The 16 Planks of the Republican Platform:
- A Restoration of Constitutional Order: Congress and the Executive
- Defending Marriage Against An Activist Judiciary
- A Sacred Contract: Defense of Marriage
- Living Within Our Means: A Constitutional Budget
- Federalism and The Tenth Amendment
- The Continuing Importance of Protecting the Electoral College
- Voter Integrity to Ensure Honest Elections
- The First Amendment: The Foresight of Our Founders to Protect Religious Freedom
- The First Amendment: Speech that is Protected
- The Second Amendment: Our Right to Keep and Bear Arms
- The Fourth Amendment: Liberty and Privacy
- The Fifth Amendment: Protecting Private Property
- The Ninth Amendment: Affirming the People’s Rights
- The Sanctity and Dignity of Human Life
- Respect for Our Flag: Symbol of the Constitution
- American Sovereignty in U.S. Courts
Each plank is linked to an explanation.
If I ever needed a list of reasons why I couldn’t be a republican or vote republican, I guess I am looking at it right now. Don, you got my last R vote. (insider joke)
Perhaps the plank I find most offensive is the plank on First Amendment, religious liberty. It seems to open up the flood gates for me to have someone else’s religion shoved down my throat. First Amendment freedom of speech is just down right hypocritical. As I read the platform, I see freedom of speech being trampled at will–just not republican freedom of speech.
The human life plank didn’t set too well either since it advocates against established law and would take away my rights. Free speech to advocate, right to off myself if I have a terminal disease is just a start. Geez.
Who has a favorite or a least favorite? I can’t wait to see what the democrats come up with. I usually don’t like their platform too much but I expect to love it by contrast to this. the moral of the story is to never give zealots a pen and paper. This is not the Republican Party of yesterday, that’s for damn sure.
Starry asked for one.
Hey Moon, I’m not ignoring you it’s just that my boss likes to see me show up for work. I still work, and so I can’t stick around to comment. Ok, I agree that many people vote for candidates without a clue as to whether they would make a better leader for the country, and that’s the problem. It’s like American Idol, and the last election was a non-contest based on popularity. Now if it had been base on experience, and without the element of race, then it might have been a closer call. I think a small percentage of the population may actually study the merits of both candidates before voting, but the majority vote the party line regardless of the merits. A good example was right here in DC when Barry got re-elected after having been busted on national TV.
People aren’t all politically interested. What got better ratings than the RNC convention? Honey Boo-Boo.
@Elena What do you mean by prejudice?
The point is that there many transactions that require ID besides voting. Are you saying the poor don’t buy beer and cigarettes like the rest of us?