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Wolverines34
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« on: January 01, 2014, 07:15:58 PM »

If you were a member of congress, what ratings do you think the following groups would give you based on your voting record?.

ACU (American Conservative Union)
NRA
ADA (Americans For Democratic Action)
Progressive Punch
ACLU
NARAL
NRLC
National Tax Payers Union
Citizens for Tax Justice
FAIR
USBC
ALIPAC (Americans for Legal Immigration)
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« Reply #1 on: January 01, 2014, 07:21:03 PM »

My ratings.

ACU (American Conservative Union)-93%
NRA-A+
ADA (Americans For Democratic Action)-9%
Progressive Punch-8.23%
ACLU-47%
NARAL-0%
NRLC-100%
National Tax Payers Union-100%
Citizens for Tax Justice-0%
FAIR-100%
USBC-100%
ALIPAC (Americans for Legal Immigration)-A+
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« Reply #2 on: January 01, 2014, 07:23:40 PM »

I looked up my great-great-uncle's scores from Americans for Democratic Action (ADA) when he represented Ohio's 10th district. They're a liberal interest group so a lower score indicates a more conservative voting record.

1963 - 0%
1964 - 8%

He got 8% in 1964 because he voted in favor of the Civil Rights Act. (FF!)
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« Reply #3 on: January 01, 2014, 07:29:30 PM »

I looked up my great-great-uncle's scores from Americans for Democratic Action (ADA) when he represented Ohio's 10th district. They're a liberal interest group so a lower score indicates a more conservative voting record.

1963 - 0%
1964 - 8%

He got 8% in 1964 because he voted in favor of the Civil Rights Act. (FF!)

What was his name and political party if I might ask?.
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« Reply #4 on: January 01, 2014, 07:34:35 PM »

I looked up my great-great-uncle's scores from Americans for Democratic Action (ADA) when he represented Ohio's 10th district. They're a liberal interest group so a lower score indicates a more conservative voting record.

1963 - 0%
1964 - 8%

He got 8% in 1964 because he voted in favor of the Civil Rights Act. (FF!)

What was his name and political party if I might ask?.

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« Reply #5 on: January 01, 2014, 10:58:36 PM »

ACU (American Conservative Union)-10%
NRA-B+
ADA (Americans For Democratic Action)-80%
Progressive Punch-85%
ACLU-60%
NARAL-5%
NRLC-100%
National Tax Payers Union-0%
Citizens for Tax Justice-0%
FAIR-80%
USBC-15%
ALIPAC (Americans for Legal Immigration)-15%

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« Reply #6 on: January 01, 2014, 11:25:46 PM »

I would guess somewhere around:

ACU (American Conservative Union): 90% (Although I think it would really depend on the year)
NRA: A- (I support background checks, but otherwise I'm pro-gun rights)
ADA (Americans For Democratic Action): 10% (Again, it would depend on the year)
Progressive Punch: 5%
ACLU: 50%
NARAL: 80%
NRLC: 10%
National Tax Payers Union: 90%
Citizens for Tax Justice: 60%
FAIR: 20%
USBC: I'm not sure what you are referring to...
ALIPAC (Americans for Legal Immigration): 8%
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« Reply #7 on: January 01, 2014, 11:46:31 PM »

ACU (American Conservative Union): 4%
NRA: B-
ADA (Americans For Democratic Action): 91%
Progressive Punch: 92%
ACLU: 95%
NARAL: 90%
NRLC: 3%
National Tax Payers Union: 51%
Citizens for Tax Justice: 87%
FAIR: 89%
USBC: 17%
ALIPAC (Americans for Legal Immigration): 0% (Immigration is one of the issues I'm most liberal on)
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« Reply #8 on: January 01, 2014, 11:49:33 PM »

National Tax Payers Union: 90%
Citizens for Tax Justice: 60%

citizens for tax justice are for progressive taxation

http://www.ontheissues.org/Notebook/Note_06n-CTJ.htm

national tax payers union is for lower taxes/flatter taxes.

http://www.ontheissues.org/Notebook/Note_03n-NTU.htm
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« Reply #9 on: January 01, 2014, 11:50:30 PM »

