11 steps to keep republicans in power

ballz2wallz · 09-07-2006, 09:07 AM

The American Eleven: A Values-Led Plan for Victory in November

Make English the Official Language of Government. The House should pass a bill making English the official language of government, abolishing multilingual ballots and reaffirming that new citizens should be required to pass a test on American history in English. The Rasmussen poll reported that support for English as the official language was 85%. The Zogby poll had it at 84%. Why do Republican leaders find it so hard to side with more than four out of every five Americans? How many liberal Democrats who currently assume they are unbeatable would suddenly have a hard time explaining a series of votes against English to their constituents? Remember, at 85%, there are no anti-English congressional districts no matter what the elite media says.
Control the Borders. The House should pass a narrowly focused bill to ensure that the United States can control the border. The current Senate bill is a disaster. It is impossible to pass a "comprehensive" immigration bill in the next two months. The American people overwhelmingly want the borders controlled and every act of terrorism reminds us that having the borders uncontrolled makes us more vulnerable to attack. The House should immediately pass a border-control bill and conservative Republican senators should move every day to bring it up in the Senate. Let Democrats and elitist Republicans block controlling the border and make that a referendum test for Election Day.
Keep God in the Pledge. Congress should take two steps to preserve the right to say "one nation under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance, a right which is supported by 91% of all Americans. The American people feel deeply that our Declaration of Independence is correct in saying that each of us is endowed by our Creator with inalienable rights. Beginning with the Supreme Court's 1963 decision outlawing school prayer, the courts have waged a 43-year assault on the core values of American liberty. It is time to return to a balanced Constitutional system. There is no Constitutional case for five lawyers' on the court being a floating majority for a permanent Constitutional Convention.
The American people would rally to the elected branches' taking steps to rebalance the Constitution. First, the House should pass a bill suspending the recent federal district court decision in California outlawing the words "one nation under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance. Second, the House should pass a law blocking the Supreme Court from reviewing the constitutionality of the Pledge of Allegiance (a power of the Congress expressly granted in the Constitution).
Require a Voter ID Card. The American people overwhelmingly support (85% in one poll) having a voter id card so we can be sure only legal citizens are voting. Passing a bill to require this in all federal elections would be a big step toward more honest elections.
Repeal the Death Tax, for Good. The American people have consistently supported the total repeal of the death tax and the House should simply pass it once a week and attach it to various Senate bills to force the Senate to deal with it again and again. Let liberals explain why they oppose something that more than 70% of the country favors.
Restore Property Rights. The American people are deeply opposed to local politicians' being able to seize a citizen's home or business. The Supreme Court's Kelo decision on eminent domain is one of the most unpopular in recent years and is also one of the most dangerous. Anyone who knows the history of local government corruption in America knows it will not be long before some corrupt developers engage some corrupt politicians and this power is exploited at the cost of most Americans. Members of the Black Caucus have been among the most vocal in pointing out that it is poor people who will be the most victimized so rich developers and greedy politicians can make the money off their homes and businesses. The House should pass a powerful bill returning the constitutional law to the pre-Kelo rules and blocking the Supreme Court from reviewing it.
Achieve Sustainable Energy Independence. The country is eager for a straightforward new energy strategy for national security, environmental and economic reasons. The combination of $3 gasoline, watching Iran, Venezuela, Saudi Arabia and Russia get more of our money, and concerns about the environment come together to require real change. The House should meet that need. Starting with Rep. Jim Nussle's (R-Iowa) bill on renewable fuels, adding to it clean nuclear power using new technologies that are safe and produce little waste, developing more clean coal solutions, investing in a conversion to a hydrogen economy, incentivizing conservation, providing tax credits so the auto industry can invest in the new technology and new manufacturing equipment needed to produce revolutionary new vehicles, creating the tax incentives to build the distribution system for biofuels, hybrids, and hydrogen, providing deeper tax incentives for radically better cars (imagine a substantial tax credit for cars exceeding 200 miles to the gallon of petroleum through a combination of E-85 or biodiesel, hybrid use of electricity and hydrogen), and a bill to create state flexibility in exploring off shore with a 50% split in revenue so state legislatures and governors would have an incentive to develop environmentally sound methods of exploration and production.
Control Spending and Balance the Budget. The House should pass new budget legislation to control spending, leading to a balanced budget in seven years (the length of time we gave ourselves in the Contract with America and which led to the first four balanced budgets since the 1920s), with special focus on programs liberals will fight to increase spending. Let the country see who is really committed to smaller government with lower taxes and who is committed to bigger government with higher taxes.
Tie Education Funding to Teacher Accountability. A major result of the No Child Left Behind legislation has been the clear revelation that a number of schools systems are crippling and destroying children. When the Detroit school system only graduates 21% of entering freshman on time, it is clear the children are being cheated. The American people strongly support reforms designed to save the children. The first step would be to insist that federal funds only go to school systems which require teacher competency and accountability. A clear choice between those who want to save the children and those who want to save the bureaucrats would mobilize the country in favor of dramatic education reform.
Defend America From the Irreconcilable Wing of Islam. Terrorism is a real threat. Congress should hold hearings on the recent terrorist activities in Canada, the U.K. and Morocco. The House should move bills that strengthen our security from terrorists with increased powers for surveillance, an overruling of the disastrous Hamdan decision and a series of other steps.
Focus on Iran and North Korea. The American people are very prepared to believe we face extraordinary threats from a nuclear North Korea and an Iranian regime actively seeking to develop nuclear weapons. Any actions in Iraq need to be recast in terms of their impact on Iran. A weak America in Iraq will be unable to stop Iran. Stopping Iran is potentially literally a matter of life and death. Congress should hold hearings on the scale of the Iranian and North Korean threat, the statements of their key leaders and the requirements for action to replace these dictatorships before they succeed in killing millions of Americans. The Santorum Iranian democracy bill should be forced out of the Senate in the context of these threats. Everything about Iraq should be debated within this larger and much more dangerous context.

i see this is a very good platform for the republicans to take.

too bad it's been posted for the democrats to copy

, but hell, if they were to do this too i'd vote for them.

