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Samuel Alito on the Issues
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(Click on topic for excerpt & citation) Strongly Opposes topic 1:
Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(-5 points on Social scale) Ok for states to require hospital nearby abortion service: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Aggressive line of attack against Roe: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Was against Roe in 1985, but a lot has happened since then: Opposes topic 1
Roe v Wade is important precedent but not settled law: Opposes topic 1
Respect for precedent implies not overturning Roe v Wade: Favors topic 1
Defines undue burden restrictively for abortion: Strongly Opposes topic 1
States can require women seeking abortions to notify spouses: Opposes topic 1
Oppose publicly funded abortions for rape and incest victims: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Unconstitutional to ban partial-birth abortions: Favors topic 1
States can require notifying father before abortions: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Opposes topic 2:
Legally require hiring women & minorities
(+2 points on Economic scale) Racial profiling violates the 4th Amendment: Favors topic 2
I joined CAP to defend ROTC, not to keep out minorities: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Supports one-person-one-vote within a deviation of 10%: Opposes topic 2
Employers must accommodate religious beliefs, within reason: Opposes topic 2
Beards are protected religious rights for employees: Strongly Favors topic 2
Sociological analysis insufficient to prove gender bias: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Opposes topic 3:
Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(-3 points on Social scale) Job discrimination rules don't apply to transgender status: Strongly Opposes topic 3
Constitution doesn't define marriage, so DOMA should stand: Opposes topic 3
1971: all private sexual acts between consenting adults ok: Favors topic 3
Derogatory speech about gays is part of free speech: Opposes topic 3
Anti-gay funeral pickets intend emotional distress: Favors topic 3 Strongly Favors topic 4:
Keep God in the public sphere
(-5 points on Social scale) States funding private schools must fund parochial schools: Strongly Favors topic 4
Treat religious speech equally with secular speech: Favors topic 4
Supported free religious expression in kindergartens: Favors topic 4
Government has a role in protecting traditional values: Strongly Favors topic 4
Taxpayers can't fight AZ tax credit for religious schools: Strongly Favors topic 4 Strongly Opposes topic 5:
Expand ObamaCare
(+5 points on Economic scale) Individual mandate is unconstitutional even with $0 tax: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Concurs that ObamaCare "state exchanges" cannot be federal: Opposes topic 5
ObamaCare's individual mandate is unconstitutional: Strongly Opposes topic 5
OpEd: sympathetic to labeling ObamaCare unconstitutional: Opposes topic 5
Federal government decides insurance issues, not states: Favors topic 5
Federal law pre-empts state laws on generic drug warning: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Opposes topic 6:
Privatize Social Security
(-3 points on Economic scale) Disability benefits apply if job category dissapears: Opposes topic 6 No opinion on topic 7:
Vouchers for school choice
(0 points on Economic scale) (No votes on which to base response) Strongly Favors topic 8:
Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(-5 points on Social scale) EPA enforcement gives no recourse to homeowners: Favors topic 8
Required proof that pollution from companies damaged water: Favors topic 8
Clean Water Act does not apply to wetlands: Strongly Favors topic 8 Strongly Favors topic 9:
Stricter punishment reduces crime
(-5 points on Social scale) Overruled by Supreme Court on death penalty adequate counsel: Favors topic 9
Ineffective counsel not grounds to overturn death sentence: Strongly Favors topic 9
Ok to jail husband indefinitely until divorce judgment paid: Favors topic 9
Recanting perjury not enough to overturn perjury conviction: Favors topic 9
Live witness not required for all scientific testing: Strongly Favors topic 9
International Court not grounds for stay of execution: Strongly Favors topic 9 Strongly Favors topic 10:
Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale) Congress has no authority to curb the sale of machine guns: Strongly Favors topic 10
Right to gun ownership is individual, not collective: Strongly Favors topic 10 Opposes topic 11:
Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+2 points on Economic scale) OK to collect sales tax on out-of-state Internet purchases: Favors topic 11
State taxes must credit taxes paid in other states: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Bundling goods to large purchasers is not monopolistic: Opposes topic 11
Railroads can sue for tax exemptions on other diesel users: Opposes topic 11 Opposes topic 12:
Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(-3 points on Social scale) DACA phase-out legally correct; politics is not our business: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Voted against immigrants because Congress set law that way: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Voted against immigrants because Congress set law that way: Opposes topic 12
Asylum only ok for facing forced abortion, if married: Opposes topic 12
Asylum ok when home country forces birth control: Favors topic 12
Asylum ok for persecuted Christians facing forced abortion: Favors topic 12
AZ may revoke licenses for hiring unauthorized aliens: 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:
Support American Exceptionalism
(+5 points on Economic scale) Vienna Convention treaty not binding on US courts: Strongly Favors topic 14 Favors topic 15:
Expand the military
(-3 points on Social scale) President does not have a blank check in time of war: Opposes topic 15
Government role in providing for a strong defense: Strongly Favors topic 15 Strongly Opposes topic 16:
Make voter registration easier
(-5 points on Social scale) AZ mail-in restrictions don't violate Voting Rights Act: Strongly Opposes topic 16
No curbside voting during pandemic; keep existing rules: Opposes topic 16
Federal control over state voting is outdated: Opposes topic 16
"Simply not true" that companies will bankroll campaigns: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Corporate political spending is protected free speech: Opposes topic 16
Corporate political spending is free speech: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Public campaign finance can't be based on opponent spending: Strongly Opposes topic 16
States cannot sue each other over eased voting rules: Favors topic 16 Opposes topic 17:
Avoid foreign entanglements
(-3 points on Social scale) Dont look to foreign law for civil rights interpretation: Opposes topic 17 Opposes topic 18:
Prioritize green energy
(+2 points on Economic scale) Clean Air Act should not include greenhouse gases: Strongly Favors topic 18
Citizens can only sue under CWA if they suffered injury: Opposes topic 18
Ruling on standing is not ruling against the environment: Opposes topic 18
States can't request EPA to regulate CO2 greenhouse gases: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Federal statutes displace federal common law on CO2: Favors topic 18 Favors topic 19:
Marijuana is a gateway drug
(-3 points on Social scale) Sentences should stand despite crack-vs.-powder rule change: Favors topic 19 No opinion on topic 20:
Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(0 points on Economic scale) (No votes on which to base response)
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