ACU (American Conservative Union): 4%
NRA: B-
ADA (Americans For Democratic Action): 91%
Progressive Punch: 92%
ACLU: 95%
NARAL: 90%
NRLC: 3%
National Tax Payers Union: 51%
Citizens for Tax Justice: 87%
FAIR: 89%
USBC: 17%
ALIPAC (Americans for Legal Immigration): 0% (Immigration is one of the issues I'm most liberal on)

FAIR holds the conservative position on immigration.
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« Reply #10 on: January 01, 2014, 11:56:33 PM »

ACU (American Conservative Union): 4%
NRA: B-
ADA (Americans For Democratic Action): 91%
Progressive Punch: 92%
ACLU: 95%
NARAL: 90%
NRLC: 3%
National Tax Payers Union: 51%
Citizens for Tax Justice: 87%
FAIR: 89%
USBC: 17%
ALIPAC (Americans for Legal Immigration): 0% (Immigration is one of the issues I'm most liberal on)

FAIR holds the conservative position on immigration.

Oh I was under the impression that this was the FAIR you were talking about.
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« Reply #11 on: January 02, 2014, 12:43:55 AM »

ACU (American Conservative Union):  45 
NRA:  B+
ADA (Americans For Democratic Action): 40
Progressive Punch:  30
ACLU: 60
NARAL: 10
NRLC: 90
National Tax Payers Union: 65
Citizens for Tax Justice: 50
FAIR:  25
USBC: breastfeeding?  I'll say 80.
ALIPAC (Americans for Legal Immigration):  low, not sure they do ratings.
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« Reply #12 on: January 02, 2014, 01:10:18 AM »

ACU (American Conservative Union): 70%
NRA: A+
ADA (Americans For Democratic Action): 20%
Progressive Punch: 25%
ACLU: 100%
NARAL: 80%
NRLC: 20%
National Tax Payers Union: 85%
Citizens for Tax Justice: 40%
FAIR: 60%
USBC: 25%
ALIPAC (Americans for Legal Immigration): 50%
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« Reply #13 on: January 02, 2014, 01:31:31 AM »

Is there anywhere to get input on how we would each score? I suppose mainstream Democrats and Republicans know of representatives much like themselves who can be used as points of reference, but for me at least it is far from obvious how most of these interest groups would evaluate my votes. Unsure
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« Reply #14 on: January 02, 2014, 02:19:25 AM »

ACU (American Conservative Union) - 2%
NRA - F
ADA (Americans For Democratic Action) - 100%
Progressive Punch - 95%
ACLU - 90%
NARAL - 100%
NRLC - 0%
National Tax Payers Union - 5%
Citizens for Tax Justice - 100%
FAIR - 40%
USBC - Huh  If it's the breastfeeding one, pretty low
ALIPAC (Americans for Legal Immigration) - 90%
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« Reply #15 on: January 02, 2014, 03:55:57 AM »

ACU (American Conservative Union) - 65%
NRA - 95%
ADA (Americans For Democratic Action) - 15%
Progressive Punch - 0%
ACLU - 70%
NARAL - 65%
NRLC - 20%
National Tax Payers Union - 100%
Citizens for Tax Justice - 5%
FAIR - 70%
USBC - 55%
ALIPAC (Americans for Legal Immigration) - 90%

My immigration policy is quite moderate and weird. If you want to ask what's up with those numbers, feel free.

USBC - Huh  If it's the breastfeeding one, pretty low

US Border Control, so I'm guessing you'd get a low rating.
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« Reply #16 on: January 02, 2014, 06:27:39 AM »

ACU (American Conservative Union): 4%
NRA: B-
ADA (Americans For Democratic Action): 91%
Progressive Punch: 92%
ACLU: 95%
NARAL: 90%
NRLC: 3%
National Tax Payers Union: 51%
Citizens for Tax Justice: 87%
FAIR: 89%
USBC: 17%
ALIPAC (Americans for Legal Immigration): 0% (Immigration is one of the issues I'm most liberal on)

FAIR holds the conservative position on immigration.

