Republican Platform Vast Improvement Over 2004

humanevents.com ^ | 09/01/2008 | Donald Devine

[kellynla]

Conservatives are thrilled with the platform just adopted in Minneapolis by the Republican National Convention Committee on Resolutions -- as the platform committee is formally known -- and which will be submitted for formal adoption to the full convention this week in St. Paul.

The 2008 platform truly reflects the beliefs of the party and its activist base and is significantly more conservative than the one four years before. The working copy of the 2008 platform was drafted by party staff without the heavy-handedness often imposed by presidential nominees. In 2004, many activist conservatives were upset at the high-handed tactics of the campaign organization and the many platform deviations from basic party principles, especially on domestic issues.

That was not the case in 2008. The draft began as a conservative document and was moved even further to the right by the various amendments adopted by the 112-member platform committee, whose representatives are chosen locally by the elected delegates to the convention. Because the party base is conservative, the document was conservative.

That was not obvious beforehand. The American Conservative Union had mobilized resources to assess conservatives’ views on the issues so these could be presented to the delegates and party leaders at the convention as the voice of its base. Tens of thousands activists expressed their opinion through surveys, town halls and petitions that were summarized in a Conservative Agenda for America’s Future, which was distributed to committee members as they began their deliberations. The Agenda drive was chaired by Arizona Republican Rep. John Shadegg and is available here.

[GOP_Lady]

Thank you for posting, kellynia. This contains a great amount of information. It does indeed look like an excellent platform. :-)

[major_gaff]

'Global Warming is Man-made' is not a Conservative position...it's a fairy tale.

[LADY J]

Things are looking good!!

Now it's up to us to step up & make good things happen with our support & God's help.

[RDasher]

I agree that is one big short coming of the platform.

[ryan71]

“While McCain has accepted man-made global warming as a danger and backs mandatory limits on greenhouse-gas emissions and a cap-and-trade system to control it, the 2008 platform says: “Republicans caution against the doomsday climate change scenarios peddled by aficionados of centralized command-and-control government.” It calls technology and markets the keys to reducing carbon emissions without damaging the economy”

It states the above in the article but, like you, I still want to know more about their policy on this.

[Always Right]

2008 platform says: “Republicans caution against the doomsday climate change scenarios peddled by aficionados of centralized command-and-control government.”

Sounds good to me.

[Tennessee Nana]

the 2008 document opposes any immigration plan that would provide amnesty for illegal aliens. “The rule of law suffers if government policies encourage or reward illegal activity,’’ it says. As Blumberg News noted, “That’s a tougher line than the 2004 text, which called for a ‘humane’ immigration system with a temporary worker program and a path for illegal immigrants ‘to come out of the shadows’ and apply for citizenship. The language four years ago mirrored President George W. Bush’s goals for revamping U.S. immigration laws.”
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Well, that’s good...

Will this be followed though ???

[newzjunkey]

True but there’s nothing wrong with taking efforts to minimize environmental contamination such as Al Gore’s toxic waste dump in TN or life-choking smog in the L.A. basin.

[Reagan is King]

Good news. We need to keep as many RINO’s away from policy and platform decisions as possible. These fools almost killed the Republican party trying to become like the Democrats. Sarah Palin has fired up the Conservative wing again and hopefully this will carry through to all aspects of the party.

[rolling_stone]

Platform my butt, no bailouts decree violated within hours, here it comes taxpayers, get ready!

“At the same time, government action must not implicitly encourage anyone to borrow more than they can afford to repay. We support energetic federal investigation and, where appropriate, prosecution of criminal wrongdoing in the mortgage industry and investment sector. We do not support government bailouts of private institutions. Government interference in the markets exacerbates problems in the marketplace and causes the free market to take longer to correct itself.”’

Fanny Freddy Bailout:

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aYRR0PQG3_IU&refer=home

an editorial comment:

http://market-ticker.denninger.net/archives/568-Republicans-Proved-Liars-Vote-Democrat.html