Mike Easley on the Issues

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VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background)	Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
No opinion on topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	Support principles embodied in the Equal Rights Amendment: Favors topic 2
No opinion on topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 8: Death Penalty (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (0 points on Social scale)	Supports flexible federal block grants for crime programs: Neutral on topic 9
No opinion on topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (-5 points on Economic scale)	Supports Patients� Bill of Rights with right to sue: Strongly Favors topic 5 Prescription drug plan for seniors reduces net costs: Favors topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	Maintain federal Social Services Block Grant funding: Favors topic 6 Maintain long-term solvency of Social Security and Medicare: Opposes topic 6
Opposes topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (-3 points on Economic scale)	Improve and invest in public schools: Opposes topic 7
Opposes topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (+2 points on Economic scale)	More funding to develop domestic energy supplies: Opposes topic 18 Share offshore oil development revenue with states: Neutral on topic 18
No opinion 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)	Promote the next generation of welfare reform: Opposes topic 20 Maintain flexibility & funding levels for TANF block grants: Favors topic 20 More federal funding for Low-income energy assistance: Neutral on topic 20 Supports TANF grants to states: Favors topic 20
Favors topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (-3 points on Economic scale)	$12B in federal economic stimulus as state block grants: Favors topic 11
Favors topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (+2 points on Social scale)	Share costs of legal immigration between states & federal: Neutral on topic 12 Federal government should deal with criminal repatriation: Neutral on topic 12 Import farm workers from Mexico: Favors topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale)	Enforce trade law against subsidized Canadian lumber imports: Favors topic 13
No opinion on topic 15: Expand the armed forces (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 17: US out of Iraq & Afghanistan (0 points on Social scale)	Include states in anti-terrorism planning: Neutral on topic 17

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)

No opinion on topic 1:
Abortion is a woman's right
(0 points on Social scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

Favors topic 2:
Require hiring more women & minorities
(-3 points on Economic scale)

Support principles embodied in the Equal Rights Amendment: Favors topic 2

No opinion on topic 3:
Same-sex domestic partnership benefits
(0 points on Social scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

No opinion on topic 4:
Teacher-led prayer in public schools
(0 points on Social scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

No opinion on topic 8:
Death Penalty
(0 points on Social scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

No opinion on topic 9:
Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws
(0 points on Social scale)

Supports flexible federal block grants for crime programs: Neutral on topic 9

No opinion on topic 10:
Absolute right to gun ownership
(0 points on Economic scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

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

Supports Patients� Bill of Rights with right to sue: Strongly Favors topic 5
Prescription drug plan for seniors reduces net costs: Favors topic 5

No opinion on topic 6:
Privatize Social Security
(0 points on Economic scale)

Maintain federal Social Services Block Grant funding: Favors topic 6
Maintain long-term solvency of Social Security and Medicare: Opposes topic 6

Opposes topic 7:
Parents choose schools via vouchers
(-3 points on Economic scale)

Improve and invest in public schools: Opposes topic 7

Opposes topic 18:
Replace coal & oil with alternatives
(+2 points on Economic scale)

More funding to develop domestic energy supplies: Opposes topic 18
Share offshore oil development revenue with states: Neutral on topic 18

No opinion 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)

Promote the next generation of welfare reform: Opposes topic 20
Maintain flexibility & funding levels for TANF block grants: Favors topic 20
More federal funding for Low-income energy assistance: Neutral on topic 20
Supports TANF grants to states: Favors topic 20

Favors topic 11:
Make taxes more progressive
(-3 points on Economic scale)

$12B in federal economic stimulus as state block grants: Favors topic 11

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

Share costs of legal immigration between states & federal: Neutral on topic 12
Federal government should deal with criminal repatriation: Neutral on topic 12
Import farm workers from Mexico: Favors topic 12

Favors topic 13:
Support & expand free trade
(+2 points on Economic scale)

Enforce trade law against subsidized Canadian lumber imports: Favors topic 13

No opinion on topic 15:
Expand the armed forces
(0 points on Social scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

No opinion on topic 16:
Stricter limits on political campaign funds
(0 points on Economic scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

No opinion on topic 14:
The Patriot Act harms civil liberties
(0 points on Social scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

No opinion on topic 17:
US out of Iraq & Afghanistan
(0 points on Social scale)

Include states in anti-terrorism planning: Neutral on topic 17

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