Scorecard 108-1

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the 108th Congress (January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2005) and ranks congressmen based on their fidelity to constitutional and limited-government principles.

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Senate Votes
House Votes

Senate Votes

1. Moscow Treaty

Would require both the United States and Russia to reduce their respective nuclear stockpiles to between 1,700 and 2,200 warheads by 2012.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
Ratification of Treaty Document 107-8 Roll Call 43

2. Roe v. Wade Support

Declares that the Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade secures an "important constitutional right" and "should not be overturned."
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
S.Amdt. 260 to S. 3 Roll Call 48

3. Data Mining

Would require each federal agency or department engaged in data mining to submit a public report to Congress.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
S.Amdt. 2065 to S. 1753 Roll Call 435 See Fourth Amendment

4. Prescription Drug Benefit

Would create a prescription drug benefit for Medicare recipients.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Cost per household: -$3,543.00/year
H.R. 1 Roll Call 459 See Article I Section 8

5. Assault Weapons Ban

Would provide for a 10-year reauthorization of the so-called assault weapons ban.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
S.Amdt. 2637 to S. 1805 Roll Call 24 See Second Amendment

6. Fiscal 2005 Budget Resolution

Would establish broad spending and revenue targets over the next five years, for a total budget of $2.4 trillion.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Cost per household: -$21,429.00/year
S.Con.Res. 95 Roll Call 58 See Article I Section 8

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 33%
Wayne Allard R CO 33%
George Allen R VA 33%
Max Baucus D MT 33%
Evan Bayh D IN 50%
Robert Bennett R UT 33%
Joe Biden D DE 60%
Jeff Bingaman D NM 50%
Christopher Bond R MO 33%
Barbara Boxer D CA 50%
John Breaux D LA 33%
Samuel Brownback R KS 33%
Jim Bunning R KY 40%
Conrad Burns R MT 33%
Robert Byrd D WV 50%
Ben Campbell R CO 17%
Maria Cantwell D WA 50%
Thomas Carper D DE 17%
Lincoln Chafee R RI 17%
Saxby Chambliss R GA 33%
Hillary Clinton D NY 50%
Thad Cochran R MS 33%
Norm Coleman R MN 33%
Susan M. Collins R ME 0%
Kent Conrad D ND 33%
John Cornyn R TX 33%
Jon Corzine D NJ 50%
Larry Craig R ID 33%
Mike Crapo R ID 33%
Thomas Daschle D SD 33%
Mark Dayton D MN 50%
Michael DeWine R OH 17%
Christopher Dodd D CT 50%
Elizabeth Dole R NC 33%
Pete Domenici R NM 40%
Byron Dorgan D ND 33%
Dick Durbin D IL 50%
John Edwards D NC 25%
John Ensign R NV 50%
Michael Enzi R WY 33%
Russell Feingold D WI 67%
Dianne Feinstein D CA 33%
Peter Fitzgerald R IL 17%
William Frist R TN 33%
Bob Graham D FL 60%
Lindsey Graham R SC 50%
Chuck Grassley R IA 33%
Judd Gregg R NH 33%
Charles Hagel R NE 50%
Thomas Harkin D IA 50%
Orrin Hatch R UT 33%
Ernest Hollings D SC 33%
Kay Hutchison R TX 17%
James Inhofe R OK 33%
Daniel Inouye D HI 33%
James Jeffords I VT 33%
Tim Johnson D SD 25%
Ted Kennedy D MA 50%
John Kerry D MA 0%
Herbert Kohl D WI 50%
Jon Kyl R AZ 33%
Mary Landrieu D LA 33%
Frank Lautenberg D NJ 50%
Patrick Leahy D VT 50%
Carl Levin D MI 50%
Joseph Lieberman I CT 25%
Blanche Lincoln D AR 17%
Trent Lott R MS 67%
Richard Lugar R IN 17%
John McCain R AZ 67%
Mitch McConnell R KY 33%
Barbara Mikulski D MD 50%
Zell Miller D GA 40%
Lisa Murkowski R AK 17%
Patty Murray D WA 50%
Ben Nelson D NE 50%
Bill Nelson D FL 40%
Don Nickles R OK 50%
Mark Pryor D AR 50%
Jack Reed D RI 50%
Harry Reid D NV 80%
Pat Roberts R KS 33%
John Rockefeller D WV 33%
Rick Santorum R PA 33%
Paul Sarbanes D MD 33%
Chuck Schumer D NY 50%
Jefferson Sessions R AL 33%
Richard Shelby R AL 33%
Gordon Smith R OR 20%
Olympia Snowe R ME 0%
Arlen Specter D PA 17%
Debbie Stabenow D MI 50%
Ted Stevens R AK 17%
John Sununu R NH 50%
James Talent R MO 33%
Craig Thomas R WY 40%
George Voinovich R OH 17%
John Warner R VA 0%
Ron Wyden D OR 33%

Average Freedom Score by Party

PartyScore
Democrat42.6%
Independent29%
Republican31.4%
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