Carnac on “Republicans”

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1. ChoosingLife says:

   2/18/2007 at 10:37 am

   It’s time to stop supporting Democrats in Republican Sheep’s Clothing by having Republicans sign a Contract with the Republican Party, including GOP Party leadership. If they won’t sign, they shouldn’t be allowed to call themselves Republican, and the Republican Party leadership should disavow anyone who erroneously claims the title of “Republican” if they won’t sign. How does one get a party designation anyway? Is it a self-declaration or an appointment? Maybe with Wisconsin GOP leadership changes, accountability will be restored. Take a look at Texas’s Resolutions/Platform. I don’t know if they require a signed contract, but they’re on the right path: Texas 2006 GOP Platform (partial quotes) (note the “Conflicts of Interest” should apply for the push of ethanol in this state and many other legislative conflicts of interest):
   “…Enforcing the Platform – We believe it is the responsibility of the Republican State Chairman of Texas and county chairs to implement this platform by requiring party and public candidates to indicate their support for or opposition to a plank of the platform prior to their acceptance as a candidate on the Republican ticket and to make such information available on the Party website. We strongly expect the SREC Candidate Resource Committee to consider candidates’ support of the Party platform when granting financial or other support.
   Platform/Legislation – We urge the Texas Legislature to modify the Texas election code to clearly permit a political party to require each of its candidates to indicate their support for or opposition to each plank of the platform prior to their acceptance as a candidate on the primary election ballot. The election code should also permit the publication and distribution of the candidate’s responses.
   Conflicts of Interest – We promote the passage and/or strengthening of local, state, and federal legislation prohibiting the influencing or voting of any publicly 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 state official should be allowed to represent paying clients before a state agency…”

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