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Justin Amash on VoteMatchIndependent MI Rep; possible Presidential Challenger |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-5 points on Social scale) | Would extend 14th Amendment rights to fetuses: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Life begins at conception: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Prohibit federal funding for abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 No family planning assistance that includes abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 No taxpayer funding of abortions via ObamaCare: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Ban abortion after 20 weeks, except for maternal life: Strongly Opposes topic 1 YES on banning federal health coverage that includes abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1 |
Opposes
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(+2 points on Economic scale) | NO on reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act: Opposes topic 2 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(-5 points on Social scale) | Allow transgender people in the military: Strongly Favors topic 3 Government shouldn't be defining marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Repeal DOMA: Government shouldn't be involved in marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Strongly support the federal Defense of Marriage Act: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Don't elevate gender identity as a protected class: Strongly Opposes topic 3 |
Neutral on
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
(0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Opposes
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Don't require purchase of government-approved insurance: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Defund, repeal, & replace federal care with free market: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Repeal any federal health care takeover: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Repeal the Job-Killing Health Care Law: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Repeal ObamaCare reporting requirements for small business: Opposes topic 5 Fully repealing ObamaCare is important, but not sufficient: Strongly Opposes topic 5 YES on repealing the "Prevention and Public Health" slush fund: Strongly Opposes topic 5 YES on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts: Opposes topic 5 |
Neutral on
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(0 points on Economic scale) | Rated 20% by ARA, indicating a mixed record on senior issues: Neutral on topic 6 |
Strongly Favors
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Don't infringe right of parents to educate their children: Strongly Favors topic 7 Denounce the Common Core State Standards: Favors topic 7 A-PLUS lets states escape No Child Left Behind: Favors topic 7 Vouchers break link of low-income and low-quality schools: Strongly Favors topic 7 YES on reauthorizing the DC opportunity scholarship program: Strongly Favors topic 7 |
Neutral on
topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(0 points on Social scale) | No EPA expansion of regulated waters: Favors topic 8 Require reporting lead in drinking water to the public: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Rated Voted NO on requiring limited GMO labeling: Favors topic 8 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(+5 points on Social scale) | Rated 31% by the NAPO, indicating a police-the-police stance: Strongly Opposes topic 9 |
Strongly Favors
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale) | No restrictions on purchase, transport, or possession: Strongly Favors topic 10 Rated Voted NO on background check for every firearm sale: Favors topic 10 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Leave tax rates low for everyone: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Taxpayer Protection Pledge: no new taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Adopt a single-rate tax system: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Repeal tax hikes in capital gains and death tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Supports the Taxpayer Protection Pledge: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Death Tax is a pernicious double tax: Strongly Favors topic 11 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(-5 points on Social scale) | Secure our borders; stop lawbreakers at the border: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Voted YES to ban DREAMer immigrants from military service: Strongly Opposes topic 12 |
Neutral on
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(0 points on Economic scale) | Rated 63% by the USAE, indicating a mixed record on trade: Neutral on topic 13 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Nobody wins in a trade war: Strongly Opposes topic 14 |
Neutral on
topic 15:Expand the military
(0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Opposes
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(-5 points on Social scale) | Rated No holiday on election day; no same-day registration: Strongly Opposes topic 16 |
Strongly Favors
topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
(+5 points on Social scale) | Rated Respect sequestration on defense budget without gimmicks: Favors topic 17 No military force against Iran without Congress approval: Strongly Favors topic 17 YES on banning armed forces in Libya without Congressional approval: Favors topic 17 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Voted no on Keystone pipeline for favoring special interests: Opposes topic 18 No energy taxes, subsidies, or regulations: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Signed the No Climate Tax Pledge by AFP: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Cap-and-trade has no impact on global temperatures: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Explore proven energy reserves & keep energy prices low: Opposes topic 18 Rated Drill for oil & gas in offshore OCS & Eastern Gulf of Mexico: Strongly Opposes topic 18 YES on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases: Opposes topic 18 YES on opening Outer Continental Shelf to oil drilling: Strongly Opposes topic 18 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(+5 points on Social scale) | Sponsored no federal enforcement against legal state marijuana: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Exempt industrial hemp from marijuana laws: Opposes topic 19 Rated B by NORML, indicating a pro-drug-reform stance: Strongly Opposes topic 19 |
Opposes
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Wants major cuts of government programs: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Limit federal spending growth to per-capita inflation rate: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Supports the Cut-Cap-and-Balance Pledge: Opposes topic 20 Audit the Federal Reserve & its actions on mortgage loans: Opposes topic 20 NO on prioritizing spending in case debt limit is reached: Favors topic 20 |
Justin Amash is a Libertarian Conservative
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