Merrill Cook 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 right (-5 points on Social scale)	YES on barring transporting minors to get an abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Opposes topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (+2 points on Economic scale)	YES on ending preferential treatment by race in college admissions: Opposes topic 2
Opposes topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (-3 points on Social scale)	YES on banning gay adoptions in DC.: Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (-5 points on Social scale)	Supports a Constitutional Amendment for school prayer: Strongly Favors topic 4
Neutral on topic 8: Death Penalty (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (-3 points on Social scale)	YES on more prosecution and sentencing for juvenile crime: Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Individual right to self-defense at home and as self-defense: Strongly Favors topic 10 YES on decreasing gun waiting period from 3 days to 1: Strongly Favors topic 10
Opposes topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (+2 points on Economic scale)	YES on establishing tax-exempt Medical Savings Accounts: Opposes topic 5
Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+2 points on Economic scale)	NO on strengthening the Social Security Lockbox: Favors topic 6 YES on reducing tax payments on Social Security benefits: Favors topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (+5 points on Economic scale)	YES on vouchers for private & parochial schools: Strongly Favors topic 7 YES on allowing vouchers in DC schools: Favors topic 7
Neutral on topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Neutral on topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (+2 points on Economic scale)	YES on responsible fatherhood via faith-based organizations: Favors topic 20
Opposes topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (+2 points on Economic scale)	YES on eliminating the "marriage penalty": Opposes topic 11 YES on $46 billion in tax cuts for small business: Opposes topic 11
Favors topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (+2 points on Social scale)	YES on more immigrant visas for skilled workers: Favors topic 12
Strongly Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-5 points on Economic scale)	NO on 'Fast Track' authority for trade agreements: Strongly Opposes topic 13 NO on Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Favors topic 15: Expand the armed forces (-3 points on Social scale)	YES on $266 billion Defense Appropriations bill: Favors topic 15 YES on deploying SDI: Favors topic 15
Favors topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (-3 points on Economic scale)	YES on banning soft money and issue ads: Favors topic 16
Neutral on topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Neutral on topic 17: US out of Iraq & Afghanistan (0 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 Opposes topic 1:
Abortion is a woman's right
(-5 points on Social scale)

YES on barring transporting minors to get an abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1

Opposes topic 2:
Require hiring more women & minorities
(+2 points on Economic scale)

YES on ending preferential treatment by race in college admissions: Opposes topic 2

Opposes topic 3:
Same-sex domestic partnership benefits
(-3 points on Social scale)

YES on banning gay adoptions in DC.: Opposes topic 3

Strongly Favors topic 4:
Teacher-led prayer in public schools
(-5 points on Social scale)

Supports a Constitutional Amendment for school prayer: Strongly Favors topic 4

Neutral on topic 8:
Death Penalty
(0 points on Social scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

Favors topic 9:
Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws
(-3 points on Social scale)

YES on more prosecution and sentencing for juvenile crime: Favors topic 9

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

Individual right to self-defense at home and as self-defense: Strongly Favors topic 10
YES on decreasing gun waiting period from 3 days to 1: Strongly Favors topic 10

Opposes topic 5:
More federal funding for health coverage
(+2 points on Economic scale)

YES on establishing tax-exempt Medical Savings Accounts: Opposes topic 5

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

NO on strengthening the Social Security Lockbox: Favors topic 6
YES on reducing tax payments on Social Security benefits: Favors topic 6

Strongly Favors topic 7:
Parents choose schools via vouchers
(+5 points on Economic scale)

YES on vouchers for private & parochial schools: Strongly Favors topic 7
YES on allowing vouchers in DC schools: Favors topic 7

Neutral on topic 18:
Replace coal & oil with alternatives
(0 points on Economic scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

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

(No votes on which to base response)

Favors topic 20:
Allow churches to provide welfare services
(+2 points on Economic scale)

YES on responsible fatherhood via faith-based organizations: Favors topic 20

Opposes topic 11:
Make taxes more progressive
(+2 points on Economic scale)

YES on eliminating the "marriage penalty": Opposes topic 11
YES on $46 billion in tax cuts for small business: Opposes topic 11

Favors topic 12:
Illegal immigrants earn citizenship
(+2 points on Social scale)

YES on more immigrant visas for skilled workers: Favors topic 12

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

NO on 'Fast Track' authority for trade agreements: Strongly Opposes topic 13
NO on Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China: Strongly Opposes topic 13

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

YES on $266 billion Defense Appropriations bill: Favors topic 15
YES on deploying SDI: Favors topic 15

Favors topic 16:
Stricter limits on political campaign funds
(-3 points on Economic scale)

YES on banning soft money and issue ads: Favors topic 16

Neutral on topic 14:
The Patriot Act harms civil liberties
(0 points on Social scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

Neutral on topic 17:
US out of Iraq & Afghanistan
(0 points on Social scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

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