[thunderous_funker]

We also believe the current greatest threat to our individual liberties is overreaching government controls established under the guise of preventing terrorism....We urge Congress to immediately cut all foreign aid to any nation threatening our citizens and providing aid and comfort to terrorist organizations or providing arms to other nations hostile to the US.

The Party demands the elimination of presidential authority to issue executive orders, presidential decision directives and other administrative mandates that do not have congressional approval. Further, we demand a repeal of all previous executive orders and administrative mandates.

The Party opposes any and all unauthorized access, accumulation and distribution of an individuals' private records by a government agency or any agent working on behalf of a govern agency. We oppoe the creation of a federal identification card for US citizens or the use of state driver licenses as a national identification card.

A perpetual state of national emergency allows unrestricted growth of government. The Party charges the President to cancel the state of national emergency and charges Congress to repeal the War Powers Act and declare an end to the previously declared states of emergency.

Environment, Property and Natural Resources:

• We believe in maintaining American sovereignty over our natural resources
• We believe in building our tax base through local conservation of our natural resources.
• We believe in local stewardship of our natural resources for our children's future freedom and use.

Fair Elections:[list=1][*]increased scrutiny in balloting by mail[*]prohibition of internet voting and any touch screen voting or other electronic voting which lacks a paper trail[*]prohibiton of mobil voting[*]vigorous criminal prosecution by district attorneys or county attorneys for election fraud, and use of jail sentences as a deterrent to violators.[/list=1]

The Party promotes the passing and/or strengthening of local, state and federal legislation prohibiting the influencing or voting of any publically elected official or appointee in any matter for which a conflict of interest exists respecting a personal benefit or benefit to a member of that official's or appointee's family by blood or marriage. No elected official should be allowed to represent paid clients before a state agency. We call on the Legislature to pass laws to prohibit this action.

The Party supports legislation to prohibit former legislators, government employees and officials from acting as lobbyists for a foreign government and/or any business for a period of five years immediately after leaving public service. We support legislation to prevent lobbying by any organization receiving federal grants except that relating to its tax status.

The Party believes that all citizens have the right to be free from government surveillance of their electronic communication..

We urge the repeal of NAFTA, GATT and any other international trade agreements that do not promote free trade, and withdrawal from membership in the WTO.

Exerpts from the Texas GOP Platform

Can Dubya honestly be considered a member??

[clarkgoble]

Bush, despite complaints from the "left" is actually a fairly moderate Republican. (Although clearly neo-Cons wield great influence in his administration although that may be changing due to Iraq and Afghanistan)

Most Republican activists are more conservative, just as most Democratic activists are more liberal than most Democrats who have a chance of winning office. Thus Republicans often have platforms or the like on a local level that even most Republicans would have difficulty accepting.

[MacGorilla]

Thats one thing I can agree with: repeal NAFTA. It will never happen, alas.

[clarkgoble]

Hmm. NAFTA to me was one of the good things to come from Clinton. I just wish they'd expand it and that Bush would begin to take free trade seriously. I'd really like to see NAFTA become a north american free trade zone.

However understandably many central american nations are distrustful of the US.

[spacefreak]

I don't have a problem with driver's licenses serving as a federal ID card.

The state has all my info, as does my insurance company, my mortgage company, my credit card companies. The federal government can get a hold of my info in a heartbeat. What's the difference?

[voodoo]

Originally posted by spacefreak:
I don't have a problem with driver's licenses serving as a federal ID card.

The state has all my info, as does my insurance company, my mortgage company, my credit card companies. The federal government can get a hold of my info in a heartbeat. What's the difference?

Whoa! I thought you were the really paranoid hyperworried guy. IIRC you plastered your windows with plastic wrappings when Bushie issued that chemical terrorist warning a while back that naturally turned out to be bogus.