ABORTION
The platform recognises that "the unborn child has a fundamental individual right to life which cannot be infringed," thus opposing abortion in any circumstances. It opposes government support for organisations that perform or advocate abortions.
IMMIGRATION
The platform calls for the federal government to abandon lawsuits against states that have introduced tough anti-immigration laws such as Arizona and Alabama and opposes any amnesty for illegal immigrants or their children. It advocates making English the national language.
GUNS
The GOP has not been moved to restrict the sale of guns or ammunition by the recent mass shootings. "We oppose legislation that is intended to restrict our Second Amendment rights by limiting the capacity of clips or magazines or otherwise restoring the ill-considered Clinton gun ban."
MARRIAGE
The platform backs a constitutional amendment defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman and affirms the rights of states not to recognise gay marriage. It condemns the persecution of traditional marriage advocates by hate groups that support gay marriage: "We condemn the hate campaigns, threats of violence, and vandalism by proponents of same-sex marriage against advocates of traditional marriage and call for a federal investigation into attempts to deny religious believers their civil rights."
TAXATION
"We reject the use of taxation to redistribute income, fund unnecessary or ineffective programs or foster the crony capitalism that corrupts both politicians and corporations."
HEALTHCARE
The party supports the immediate abolition of Obamacare and the conversion of the limited public health insurance that exists for the elderly and poor into a voucher system.
INTERNET
The party has extended its defence of the protection of individual rights to include digital data. "We will ensure that personal data receives full constitutional protection from government overreach and that individuals retain the right to control the use of their data by third parties; the only way to safeguard or improve these systems is through the private sector."
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A shift to the right.
A shift to the right.
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
Re: A shift to the right.
Okay, here's a quiz:
1.The impact of a Party's Platform On the fortunes of that party in a national election in the past 50 years has been:
A. None at all
B. Less than none at all
C. So much less than none at all, that measuring instruments have yet to be devised that could measure an impact so small.
2. In 198O, The Republican Party Platform first adopted a plank calling for the repeal of Roe V Wade...
In that election, Ronald Reagan carried:
A.420 Electoral votes
B. 450 Electoral votes
C. 489 Electoral votes
3. In 1984, The Republican Party Platform again featured support for the "Human Life Amendment"...
In that year, the Republican nominee for President carried:
A:475 electoral votes
B. 495 Electoral Votes
C. 525 Electoral Votes
4. Since 1984, Abortion has been:
A. Completely outlawed
B.Seriously reduced
C.Now the issue is no longer about abortion per se, but whether minors should have to have their parents informed, and whether late third trimester abortions (partial birth) abortions should be performed
The affect of party platforms on the vote in national elections and national policy is:
A. Really really big...
B. Well, a little bit important...
C. Completely non-existent...
It's not a trick question....
1.The impact of a Party's Platform On the fortunes of that party in a national election in the past 50 years has been:
A. None at all
B. Less than none at all
C. So much less than none at all, that measuring instruments have yet to be devised that could measure an impact so small.
2. In 198O, The Republican Party Platform first adopted a plank calling for the repeal of Roe V Wade...
In that election, Ronald Reagan carried:
A.420 Electoral votes
B. 450 Electoral votes
C. 489 Electoral votes
3. In 1984, The Republican Party Platform again featured support for the "Human Life Amendment"...
In that year, the Republican nominee for President carried:
A:475 electoral votes
B. 495 Electoral Votes
C. 525 Electoral Votes
4. Since 1984, Abortion has been:
A. Completely outlawed
B.Seriously reduced
C.Now the issue is no longer about abortion per se, but whether minors should have to have their parents informed, and whether late third trimester abortions (partial birth) abortions should be performed
The affect of party platforms on the vote in national elections and national policy is:
A. Really really big...
B. Well, a little bit important...
C. Completely non-existent...
It's not a trick question....
Re: A shift to the right.
Second part of the quiz:
Since 1936, no President running for re-election has been re-elected with an unemployment rate greater than 8%; so....
1 .A President running for re-election with an unemployment rate greater than 8% will:
A: Probably lose, even if his opponent is a shmuck...
B: Might still win, because his opponent's a shmuck...
C. Better hope his opponent's a really big shmuck, because with unemployment numbers like that, even a shmuck could kick his ass...
Since 1936, no President running for re-election has been re-elected with an unemployment rate greater than 8%; so....
1 .A President running for re-election with an unemployment rate greater than 8% will:
A: Probably lose, even if his opponent is a shmuck...
B: Might still win, because his opponent's a shmuck...
C. Better hope his opponent's a really big shmuck, because with unemployment numbers like that, even a shmuck could kick his ass...
Re: A shift to the right.
Ok Jim, bet on it? $10 on Obama here.
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
Re: A shift to the right.
Not going to take that bet Strop...
I've been saying all along that when you go past the see-saw figures in the national polls, and drill down into the poll numbers in the swing states, (that I've looked at in some detail) and consider the fact that in some critical swing states (like Ohio) the unemployment rate is considerably lower than the national average, that it's a 60-40 probability that Obama will nose it out...
I think the most likely outcome is that Barack Obama will be re-elected with around 300 or fewer electoral votes, and barely 50% of the popular vote, (or possibly even less)...
Basically because despite all the baked in advantages on the economy, Romney is a really poor candidate...
If we had nominated Jeb Bush, despite his being George's brother, he is so much more intelligent, articulate and accomplished in his own right, (and so much stronger a candidate than Romney) he would have over come that, and probably carried 300-350 electoral votes, given the economic conditions...
But like the old say goes, "If ifs and buts were candy and nuts, every day'd be Christmas"...
We are where we are and we have what we have....
An emotionally empty man who may have a few good ideas, but who has the inspirational qualities of a bowl of cold stale oatmeal, running against a well meaning chap who has the complete wrong end of the stick....
What a lovely choice.....
I've been saying all along that when you go past the see-saw figures in the national polls, and drill down into the poll numbers in the swing states, (that I've looked at in some detail) and consider the fact that in some critical swing states (like Ohio) the unemployment rate is considerably lower than the national average, that it's a 60-40 probability that Obama will nose it out...
I think the most likely outcome is that Barack Obama will be re-elected with around 300 or fewer electoral votes, and barely 50% of the popular vote, (or possibly even less)...
Basically because despite all the baked in advantages on the economy, Romney is a really poor candidate...
If we had nominated Jeb Bush, despite his being George's brother, he is so much more intelligent, articulate and accomplished in his own right, (and so much stronger a candidate than Romney) he would have over come that, and probably carried 300-350 electoral votes, given the economic conditions...
But like the old say goes, "If ifs and buts were candy and nuts, every day'd be Christmas"...
We are where we are and we have what we have....
An emotionally empty man who may have a few good ideas, but who has the inspirational qualities of a bowl of cold stale oatmeal, running against a well meaning chap who has the complete wrong end of the stick....
What a lovely choice.....
Re: A shift to the right.
Romney is a bad candidate and "Let's do things just like we did from 2001-2008" is a losing platform; except with the Jukes and Kallikaks of the tea party.
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