the republican platform ...weep for America
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Republicans Hope To Adopt ‘Most Conservative Platform’ In Modern History
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/376377/20120822/republican-platform-2012-conservative-modern-history.htm
Will the Republicans Be Returning to Gold?
http://www.resourceinvestor.com/2012/08/24/will-the-republicans-be-returning-to-gold?ref=hp
Tony Perkins bragged about his influence over the party's social agenda, telling BuzzFeed, "You should read the entire plank on marriage, which I wrote. I feel very happy about it."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/waymon-hudson/election-2012-lgbt-equality_b_1819184.html
GOP adopts most of Tea Party’s platform
http://www.examiner.com/article/gop-adopts-most-of-tea-party-s-platform
The draft 2012 Republican platform includes a sweeping ban on abortion and endorses a long list of anti-abortion proposals — targeting everything from gender selection to fetuses that can feel pain.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0812/80122.html#ixzz24afMcoFW
GOP platform: Abortion is bad for women’s ‘health and well-being’
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/wp/2012/08/23/gop-platform-abortion-is-bad-for-womens-health-and-well-being/
RNC platform takes hard line on immigration, calls for more border fencing, use of E-Verify
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/rnc-platform-takes-hard-line-on-immigration-calls-for-more-border-fencing-use-of-e-verify/2012/08/23/cb08420e-ed6a-11e1-866f-60a00f604425_story.html
The 2012 GOP platform is "a foot on the neck of American citizens"
http://sdgln.com/commentary/2012/08/24/2012-gop-platform-foot-neck-american-citizens
2012 Republican Platform To Advocate Abortion Ban Without Rape Exception
http://thinkprogress.org/election/2012/08/21/718461/2012-republican-platform-to-advocate-abortion-ban-without-rape-exception/
The Neo-Confederate Immigration Platform
http://www.ohio.com/blogs/mass-destruction/blog-of-mass-destruction-1.298992/the-neo-confederate-immigration-platform-1.329243
A "Human Life Amendment" that would, in addition to prohibiting abortion without exceptions for rape and incest, ban drugs that end pregnancy after conception.
No legal recognition for same-sex couples. The RNC draft rejects civil unions, along with any language that affirms the legal equality of gay and lesbian couples.
Ban on women in combat. With regards to defense, the RNC condemns what it calls "social experimentation" and opposes women's inclusion in direct combat units and infantry battalions.
Audit the Federal Reserve. The pet cause of Rep. Ron Paul has now been embraced by GOP leaders. For the first time, the platform calls for an annual audit of the Federal Reserve.
More Arizona-style immigration laws. Politico reports the Republican platform committee adopted language calling for the completion of a border fence, the end of in-state tuition for
illegal immigrants and an end to "sanctuary cities."
New taxes banned, except for war. The platform calls for a constitutional amendment that would require a super-majority for any tax increases, with exceptions for war and national emergencies.
Freedom of religion (sort of). The RNC supports "the public display of the Ten Commandments as a reflection of our history and our country's Judeo-Christian heritage." It also calls for permitting prayer during public school events.
The RNC's 2,286 delegates and 2,125 alternatives will assemble in Tampa, Fla., next Monday, where they will be asked to vote up or down on the proposed party platform.
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/376377/20120822/republican-platform-2012-conservative-modern-history.htm
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Take the most regressive, repressive points of view, and there you have it: The Republican Platform.
