Preamble
The Declaration of Independence acknowledges that our rights, including the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, come from God the Creator and that, in order to ensure these rights, governments are instituted among men deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.
Knowing that our United States Constitution was drafted to secure these God-given rights, as was the Washington State Constitution, we reaffirm our allegiance to our Republic and pledge to honor and uphold the Washington State and United States Constitutions, which guarantees each state a Republican form of government.
Purpose
Define the purpose and activities of civil government,
Act as a set of principles for those who represent us, and
Present the values and beliefs of the party to voters in a clear and persuasive manner.
Platform
1. INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS
Republicans believe in equal rights, equal justice and opportunity for all citizens, regardless of race, creed, sex, age or disability. Republicans: a. believe it is wrong to grant special legal privileges based solely on sexual preference or conduct;
b. support the sanctity of life from conception to natural death;
c. oppose cloning of human beings, including embryonic stem-cell research;
d. support adult stem-cell research, in keeping with our pro-life position;
e. support the traditional family as the basic unit of society, and oppose same-sex marriage, or legal equivalent.
2. CRIME
Republicans believe that the strength of our nation lies with individuals exercising self-government and that each person's dignity, freedom, ability, and responsibility must be honored. That belief is threatened by increasing violence and crime in our society. Republicans believe in: a. mandatory jail sentences for those found guilty of violent crimes against children, the elderly, and the most vulnerable;
b. swift and appropriate sentences for those found guilty of any crime; we affirm the "three strikes you're out" law;
c. promoting efficient incarceration facilities;
d. the individual's right to keep and bear arms, and call for stiff penalties for persons using a weapon in the commission of a crime;
e. the death penalty or life imprisonment for anyone who deliberately takes the life of any human being, with the exception of self defense;
f. vigorous prosecution of crimes against property in the name of environmentalism.
g. mandating immediate deportation of illegal aliens who are convicted of any felony or misdemeanor-or else immediately after their serving their prison sentence. Local authorities are to report illegal status to the INS immediately.
3. NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY AND DEFENSE
Republicans believe that Americans value our nation. We should, therefore, preserve our national sovereignty, strength and pride. The United States of America must ensure that our national interests are not subordinated to the interests of other nations or controlling bodies. Our government's first responsibility is to insure the security and freedom of its citizens. Republicans believe in: a. demanding the withdrawal of the United States from the United Nations and revoking sovereignty eroding treaties or agreements like NAFTA, Security & Prosperity Partnership (S. P. P.), CAFTA, etc.;
b. never placing United States Armed Forces under the control of any other government or controlling non-state entity, nor allowing foreign troops to operate in a non-training capacity on U.S. soil, ever;
c. securing our ports and prohibiting the sale or management that could be a threat to our national security and revoking sales already done with foreign companies;
d. securing and protecting our country's borders against invasion and supporting the use of our National Guard forces if necessary;
e. honoring all past and current obligations to our troops and veterans;
f. limiting the executive privilege of committing U.S. military in peacekeeping or combat to a duration of 180 days, without a declaration of War by Congress;
g. all non-binding military and trade agreements made by the executive branch must be presented to Congress for open and public debate;
h. stopping all federal subsidies, grants, or other payments to public institutions (schools, universities) and to municipalities that do not allow military recruiters to give out information and sign up interested young people.
4. EDUCATION
Republicans desire to recognize and reinforce the capabilities of all our citizens by improving educational opportunity.
Republicans believe in: a. parents as first decision makers, not the state, in the upbringing and education of their children; supporting familial bonds; and allowing parents, not the state, to direct this upbringing, except in the government's limited role of protection in cases of child abuse;
b. returning the mission of education to academics, eliminating programs like all-inclusive counseling and state and federal mandates of School-to-Work and No Child Left Behind programs;
c. promoting a "Back to Basics" curriculum, including teaching rigorous academics in the subjects of reading, writing, grammar, spelling, history, civics, economics, mathematics, science and the fine arts, using teaching and testing methods proven successful by scientifically validated research;
d. opposing the WASL; because of its lack of validity, excessive expense and lost learning time;
e. affirming parental choice in the method of education for their children: public, private or home school, including tax exemptions;
f. dedicating time to study the Declaration of Independence, United States & State Constitutions, and The Bill of Rights;
g. demanding every child pass minimum standards in every academic subject before advancement;
h. returning taxpayer accountability through a super majority for levies and bonds, which are to be held during the regularly scheduled General Election, in November, without any re-vote option until the following General Election's voting cycle;
i. rejecting federal control over education by eliminating the U. S. Department of Education;
j. returning control of curriculum decisions to local school districts and parents.
5. WELFARE REFORM
Republicans believe that liberty and justice have brought this nation opportunity, growth and prosperity through the free enterprise system, by encouraging individual initiative and reforming the welfare system.
