On the first day of the 104th Congress, the new Republican majority will immediately pass the following major reforms, aimed at restoring the faith and trust of the American people in their government:
The ten items of the CWA read much differently. They pertained to passage of Congressional legislation into US law. Welfare, crime, family and child support issues were part of those ten items. To one degree otr another, they were/are social issues and they read as follows:
2. THE TAKING BACK OUR STREETS ACT: An anti-crime package including stronger truth-in- sentencing, "good faith" exclusionary rule exemptions, effective death penalty provisions, and cuts in social spending from this summer's "crime" bill to fund prison construction and additional law enforcement to keep people secure in their neighborhoods and kids safe in their schools.
3. THE PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY ACT: Discourage illegitimacy and teen pregnancy by prohibiting welfare to minor mothers and denying increased AFDC for additional children while on welfare, cut spending for welfare programs, and enact a tough two-years-and-out provision with work requirements to promote individual responsibility.
4. THE FAMILY REINFORCEMENT ACT: Child support enforcement, tax incentives for adoption, strengthening rights of parents in their children's education, stronger child pornography laws, and an elderly dependent care tax credit to reinforce the central role of families in American society.
2 -- Legal reform. A clear political, legitimate use of federal power.
3 -- Welfare reform, making sure the money spent on welfare isn't wasted. A clear political, legitimate use of federal power.
4 -- Tax and legal reform. Again, a clear political, legitimate use of federal power.
What you *don't* see is any mention of abortion. Or gays. Or vice (except with reference to children, a clear difference).
No 'personal' issues. No 'social' issues.
To put a very fine point on it -- if Rudy came out and supported 100% of the CwA, but said he was still for gay rights and still pro-choice, the social Cs here would call him a Liberal.
Do you see the problem?