[little jeremiah]

onyx just posted this on the other thread about CPAC, I can’t format it nicely the way she did, though.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2455651/posts?page=153

Legislative Priorities
GOProud’s Conservative Agenda

The so-called “gay agenda” is defined by the left through a narrow prism of legislative goals. While hate crimes and employment protections may be worthy goals, there are many other important priorities that receive little attention from the gay community. GOProud’s agenda emphasizes conservative and libertarian principles that will improve the daily lives of all Americans, but especially gay and lesbian Americans.

1 - TAX REFORM - Death tax repeal; domestic partner tax equity, and other changes to the tax code that will provide equity for gays and lesbians; cut in the capital gains and corporate tax rates to jump start our economy and create jobs; a fairer, flatter and substantially simpler tax code.

2 - HEALTHCARE REFORM - Free market healthcare reform. Legislation that will allow for the purchase of insurance across state lines - expanding access to domestic partner benefits; emphasizing individual ownership of healthcare insurance - such a shift would prevent discriminatory practices by an employer or the government.

3 - SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM - Bringing basic fairness to the Social Security system through the creation of inheritable personal savings accounts.

4 - DON’T ASK, DON’T TELL REPEAL - Repeal of the military’s Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy.

5 - HOLDING THE LINE ON SPENDING - Standing up for all tax payers against wasteful and unneccessary spending to protect future generations from the mounting federal debt.

6 - FIGHTING GLOBAL EXTREMISTS - Standing strong against radical regimes who seek to criminalize gays and lesbians.

7 - DEFENDING OUR CONSTITUTION - Opposing any anti-gay federal marriage amendment.

8 - ENCOURAGING COMMUNITY ENTREPRENEURSHIP - Package of free market reforms to encourage and support small businesses and entrepreneurship in the gay community.

9 - REVITALIZING OUR COMMUNITIES - A package of urban related reforms; expanding historic tax preservation credits; support for school choice.

10 - DEFENDING OUR COMMUNITY - Protecting 2nd amendment rights.

[HiTech RedNeck]

“GOProud” (pride GOeth before a fall?) can’t appreciate what a morale disaster that anything looser than DADT will be. That isn’t a typo. Yes it would be a “moral” disaster but more practically we are faced with a “morale” disaster. If we force unwilling participants to be in “buggery platoons” this is tantamount to sexually harassing them.

[USALiberty]

domestic partner tax equity, and other changes to the tax code that will provide equity for gays and lesbians

BARF! Lost me RGHT THERE! God's law is pretty clear on this. If government gets involved with homosexuality at all, its proper role is to pass laws that seek to help weed out this perversion from our society once and for all. It can be done and should be done.

[Darren McCarty]

Now this plank is where I have some problems. We don't need government getting involved in "domestic benefits." Just because I don't care what they do in their homes, does not mean I support paying for it with my tax money.

As far as global extremists goes, I'm generally less-interventionist in foreign policy, and would like to see a return to supporting America first.

[darkangel82]

They are moderate democrats, is all. Nothing conservative there.