Republicans believe in: a. emphasizing and maintaining the 5-year limit on welfare and removing increased benefits for parents who continue to have children while on welfare;
b. supporting the "work first" program to give welfare recipients the tools they need to break the cycle of dependency and return to self-sufficiency;
c. supporting voluntary mentoring programs;
d. maintaining a welfare system that places real-world requirements and responsibilities on recipients, while prohibiting illegal aliens from receiving benefits.
6. BALANCED BUDGET AND LOWER TAXES
Republicans believe that our government must practice fiscal responsibility and allow individuals to keep most of the money they earn by:
a. reducing taxes, fees, and regulations on businesses and individuals at the local, state and federal levels;
b. supporting prohibition of Congressional earmarks (pork);
c. supporting a balanced budget at the local, state and federal levels;
d. eliminating the state B & O tax;
e. repealing the state inheritance tax (death tax), permanently;
f. opposing a state income tax;
g. privatizing social security and eliminating double taxation of benefits;
h. restoring voter approved mandates of I-601 and I-695, requiring the state to seek permission of voters to raise or impose new taxes;
i. appropriating all revenue brought in from road and gas taxes, vehicle registrations and tolls to go back to the road system only, not into the general fund;
j. appropriating all revenue from the state Lottery to go to education, as was the original intent.
7. LIMITED GOVERNMENT
Republicans believe that the proper role of government is to provide for our people only those critical functions that cannot be performed by individuals or private organizations; that the best government is that which governs least and is closest to the people. Republicans believe in: a. eliminating unneeded and ineffective government programs;
b. realizing that strict constitutional interpretations are necessary in the judicial branch to preserve the Constitution and the rule of law;
c. enforcing the separation of powers; e.g. confining the legislature to its defined powers, limiting executive orders to emergency only, and prohibiting judicial legislation from the bench;
d. restricting the use of eminent domain by limiting government "takings" only for Constitutional and clearly defined "public use", prohibit taking for "economic use", and giving property owners first right to reacquire if the project changes or is canceled;
e. requiring all state agencies to implement recommendations of performance audits;
f. eliminating the Growth Management Act.
8. TECHNOLOGY
Republicans believe that Americans must retain strong principles while developing new and innovative ideas to meet the challenges of changing times. Republicans believe in: a. opposing all forms of unconstitutional monitoring, tracking, eavesdropping and collection of private data against U.S. citizens, including but not limited to: RFID, REAL ID, VERICHIP, and the Patriot Act.
b. rewarding domestic research and development of new ideas with tax incentives;
c. adjusting existing laws in a timely fashion to address the challenges technology places on society;
d. validating the election process and assuring that all Washington voter registrations are guaranteed to be current and accurate;
e. opposing the proposed National Animal Identification System (NAIS).
9. ENVIRONMENT
Republicans value our environment. We believe in responsible stewardship of the land and its resources. We reject scare-tactics and international entanglements that would encumber our land, such as the GMA and Yukon to Yellowstone (Y2Y) We believe in private property rights. We believe in market driven solutions based on peer-reviewed science to determine efficient use of all resources.
Republicans believe in: a. warming and cooling trends are natural processes, not induced by man;
b. supporting development of clean, efficient, safe energy sources without government subsidies;
c. repealing the "Endangered Species Act";
d. supporting energy policies which reduce America's dependence on foreign oil and gas by allowing increased responsible drilling and mining in the 50 states, and off shore;
e. increasing systematic, selective harvesting with reforestation of all lands, public and private, to ensure healthier forests.
10. HEALTH CARE
Over-reliance on third-party insurance and bad government policies has caused us to spend too much on health care. Republicans believe in applying free market, ethical principles to individual health care choices and to those that offer or administer health care resources to the people.
Republicans believe in: a. removing state insurance mandates, thus allowing consumers to select only the coverage they require, including health savings accounts;
b. returning competition among insurers and requiring disclosures of fee schedules;
c. eliminating taxes and fees on health insurance premiums;
d. implementing a "freedom of conscience" clause protecting those dispensing medication and to health care providers;
e. supporting free and unrestricted access to Dietary Health Supplements;
f. refunding excess not for profit Health Insurance Company surpluses back to the policy holder annually.
11. IMMIGRATIONRepublicans believe in the opportunity of U.S. citizenship for all who enter the country legally. Illegal entry threatens the rights, security, and privileges of all citizens and those here legally.
Republicans believe in: a. increasing the security and protection of our borders against illegal entry and invasion by supporting the use of the National Guard, if necessary;
b. streamlining the extradition process and aggressive repatriation of illegal aliens, within 60 days;
c. opposing all amnesty or "guest worker" legislation, except to fill emergency needs until real immigration reform has been defined and enacted into law;
d. elimination of incentives that draw illegals, such as birthright citizenship, education, driver's licenses, medical care, and welfare;
e. eliminating sanctuary cities;
f. requiring all law enforcement agencies to report citizenship status when investigating crime or collision accidents;
g. enforcing existing immigration laws, including employer sanctions;
h. wish to unite all peoples and all cultures within the United States and support the adoption of English as the official language.
CALL TO ACTION
Republicans believe that our party is the best vehicle for translating the above ideals into positive and successful government.
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