposes topic 12
No asylum & no path to citizenship: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Stop ALL immigration until we can vet immigrants: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Libertarians favor open borders; Constitutionalists don't: Strongly Opposes topic 12

Strongly Opposes topic 13:
Support & expand free trade
(-5 points on Economic scale)

Support free trade, but rescind trade AGREEMENTS: Favors topic 13
Trans Pacific Partnership is not about free trade: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Repeal NAFTA: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Tariffs instead of trade agreements: Strongly Opposes topic 13

Favors topic 14:
Support American Exceptionalism
(+2 points on Economic scale)

Opposes American Exceptionalism: Opposes topic 14
Withdraw from the United Nations: Strongly Favors topic 14

Favors topic 15:
Expand the military
(-3 points on Social scale)

Reluctantly expand the military: Favors topic 15
Withdraw from NATO; it's unaffordable & no longer useful: Opposes topic 15
Maintain a strong, state-of-the-art military: Strongly Favors topic 15

Opposes topic 16:
Make voter registration easier
(-3 points on Social scale)

Voter registration should be as simple as possible: Favors topic 16
Require photo ID, to prevent voter fraud: Strongly Opposes topic 16

Strongly Favors topic 17:
Avoid foreign entanglements
(+5 points on Social scale)

Avoid foreign entanglements: Favors topic 17
I don't see why it's any of our business who runs Syria: Strongly Favors topic 17

Opposes topic 18:
Prioritize green energy
(+2 points on Economic scale)

Don't prioritize green energy: Opposes topic 18
No government action on climate change, and fracking ok: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Buying Saudi oil forces US to deals with oppressive monarchs: Favors topic 18
Develop our own petroleum first; then green technology: Strongly Opposes topic 18

Strongly Opposes topic 19:
Marijuana is a gateway drug
(+5 points on Social scale)

Marijuana is not a gateway drug: Opposes topic 19
No one should go to prison for having a joint: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Advocate of decriminalizing possession: Strongly Opposes topic 19

Strongly Opposes topic 20:
Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+5 points on Economic scale)

Market-led recovery better than stimulus: Strongly Opposes topic 20
End the Federal Reserve: Opposes topic 20
Lower taxes, lower regulations, and lower spending: Strongly Opposes topic 20
Don't bailout financial giants; just let them fail: Strongly Opposes topic 20

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Darrell Castle on Abortion
Click here for 3 full quotes on Abortion OR other candidates on Abortion OR background on Abortion. Abortion isn't about a woman's choice. (Oct 2016) Only candidate of any party that is 100% pro-life. (Oct 2016) Defund Planned Parenthood as a first priority. (Aug 2016)

Darrell Castle on Education
Click here for 2 full quotes on Education OR other candidates on Education OR background on Education. No federal vouchers because no federal role in education. (Oct 2016) Stop using the education system to corrupt our children. (Oct 2016)

Darrell Castle on Jobs
Click here for the full quote on Jobs OR other candidates on Jobs OR background on Jobs. Let private business decide pay equity & family leave. (Aug 2016)

Darrell Castle on Technology
Click here for the full quote on Technology OR other candidates on Technology OR background on Technology. UN globalization observes every human being electronically. (May 2016)