Stylerod · 09-07-2006, 09:33 AM

Some good points there. No doubt.

ballz2wallz · 09-07-2006, 09:37 AM

Originally Posted by Stylerod

Some good points there. No doubt.

it's all common sense to me

Stylerod · 09-07-2006, 09:45 AM

Originally Posted by ballz2wallz

it's all common sense to me

Oh I know. But you can already hear the complaints.

#1 Racist
#2 Racist
#3 Pandering to the evil God believers
#4 Racist
#5 Tax break for the rich
#6 (might not get an argument on this one. How could they?)
#7 We don't have the money
#8 Impossible for Republicans.
#9 Yeah, right!

Teachers Union FTL!
#10 Racist
#11 Just leave them alone and we'll all be ooookkkkk....

Scrum · 09-07-2006, 09:56 AM

1. Who really cares that much?

2. Ok, but since the Republicans have done jack shit to fix this, I don't see why they assume they can fix it now.

3. Activist judges. I'm sure you guys know the constitutional law better than they do.

4. Sure, lets use existing ID though. Requiring people to go out and get yet another form of ID is stupid. But people should be required to show ID to vote, I have always had to.

5. Oh you mean the estate tax? Not really. How would you guys pay for the wars you have planned?

6. I don't know anyone who doesn't agree with that.

7. Yeah, everyone is pushing this.

8.

9. The education system is fucked. Back to the drawing board and this may not be the answer.

10. You have the ability to conduct surveillance already without a warrant. That's plenty of power and you shouldn't get more. Use the tools you have and secure the borders. That would go a long to protecting the country.

11. Agreed. Lets focus our efforts on these countries. Lets begin to redeploy our troops out of Iraq.

Seems this list likes to blame the liberals for so much, yet they have had no power for the last 6 years. Republicans have had all this time to do whatever they want, yet they have squandered it. Why haven't these things been done already?

ballz2wallz · 09-07-2006, 09:59 AM

Originally Posted by Scrumtralecent

Why haven't these things been done already?

good question...time to get some new republicans in office!

Scrum · 09-07-2006, 10:03 AM

Originally Posted by ballz2wallz

good question...time to get some new republicans in office!

good luck with that.

WickedLou9 · 09-07-2006, 10:22 AM

1) This might be good for republicans but it's a foolish move for the country and frankly if you examine it's implications, it's immoral.
Immigrants are the backbone of this country. These people are hard working people. They pick our produce, they work in our vinyards, in our restaurants, they build our buildings, they do our landscaping, etc. They are a vital part of the economy. If you make it difficult or impossible for legal residents of the country to participate in the democratic process, you are creating a situation that is not good for anyone, except for those who would want to take advantage of these people and keep them from having a voice.

2) Go for it. More control would be a good thing.

3) This is a fancy way of wasting time doing nothing. There is no result to this. It has no benefit. It is a ploy to play on peoples emotions and get votes. I agree with you that it would help republicans but the end result would be pretty much the same as it is now.

4) I don't really have a problem with this as long as the requirement for obtaining the card are the same as they are for voting. Simply that you are a legal resident of the country. THat would be a birth certificate or a SS card or some sort of green card. And it should be controled localy. We don't need a national ID system.

5) I don't agree. This might be good for republicans... but only because most of them don't realize what the "estate tax" ( that's the real name by the way) does for this country or that it is not in thier best interest to repeal it. It helps to prevent the formation of an aristocracy that controls all of the wealth and passes it down from generation to generation.

6) Long overdue. I agree.

7) I agree. We should build more nuclear plants, hydro-electric, wind power, solar power. etc. we should harness these technologies whenever it's feasable. That would put a pretty big dent in both our reliance on foreign oil and on our emissions of pollution and greenhouse gasses.

8) I'd like to see that too. But at this point I don't think either party is willing to make the political sacrifice to do it.

9) NCLB is a joke and a failure. It's a good idea, it was just implemented very poorly. And it has nothing to do with unions.
The problem with the inequality of education isn't as simple as funding. It ivolves every level of society from the parents on up to washington. If the parents won't work with the kids and encourage thier education.. the kids won't learn. If the school doesn't have enough money, they lack the materials that they need, they lack the text books, they lack pretty much everything. If the area is poor and has a high crime rate ( as do most of the struggling inner city schools ), good luck getting qualified teachers willing to risk thier lives to teach kids for 35 grand a year.

Simply demanding that schools get kids up to such and such a level and withholding funding if they don't is a recipie for disaster. Schools will rig tests, they will promote kids that shouldn't be promoted, they will not try to prevent problem kids from dropping out... Unless you address the other things.. demanding accountability in these schools is like shouting at a rock.

10) You are really just saying that we need to focus more on security and intelligence. I think it would be a mistake to focus on Islamic terrorists though. We should be aware of all threats. Foreign and domestic.

11) I think this is part of 10.