Posted on 03/05/2003 5:10:50 AM PST by 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 :
Balanced Budget - The Party supports full disclosure of all "on" and "off" budget spending. We demand that our federal legislators vote only for balanced budgets, and that the Social Security Fund never be used to balance the budget. In case of a budget surplus, it should never be used to increase spending. We also support zero-based budgeting.
(Excerpt) Read more at browncountytexasrepublicanparty.com ...
10 more points (I would give this one a 20 if I could!) brings my running score to this point to 1226 of a possible 1360.
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