Scorecard 107-1

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the 107th Congress (January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2003) and ranks congressmen based on their fidelity to constitutional and limited-government principles.

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Senate Votes
House Votes

Senate Votes

1. Constitutional Amendment to Allow Federal Regulation of Political Speech

Would adopt a constitutional amendment to give Congress "power to set reasonable limits" on federal campaign contributions and expenditures.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
S.J.Res. 4 See First Amendment

2. Gun Buyback Programs

To make available $15 million for "gun buyback initiatives."
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
S.Amdt. 1231 to S.Amdt. 1214 to H.R. 2620 See Second Amendment

3. Anti-Terrorism Authority

Would create the "USA Patriot Act," giving law enforcement and intelligence agencies vast new powers to combat terrorism.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
On Passage of the Bill H.R. 3162 See Fourth Amendment

4. Education

Would, as the "No Child Left Behind Act," overhaul education proposals to increase school accountability and reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) for six years.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Cost per household: -$1,248.00/year
On the Conference Report H.R. 1 See 10th Amendment

5. Debt Limit Increase

Would increase the public debt limit by $450 billion for a new ceiling of $6.4 trillion.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Cost per household: -$4,117.00/year
S. 2578 See Article I Section 8

6. War Authorization Against Iraq

Authorizes the use of U.S. military force against Iraq, including to enforce any related UN Security Council resolutions.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
H.J.Res. 114

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 40%
Wayne Allard R CO 40%
George Allen R VA 33%
Max Baucus D MT 20%
Evan Bayh D IN 33%
Robert Bennett R UT 50%
Joe Biden D DE 0%
Jeff Bingaman D NM 33%
Christopher Bond R MO 40%
Barbara Boxer D CA 17%
John Breaux D LA 17%
Samuel Brownback R KS 33%
Jim Bunning R KY 33%
Conrad Burns R MT 20%
Robert Byrd D WV 33%
Ben Campbell R CO 50%
Maria Cantwell D WA 0%
Jean Carnahan D MO 17%
Thomas Carper D DE 17%
Lincoln Chafee R RI 67%
J. Cleland D GA 17%
Hillary Clinton D NY 17%
Thad Cochran R MS 17%
Susan M. Collins R ME 33%
Kent Conrad D ND 50%
Jon Corzine D NJ 50%
Larry Craig R ID 33%
Mike Crapo R ID 40%
Thomas Daschle D SD 0%
Mark Dayton D MN 50%
Michael DeWine R OH 33%
Christopher Dodd D CT 0%
Pete Domenici R NM 20%
Byron Dorgan D ND 33%
Dick Durbin D IL 17%
John Edwards D NC 33%
John Ensign R NV 50%
Michael Enzi R WY 50%
Russell Feingold D WI 100%
Dianne Feinstein D CA 0%
Peter Fitzgerald R IL 33%
William Frist R TN 33%
Bob Graham D FL 33%
Phil Gramm R TX 50%
Chuck Grassley R IA 33%
Judd Gregg R NH 20%
Charles Hagel R NE 50%
Thomas Harkin D IA 17%
Orrin Hatch R UT 33%
Jesse Helms R NC 50%
Ernest Hollings D SC 33%
Tim Hutchinson R AR 33%
Kay Hutchison R TX 33%
James Inhofe R OK 50%
Daniel Inouye D HI 17%
James Jeffords I VT 67%
Tim Johnson D SD 33%
Ted Kennedy D MA 33%
John Kerry D MA 0%
Herbert Kohl D WI 17%
Jon Kyl R AZ 50%
Mary Landrieu D LA 0%
Patrick Leahy D VT 67%
Carl Levin D MI 17%
Joseph Lieberman I CT 0%
Blanche Lincoln D AR 33%
Trent Lott R MS 33%
Richard Lugar R IN 33%
John McCain R AZ 33%
Mitch McConnell R KY 33%
Barbara Mikulski D MD 17%
Zell Miller D GA 17%
Frank Murkowski R AK 40%
Patty Murray D WA 17%
Ben Nelson D NE 50%
Bill Nelson D FL 17%
Don Nickles R OK 33%
Jack Reed D RI 17%
Harry Reid D NV 17%
Pat Roberts R KS 33%
John Rockefeller D WV 17%
Rick Santorum R PA 33%
Paul Sarbanes D MD 17%
Chuck Schumer D NY 0%
Jefferson Sessions R AL 50%
Richard Shelby R AL 50%
Bob Smith R NH 50%
Gordon Smith R OR 50%
Olympia Snowe R ME 33%
Arlen Specter D PA 17%
Debbie Stabenow D MI 33%
Ted Stevens R AK 17%
Craig Thomas R WY 33%
Fred Thompson R TN 33%
J. Thurmond R SC 33%
Robert Torricelli D NJ 33%
George Voinovich R OH 50%
John Warner R VA 50%
Paul Wellstone D MN 50%
Ron Wyden D OR 17%

Average Freedom Score by Party

PartyScore
Democrat24.6%
Independent33.5%
Republican38.1%
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