David Cobb 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 Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (10 points on Social scale)	Full reproductive freedom for women: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Require companies to hire more women & minorities (0 points on Economic scale)	Affirmative action for people of color and women: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws (10 points on Social scale)	Marriage equality for lesbians and gays: Strongly Favors topic 3
No opinion on topic 4: Permit prayer in public schools (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (0 points on Economic scale)	Publicly funded, universal health care insurance: Strongly Favors topic 5 Health care is a right: Favors topic 5
Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (2 points on Economic scale)	Increase payroll tax but allow some self-investment: Opposes topic 6
No opinion on topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Death Penalty (10 points on Social scale)	Eliminate the death penalty: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (10 points on Social scale)	Criminal justice system permeated with race & class bias: Opposes topic 9 More community policing; more inmate job training: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (2 points on Social scale)	Ban assault weapons; require licenses; track fingerprints: Strongly Opposes topic 10 A gun owner who supports reasonable gun safety laws: Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Decrease overall taxation of the wealthy (0 points on Economic scale)	Increase taxes on wealthy; decrease taxes on poor: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Immigration helps our economy-encourage it (10 points on Economic scale)	Amnesty for undocumented immigrants after 3 years: Strongly Favors topic 12
Strongly Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	Withdraw from NAFTA and CAFTA: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Marched in Seattle against the WTO: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14: Link human rights to trade with China (0 points on Social scale)	Include human rights and worker rights in trade deals: Strongly Favors topic 14
Strongly Opposes topic 15: More spending on armed forces (10 points on Economic scale)	Greatly decrease all military funding: Strongly Opposes topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Reduce spending on missile defense (Star Wars) (0 points on Economic scale)	Greatly Decrease Funding on missile defense: Strongly Favors topic 16
Strongly Favors topic 17: Seek UN approval for military action (0 points on Economic scale)	More US participation in UN peacekeeping missions: Strongly Favors topic 17 All US troops out of Iraq, unless UN and Iraq say so: Favors topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Reduce use of coal, oil, & nuclear energy (0 points on Economic scale)	Subsidize clean renewables instead of oil & nuclear: Strongly Favors topic 18 $300B per year to fund clean energy in poor countries: Strongly Favors topic 18
Opposes topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (7 points on Social scale)	Decriminalize minor possession of marijuana: Strongly Opposes topic 19 War on drugs is war on our civil liberties: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Rated A+ by VOTE-HEMP, indicating a pro-hemp voting record: Strongly Favors topic 19
No opinion on topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (5 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)

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 Favors topic 1:
Abortion is a woman's right
(10 points on Social scale)

Full reproductive freedom for women: Strongly Favors topic 1

Strongly Favors topic 2:
Require companies to hire more women & minorities
(0 points on Economic scale)

Affirmative action for people of color and women: Strongly Favors topic 2

Strongly Favors topic 3:
Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws
(10 points on Social scale)

Marriage equality for lesbians and gays: Strongly Favors topic 3

No opinion on topic 4:
Permit prayer in public schools
(5 points on Social scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

Strongly Favors topic 5:
More federal funding for health coverage
(0 points on Economic scale)

Publicly funded, universal health care insurance: Strongly Favors topic 5
Health care is a right: Favors topic 5

Opposes topic 6:
Privatize Social Security
(2 points on Economic scale)

Increase payroll tax but allow some self-investment: Opposes topic 6

No opinion on topic 7:
Parents choose schools via vouchers
(5 points on Social scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

Strongly Opposes topic 8:
Death Penalty
(10 points on Social scale)

Eliminate the death penalty: Strongly Opposes topic 8

Strongly Opposes topic 9:
Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws
(10 points on Social scale)

Criminal justice system permeated with race & class bias: Opposes topic 9
More community policing; more inmate job training: Strongly Opposes topic 9

Opposes topic 10:
Absolute right to gun ownership
(2 points on Social scale)

Ban assault weapons; require licenses; track fingerprints: Strongly Opposes topic 10
A gun owner who supports reasonable gun safety laws: Favors topic 10

Strongly Opposes topic 11:
Decrease overall taxation of the wealthy
(0 points on Economic scale)

Increase taxes on wealthy; decrease taxes on poor: Strongly Opposes topic 11

Strongly Favors topic 12:
Immigration helps our economy-encourage it
(10 points on Economic scale)

Amnesty for undocumented immigrants after 3 years: Strongly Favors topic 12

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

Withdraw from NAFTA and CAFTA: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Marched in Seattle against the WTO: Strongly Opposes topic 13

Strongly Favors topic 14:
Link human rights to trade with China
(0 points on Social scale)

Include human rights and worker rights in trade deals: Strongly Favors topic 14

Strongly Opposes topic 15:
More spending on armed forces
(10 points on Economic scale)

Greatly decrease all military funding: Strongly Opposes topic 15

Strongly Favors topic 16:
Reduce spending on missile defense (Star Wars)
(0 points on Economic scale)

Greatly Decrease Funding on missile defense: Strongly Favors topic 16

Strongly Favors topic 17:
Seek UN approval for military action
(0 points on Economic scale)

More US participation in UN peacekeeping missions: Strongly Favors topic 17
All US troops out of Iraq, unless UN and Iraq say so: Favors topic 17

Strongly Favors topic 18:
Reduce use of coal, oil, & nuclear energy
(0 points on Economic scale)

Subsidize clean renewables instead of oil & nuclear: Strongly Favors topic 18
$300B per year to fund clean energy in poor countries: Strongly Favors topic 18

Opposes topic 19:
Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it
(7 points on Social scale)

Decriminalize minor possession of marijuana: Strongly Opposes topic 19
War on drugs is war on our civil liberties: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Rated A+ by VOTE-HEMP, indicating a pro-hemp voting record: Strongly Favors topic 19

No opinion on topic 20:
Allow churches to provide welfare services
(5 points on Social scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

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