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Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-3 points on Social scale)	Feminists are pro-choice as an avenue of power over men: Opposes topic 1 Roe v. Wade is bad law; let states decide: Opposes topic 1 Women obsessed with abortion & intolerance are “feminazis”: Neutral on topic 1
Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+2 points on Economic scale)	Call NBA teams "gangs"; fans go to watch Crips vs. Bloods: Opposes topic 2 Feminism gives unattractive women access to mainstream: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Feminazis say all sex is rape, even the sex in marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 2 N.O.W. supports liberal feminists, not women in general: Opposes topic 2 Chivalry is male chauvinism to radical feminists: Neutral on topic 2 Men ogling women is part of gender equality: Neutral on topic 2 Do not subject women to the horrors of combat: Opposes topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-5 points on Social scale)	1995: AIDS is the only federally-protected virus: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Marriage is between one man and one woman: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Don’t encourage homosexuality by teaching it in grade school: Opposes topic 3 No gays in army; not a place for social experiments: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Drug abuse & unsafe sex cause AIDS, not homophobia: Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-5 points on Social scale)	War on poverty has failed; welfare destroys human potential: Favors topic 4 Constitution only works in a moral society: Favors topic 4 Establishment clause does not preclude school prayer: Strongly Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	FactCheck: No, ObamaCare has no effect on capital in economy: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Deregulate health care; government is the problem: Strongly 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)	Parents are tired of sending kids to inferiror schools: Favors topic 7 Vigorously promote educational choice and vouchers: Strongly Favors topic 7
Strongly Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-5 points on Social scale)	2007: Phasing out incandescent light bulbs is nanny state: Strongly Favors topic 8 FactCheck: No, forest acreage is not higher than ever: Strongly Favors topic 8 Animal rights movement is secular humanism vs. Bible: Strongly Favors topic 8 Priority on people, not on spotted owls: Strongly Favors topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-5 points on Social scale)	Only thing cruel about death penalty is last-minute stays: Strongly Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Handguns enhance safety & reduce crime rates: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	JFK believed in tax cuts to stimulate economy: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Capitalists give you jobs; don't assault them: Opposes topic 11 No trigger on tax cuts, “trigger lock” instead: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Targeted tax cuts make middle-class beholden to liberals: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Tax fairness is simple: Give our money back: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	Legal immigrants should join together in common culture: Strongly Opposes topic 12 2005: Mexican illegal immigrants are an invasive species: Opposes topic 12 Enforce the law, secure the borders, and legalize some: Opposes topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	Support for NAFTA cited in 1993 Gore-Perot debate: Strongly Favors topic 13 NAFTA lets unskilled Mexicans do our unskilled labor: Strongly Favors topic 13
No opinion on topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale)	Fiscal cliff cuts defense without any political price: Favors topic 15
Strongly Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-5 points on Social scale)	Citizens United gives corporations same rights as unions: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-3 points on Social scale)	Claimed WMDs in Iraq even after Bush admitted no WMDs: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Democrats want war in Iraq to fail: Opposes topic 17 Gorbachev’s ouster gives world peace a chance; end Gorbasms: Neutral on topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Cap-and-trade is a conspiracy to benefit Wall Street: Strongly Opposes topic 18 OpEd: Country's leading denier of global climate change: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Global warming is a religion; only God can destroy earth: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Global warming is bogus: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Let’s count all the disproven environmental myths: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Animals have no fundamental rights; only people do: Opposes topic 18 Economic growth is key to environmental cleanup: Favors topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-5 points on Social scale)	Anti-smoking campaigners will celebrate legal marijuana: Favors topic 19 Laws against selling drugs and using drugs are good laws: Strongly Favors topic 19
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	At Obama's inauguration: "I hope he fails": Opposes topic 20 FactCheck: No, 5.7% decline in '09 was before stimulus began: Strongly Opposes topic 20 1980s tax cuts created jobs by “trickle down”: Strongly Opposes topic 20