Oh I was under the impression that this was the FAIR you were talking about.

nah this one http://www.ontheissues.org/Notebook/Note_03n-FAIR.htm
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« Reply #17 on: January 02, 2014, 07:51:47 PM »

National Tax Payers Union: 90%
Citizens for Tax Justice: 60%

citizens for tax justice are for progressive taxation

http://www.ontheissues.org/Notebook/Note_06n-CTJ.htm

national tax payers union is for lower taxes/flatter taxes.

http://www.ontheissues.org/Notebook/Note_03n-NTU.htm

Yeah, 60% from Citizens for Tax Justice was probably too high of an estimate. However, I do support closing tax loopholes and would have supported the 1986 Tax Reform Act, so I tihnkmy score there would be higher than in other left-leaning organisations.
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« Reply #18 on: January 02, 2014, 09:21:35 PM »

ACU (American Conservative Union): 20%
NRA: A
ADA (Americans For Democratic Action): 90%
Progressive Punch: 87%
ACLU: 90%
NARAL: 100%
NRLC: 0%
National Taxpayers Union: 16%
Citizens for Tax Justice: 67%
FAIR: 0%
USBC: 0%
ALIPAC (Americans for Legal Immigration): 0%
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« Reply #19 on: January 02, 2014, 09:27:53 PM »

ACU (American Conservative Union): 70%
NRA: B
ADA (Americans For Democratic Action): 20%
Progressive Punch: 10%
ACLU: 20%
NARAL: 0%
NRLC: 100%
National Taxpayers Union: 60%
Citizens for Tax Justice: 40%
FAIR: 20%
USBC: 30%
ALIPAC (Americans for Legal Immigration): 70%
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« Reply #20 on: January 06, 2014, 10:00:20 PM »

I looked up my great-great-uncle's scores from Americans for Democratic Action (ADA) when he represented Ohio's 10th district. They're a liberal interest group so a lower score indicates a more conservative voting record.

1963 - 0%
1964 - 8%

He got 8% in 1964 because he voted in favor of the Civil Rights Act. (FF!)

What was his name and political party if I might ask?.

Pete Abele (R-Ohio)
Darn, I did all this deduction before seeing your post.
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« Reply #21 on: January 06, 2014, 10:43:41 PM »

American Conservative Union: 5%
National Rifle Association: B+
Americans for Democratic Action: 95%
Progressive Punch: 95%
American Civil Liberties Union: 100%
NARAL Pro-Choice America: 100%
National Right to Life Committee: 0%
National Taxpayers Union: 0%
Citizens for Tax Justice: 100%
Federation of Americans for Immigration Reform: Not sure
USBC: What is this?
ALIPAC: Not sure
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« Reply #22 on: January 08, 2014, 05:33:43 PM »
« Edited: January 08, 2014, 05:41:24 PM by Redalgo »

Alright - I'll just try to guess then by skimming over the contents of their websites:

15% - American Conservative Union
B-    - National Rifle Association
85% - Americans for Democratic Action
80% - Progressive Punch
95% - American Civil Liberties Union
90% - National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League
15% - National Right to Life Committee
30% - National Tax Payers Union
40% - Citizens for Tax Justice
15% - Federation of Americans for Immigration Reform
0%   - United States Border Control
0%   - Americans for Legal Immigration Political Action Committee

Aside from the ADA, Progressive Punch, ACLU, and NARAL these aren't really groups I would be flattered to get praise from. The scores would likely be more polarized if I were a social democrat or hardcore adherent to the American interpretation of social liberalism - especially with the CTJ score being higher than was proposed here.

Edit @TNF: The last three organizations are to varying extents concerned about inadequate border security, excessive immigration into the United States, and excessive generosity to illegals here under the status quo.
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« Reply #23 on: January 10, 2014, 06:19:20 AM »

ACU - 10%
NRA - B+
ADA - 90%
Progressive Punch - 90%
ACLU - 100%
NARAL - 85%
NRLC - 10%
National Tax Payers Union - 25%
Citizens for Tax Justice - 80%
FAIR - 20%
USBC - 4%
ALIPAC - 35%
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« Reply #24 on: January 21, 2014, 08:08:12 PM »
« Edited: January 22, 2014, 10:17:19 PM by BrandenCordeiro »

ACU: 75%
NRA: B-
ADA: 20%
Progressive Punch: 25%
ACLU: 30%
NARAL: 10%
NRLC: 85%
National Tax Payers Union: 80%
Citizens for Tax Justice: 70%
FAIR: 80%
USBC: 80%
ALIPAC (Americans for Legal Immigration): 60%
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