THE PING!Posted on 08/11/2004 2:41:51 PM PDT by firebrand
thanks, I just filled it out and added some other planks in the "your thoughts" section, such as: ending all federal spending on embryonic stem cells, abortion and harvesting baby parts, the 2nd amendment and protecting one's self, property and family, optional private accounts for social security and reminded them about how the black male and his family suffers the most from the current system and how Galveston county, TX has been using these accounts successfully for the past 20 years, optional private medical savings accounts such as the one Bret Schundler set up in Jersey City when he was mayor, using the military for protecting our borders and to deport illegal aliens from any country, abolishing the Dept. of Ed, Dept of transportation, dept. of commerce, merge dept. of energy with the defense dept. and so on, adopt a flat tax, reduce the budget because as of now the Republicans just passed the largest budget in the history of America, reduce federal regulations, and to get us out of the UN permanently.
While IN theory I would agree, Someone needs to explain to me which piece of LEGISLATION we draft from the platform.
We cannot afford to not catch on to somehting the Dumbs already know.
In this day and age the Platforms only Reason for existence is to make a handful fo activists happy. And Usually, they have lobbbyists for their positions anyway.
It is unwise to hand the other side a wedge issue.
You think they don't know this?
It wouldn't be the first time an incumbent has taken his base for granted.
And what would this wedge issue be?
THE PING!I wonder. I kind of wish there would be a strong debate, with the ultimate outcome of a pro life platform.
On the other hand I can just see the Major Media Networks and how they would spin that. "Turmoil at the Republican Convention"..."more in-fighting today, between moderate and extreme right wing Christian coalition groups in New York"... and on and on... They would spin the hell out of it to make it appear that Republicans are out of control ... etc...
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