Scorecard 109-1

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the 109th Congress (January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2007) and ranks congressmen based on their fidelity to constitutional and limited-government principles.

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Senate Votes
House Votes

Senate Votes

1. Abortion

To repeal the rule prohibiting U.S. foreign aid from going to organizations that provide or promote abortions.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
S.Amdt. 278 to S. 600 Roll Call 83

2. Patriot Act Reauthorization

Would reauthorize the unconstitutional and so-called Patriot Act.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
On the Conference Report H.R. 3199 Roll Call 29 See Fourth Amendment

3. National Debt Limit

Would increase the national debt limit to $8.97 trillion.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Cost per household: -$6,828.00/year
H.J.Res.47 Roll Call 54 See Article I Section 8

4. Guest-worker/Amnesty Immigration "Reform"

Would effectively grant amnesty to the 12 million illegal immigrants who already reside in the United States and create a guest-worker program for up to 200,000 immigrants a year.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
S. 2611 Roll Call 157

5. Iraq Troop Withdrawal

Would require a complete withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq by July 2007.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
S.Amdt. 4442 to S. 2766 Roll Call 181

6. Firearm Seizure

Would prohibit any Homeland Security funds from being used to seize lawfully owned firearms during a state of emergency.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
S.Amdt. 4615 to H.R. 5441 Roll Call 202

How did they vote?

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Legend: Constitutional Unconstitutional Did not vote
Name Party State Score 1 2 3 4 5 6
Daniel Akaka D HI 50%
Lamar Alexander R TN 50%
Wayne Allard R CO 40%
George Allen R VA 50%
Max Baucus D MT 33%
Evan Bayh D IN 33%
Robert Bennett R UT 33%
Joe Biden D DE 33%
Jeff Bingaman D NM 50%
Christopher Bond R MO 50%
Barbara Boxer D CA 33%
Samuel Brownback R KS 33%
Jim Bunning R KY 50%
Conrad Burns R MT 67%
Richard Burr R NC 50%
Robert Byrd D WV 67%
Maria Cantwell D WA 33%
Thomas Carper D DE 33%
Lincoln Chafee R RI 17%
Saxby Chambliss R GA 50%
Hillary Clinton D NY 17%
Tom Coburn R OK 67%
Thad Cochran R MS 50%
Norm Coleman R MN 33%
Susan M. Collins R ME 17%
Kent Conrad D ND 33%
John Cornyn R TX 50%
Jon Corzine D NJ N/A
Larry Craig R ID 33%
Mike Crapo R ID 50%
Mark Dayton D MN 33%
Jim DeMint R SC 50%
Michael DeWine R OH 33%
Christopher Dodd D CT 17%
Elizabeth Dole R NC 50%
Pete Domenici R NM 33%
Byron Dorgan D ND 50%
Dick Durbin D IL 33%
John Ensign R NV 67%
Michael Enzi R WY 50%
Russell Feingold D WI 67%
Dianne Feinstein D CA 17%
William Frist R TN 33%
Lindsey Graham R SC 33%
Chuck Grassley R IA 50%
Judd Gregg R NH 33%
Charles Hagel R NE 33%
Thomas Harkin D IA 50%
Orrin Hatch R UT 50%
Kay Hutchison R TX 50%
James Inhofe R OK 50%
Daniel Inouye D HI 40%
John Isakson R GA 50%
James Jeffords I VT 67%
Tim Johnson D SD 33%
Ted Kennedy D MA 40%
John Kerry D MA 50%
Herbert Kohl D WI 33%
Jon Kyl R AZ 50%
Mary Landrieu D LA 33%
Frank Lautenberg D NJ 33%
Patrick Leahy D VT 67%
Carl Levin D MI 33%
Joseph Lieberman I CT 33%
Blanche Lincoln D AR 33%
Trent Lott R MS 50%
Richard Lugar R IN 33%
Mel Martinez R FL 33%
John McCain R AZ 33%
Mitch McConnell R KY 33%
Barbara Mikulski D MD 17%
Lisa Murkowski R AK 17%
Patty Murray D WA 50%
Ben Nelson D NE 50%
Bill Nelson D FL 33%
Barack Obama D IL 33%
Mark Pryor D AR 33%
Jack Reed D RI 17%
Harry Reid D NV 33%
Pat Roberts R KS 50%
John Rockefeller D WV 50%
Ken Salazar D CO 40%
Rick Santorum R PA 50%
Paul Sarbanes D MD 17%
Chuck Schumer D NY 17%
Jefferson Sessions R AL 50%
Richard Shelby R AL 50%
Gordon Smith R OR 17%
Olympia Snowe R ME 17%
Arlen Specter D PA 17%
Debbie Stabenow D MI 50%
Ted Stevens R AK 17%
John Sununu R NH 50%
James Talent R MO 50%
Craig Thomas R WY 50%
John Thune R SD 50%
David Vitter R LA 50%
George Voinovich R OH 33%
John Warner R VA 17%
Ron Wyden D OR 67%

Average Freedom Score by Party

PartyScore
Democrat37.2%
Independent50%
Republican41.8%
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