Texas Republican Party Platform Thread 129 (Small Business)

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[Bigun]

The Republican Party of Texas Platform has been MUCH in the news of late because it is a CONSERVATIVE document and, as such, VERY controversial. I thought it would be an instructive exercise, for those of us who wish to do so here, to go through it plank by plank and see where we stand on these issues. Pursuant to that, I will post ONE plank of the Platform, every few days and anyone who wishes to can state their views as to that particular part of the platform.

Today, under the heading Strengthening The Economy Of Texas And America we find the following plank :

Small Business - The Party urges Texas legislators to find ways to mitigate the impact of governmental regulations on small businesses and to insure that small businesses are adequately represented in the regulatory process.

[Bigun]

I have decided to score myself by assigning a score of between 0 and 10 points to each of the planks! 10 means I agree with EVERYTHING in it. 0 means I agree with NOTHING in it.

10 more points brings my running score to this point to 1176 of a possible 1290.

[Bigun]

P I N G ! ! !

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[Dog Gone]

It's impossible to disagree with this, although it lacks any substance.

[PetroniDE]

Fluffy plank. Don't disagree with the concept, but it shouldn't be in the platform in this form (too generic). 7 points (3 point penalty for "fluff"). 1080/1290 (0.837).