FRC Action CORRECTED Voter Guide

I begin this post by quoting a parable from our Lord Jesus Christ:

28 But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard. 29 He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went. 30 And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not. 31 Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you. 32 For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.  Matt 21:28-32 (KJV)

Last week I received a voter guide from “the legislative affiliate of the Family Research Council” (FRC Action).  I think they made quite a few mistakes.  I decided to help them out and correct some of the errors.  The reason for many of their “mistakes” was that they listened to what the candidates said, rather than reporting how they voted.  Here is the CORRECTED FRC Action Voter Guide, followed by the references to back it up:

	Question	Newt Gingrich	Ron Paul	Mitt Romney	Rick Santorum
1	Abortion Funding	Support	Oppose	Support	Support
2	Planned Parenthood Funding	Support	Oppose	Support	Support
3	Federal Funding of Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research	Unknown	Oppose	Unknown	Oppose
4	Federal Ban on Human Cloning	Unknown	Oppose	Unknown	Unknown
5	Repeal of the Federal Estate Tax	?	?	Unknown	?
6	Federal Marriage Amendment	Unknown	Oppose	Unknown	Support
7	Federal Employment Non-Discrimination (of homosexuals) Act	Unknown	DNV	Unknown	Oppose
8	Strict Constructionist Judges	Unknown	Support	?	Oppose
9	Educational Choice	Oppose	Support	?	Oppose
10	Legalize Open Homosexuality in the Military	Oppose	Support	Unknown	Oppose

Support = the candidate voted (or sponsored legislation) to support this issue

Oppose = the candidate voted (or sponsored legislation) to oppose this issue

Mixed = the candidate voted both for and against this issue at various times

Unknown = the candidate was never in a situation to able to vote on this issue and was either unable or unwilling to sponsor legislation to affect it

DNV = the candidate abstained from voting on this issue whenever it came up as a single issue

? = I have not done enough research to make a determination in these cases

Newt Gingrich

1          http://clerk.house.gov/evs/1993/roll311.xml

http://clerk.house.gov/evs/1994/roll304.xml

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c103:hr4606: (Title V., section 509--click on “Operating Expenses” and scroll down to section 509.) Similarly find the same in the other two bills under the same title and section.

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c103:H.R.2518:

2          ibid

9          http://www.votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/26821/newt-gingrich/27/education (Gingrich supports most funding of federal educational programs, which makes educational choice harder for parents.)

10        http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d103:hamdt318:

Ron Paul

1          http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c112:H.R.217:

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c112:H.R.358:

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c112:H.R.593:

http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2011/roll093.xml

http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2011/roll292.xml

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:HZ00509:

http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2009/roll884.xml

2          Ibid

3          http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c109:H.R.810.enr:

http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2005/roll204.xml

http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2006/roll388.xml

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c110:S.5.enr:

http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2007/roll443.xml

4          http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c108:H.R.534.eh:

http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2003/roll039.xml

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c107:H.R.2505.eh:

http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2001/roll304.xml

6          http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2006/roll378.xml

7          http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2007/roll1057.xml  I believe that the reason why Ron Paul missed this vote was that he was invited to a Presidential debate/interview at that time.  

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8987735444848681623

8          http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c110:H.R.300:

9          http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c112:H.R.954:

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c112:H.R.956:

10        http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2010/roll638.xml

Mitt Romney

1          http://www.mass.gov/Qhic/docs/cc_benefits1220_pt234.pdf

http://www.massresources.org/commonwealth-care.html#benefits

https://www.mahealthconnector.org/portal/binary/com.epicentric.contentmanagement.servlet.ContentDeliveryServlet/About%2520Us/Connector%2520Programs/Additional%2520Resources/cc_benefits1220_pt234.pdf

www.mahealthconnector.org/portal/binary/com.epicentric.contentmanagement.servlet.ContentDeliveryServlet/About%2520Us/CommonwealthCare/CommCare09%2520Renewal/Health%2520Benefits%2520and%2520Copays.pdf

http://www.malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXII/Chapter176q/S  ection2

2          Ibid

3-7, 10 Mitt Romney has never held a federal office.

Rick Santorum

1          http://clerk.house.gov/evs/1993/roll311.xml

http://clerk.house.gov/evs/1994/roll304.xml

http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=107&session=1&vote=00324

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c103:hr4606: (Title V., section 509--click on “Operating Expenses” and scroll down to section 509.) Similarly find the same in the other two bills under the same title and section.

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c107:H.R.3061:

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c103:H.R.2518:

2          Ibid

3          http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c109:H.R.810.enr:

http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=109&session=2&vote=00206

6          http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:SJ00001:

7          http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c104:S.2056:

http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=104&session=2&vote=00281

8          Santorum voted to confirm Samuel Alito the Supreme Court (http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=109&session=2&vote=00002), but contrary to popular opinion, Alito is not a strict constructionist.  For example, he ruled that a New Jersey law against partial birth abortion was unconstitutional because it was an “undue burden on a woman’s constitutional right to choose” and that he would “approach the issue with an open mind”.  He echoed this sentiment in the Senate confirmation hearings.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axExSrXw3Uk

9          http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=107&session=1&vote=00371

http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=103&session=2&vote=00086

10        http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d103:hamdt318: