Rick Becker 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)	Government's responsibility to protect human life: Strongly Opposes topic 1 I support life from conception to natural death: Strongly Opposes topic 1 I made "some bad votes" against anti-abortion legislation: Favors topic 1 No federal funding for abortion, including abortion drugs: Strongly Opposes topic 1 There's no such thing as a "medically required" abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	No money for racist critical theory & identity politics: Strongly Opposes topic 2 I don't believe in women's rights, gay rights--all the same: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Opposes topic 3: Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights (-3 points on Social scale)	Add "sexual orientation" to definition of discrimination: Strongly Favors topic 3 Bar biological boys from girl's school sports: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Traditional nuclear family is backbone of America's success: Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: America was founded on Christian values (-5 points on Social scale)	Displaying the Ten Commandments OK in schools: Strongly Favors topic 4 Stand against radical distortion of church-vs.-state: Strongly Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	Won't tolerate government COVID fearmongering and scientism: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Voted against Physician Assisted Suicide : Opposes topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	Replace Common Core with local parent & teacher control: Strongly Favors topic 7 Supports abolishing the federal Department of Education: Strongly Favors topic 7 Education Empowerment Program: reimburse private schools: Strongly Favors topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8: Businesses have a right to pollute (-5 points on Social scale)	ESG is fascism: no environment-based investing: Strongly Favors topic 8 Fire smug bureaucrats running roughshod over Congress: Strongly Favors topic 8
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+5 points on Social scale)	No use of drones for criminal investigations: Opposes topic 9 Reduce mandatory minimums; alternatives to incarceration: Strongly Opposes topic 9 No police drones, except for felonies with warrants: Opposes topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Uphold the Second Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 10 Eliminate existing federal statutes infringing 2nd Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Flatten and simplify personal income tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Wants a flat tax with a very, very low rate: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	Secure our border immediately; finish building the wall: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Declare an illegal invasion at the border : Strongly Opposes topic 12
No opinion on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 14: Stay away from the UN & Globalism (+5 points on Economic scale)	Protect farmland from Chinese Communist Party: Favors topic 14 We need to put North Dakota First and America First!: Strongly Favors topic 14
Opposes topic 15: Peace through Strength (+2 points on Social scale)	Must work to reduce our military footprint around the world: Strongly Opposes topic 15 End the "woke" agenda to encourage military recruitment : Favors topic 15
Strongly Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-5 points on Social scale)	Study ID cards for voting to ensure citizenship: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Voted YES on $5,000 limit on governor's executive bonus: Favors topic 16 Resist any act allowing Federal intrusion into our elections: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Oppose the Marxist effort to repeal the Electoral College: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Favors topic 17: Stay out of foreign wars (+2 points on Social scale)	Stop wasting lives and resources on endless wars: Strongly Favors topic 17 Stand with ally Israel, a beacon of stability in Middle East: Opposes topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Lower tax rates and eschew picking winners and losers: Opposes topic 18 Reduce oil extraction tax from 6.5% to 5%: Opposes topic 18 We must stop subsidizing "clean" and alternative fuels: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Supports medical marijuana and legalized pot: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Voted NO on drug testing for TANF & SNAP benefits: Strongly Opposes topic 19 I view marijuana as a victimless crime, would legalize: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	Reverse the trend of imprudent & increasing spending: Opposes topic 20 Submit smaller budgets when there are shortfalls: Strongly Opposes topic 20 The budget must be balanced; wasteful spending must be cut: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Picking winners & losers fails; lower taxes & get out of way: Strongly Opposes topic 20

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)

Government's responsibility to protect human life: Strongly Opposes topic 1
I support life from conception to natural death: Strongly Opposes topic 1
I made "some bad votes" against anti-abortion legislation: Favors topic 1
No federal funding for abortion, including abortion drugs: Strongly Opposes topic 1
There's no such thing as a "medically required" abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1

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

No money for racist critical theory & identity politics: Strongly Opposes topic 2
I don't believe in women's rights, gay rights--all the same: Strongly Opposes topic 2

Opposes topic 3:
Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights
(-3 points on Social scale)

Add "sexual orientation" to definition of discrimination: Strongly Favors topic 3
Bar biological boys from girl's school sports: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Traditional nuclear family is backbone of America's success: Opposes topic 3

Strongly Favors topic 4:
America was founded on Christian values
(-5 points on Social scale)

Displaying the Ten Commandments OK in schools: Strongly Favors topic 4
Stand against radical distortion of church-vs.-state: Strongly Favors topic 4

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

Won't tolerate government COVID fearmongering and scientism: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Voted against Physician Assisted Suicide : Opposes topic 5

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

(No votes on which to base response)

Strongly Favors topic 7:
Vouchers for school choice
(+5 points on Economic scale)

Replace Common Core with local parent & teacher control: Strongly Favors topic 7
Supports abolishing the federal Department of Education: Strongly Favors topic 7
Education Empowerment Program: reimburse private schools: Strongly Favors topic 7

Strongly Favors topic 8:
Businesses have a right to pollute
(-5 points on Social scale)

ESG is fascism: no environment-based investing: Strongly Favors topic 8
Fire smug bureaucrats running roughshod over Congress: Strongly Favors topic 8

Strongly Opposes topic 9:
Stricter punishment reduces crime
(+5 points on Social scale)

No use of drones for criminal investigations: Opposes topic 9
Reduce mandatory minimums; alternatives to incarceration: Strongly Opposes topic 9
No police drones, except for felonies with warrants: Opposes topic 9

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

Uphold the Second Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 10
Eliminate existing federal statutes infringing 2nd Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 10

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

Flatten and simplify personal income tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Wants a flat tax with a very, very low rate: Strongly Opposes topic 11

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

Secure our border immediately; finish building the wall: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Declare an illegal invasion at the border : Strongly Opposes topic 12

No opinion on topic 13:
Support & expand free trade
(0 points on Economic scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

Strongly Favors topic 14:
Stay away from the UN & Globalism
(+5 points on Economic scale)

Protect farmland from Chinese Communist Party: Favors topic 14
We need to put North Dakota First and America First!: Strongly Favors topic 14

Opposes topic 15:
Peace through Strength
(+2 points on Social scale)

Must work to reduce our military footprint around the world: Strongly Opposes topic 15
End the "woke" agenda to encourage military recruitment : Favors topic 15

Strongly Opposes topic 16:
Make voter registration easier
(-5 points on Social scale)

Study ID cards for voting to ensure citizenship: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Voted YES on $5,000 limit on governor's executive bonus: Favors topic 16
Resist any act allowing Federal intrusion into our elections: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Oppose the Marxist effort to repeal the Electoral College: Strongly Opposes topic 16

Favors topic 17:
Stay out of foreign wars
(+2 points on Social scale)

Stop wasting lives and resources on endless wars: Strongly Favors topic 17
Stand with ally Israel, a beacon of stability in Middle East: Opposes topic 17

Strongly Opposes topic 18:
Prioritize green energy
(+5 points on Economic scale)

Lower tax rates and eschew picking winners and losers: Opposes topic 18
Reduce oil extraction tax from 6.5% to 5%: Opposes topic 18
We must stop subsidizing "clean" and alternative fuels: Strongly Opposes topic 18

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

Supports medical marijuana and legalized pot: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Voted NO on drug testing for TANF & SNAP benefits: Strongly Opposes topic 19
I view marijuana as a victimless crime, would legalize: Strongly Opposes topic 19

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

Reverse the trend of imprudent & increasing spending: Opposes topic 20
Submit smaller budgets when there are shortfalls: Strongly Opposes topic 20
The budget must be balanced; wasteful spending must be cut: Strongly Opposes topic 20
Picking winners & losers fails; lower taxes & get out of way: Strongly Opposes topic 20

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Rick Becker on Abortion
Click here for 5 full quotes on Abortion OR background on Abortion. No federal funding for abortion, including abortion drugs. (Jun 2024) There's no such thing as a "medically required" abortion. (Jun 2024) I made "some bad votes" against anti-abortion legislation. (Oct 2022) I support life from conception to natural death. (Mar 2022) Government's responsibility to protect human life. (Mar 2016)

Rick Becker on Jobs
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Rick Becker on Technology
Click here for the full quote on Technology OR background on Technology. No police drones, except for felonies with warrants. (Jan 2013)