Tea party activists and libertarians who will be attending the republican national convention next week in tampa won major victories in the draft platform that will be. We strive to preserve the freedom given to us by god, implemented by our founding fathers, and embodied in the constitution. Limiting government power to those items enumerated in the u. We support sensible consolidation of local school districts. Untethered from recent gop baggage and policy specifics, the tea party energized disgruntled. This years gop platform pushes federal land transfers.
Gop platform calls for multiple amendments to the constitution. Immigrants, gay people, children, minority voters, the environment, elderly americans and, of course, president obama, are the big losers in the texas republican partys 2014. We, the 2016 republican party of texas, believe in this platform and expect our elected leaders to uphold. We, the 2012 republican party of texas, believe in this platform and expect our elected leaders to.
Opinion the most extreme republican platform in memory. The 2012 republican platform is a statement of who we are and what we believe as a party and our vision for a stronger and freer america. The tea party extremism boiling from beneath the republican party bubbled to the top in the gops texas state platform revealing ugly bigotries and a frantic knownothingism, writes michael. Of course there are many notable moderate republicans, and they were the ones in public view. To the extent that taxpayers engage in merger transactions to obtain benefits resulting from enactment of the house blueprint, proper consideration should be given to the nontax business purpose for the transactions in arguing against a harsh application of sec. The texas gop platform challenge washington monthly. Texas democrats are criticizing a controversial policy platform adopted by the state republican party and released in full thursday, calling it shameful and disgusting. Tea party, libertarians win big in gop platform the.
According to the texas tribune, the preamble in the platform of the republican party in texas begins with a statement promoting the importance of personal freedoms. The soft power of congress to challenge mergers by daniel friedman and robert lobue law360, new york august 1, 2017, 12. This years gop platform pushes federal land transfers returning lands to states has long been a party plank and a shifting political landscape could open the door. Recognizing the critical role that the chairman of the republican party of texas plays in assisting citizens develop and promote good public policy, empower texans invites you to complete this questionnaire. The texas republican partys platform a 26page document covering the partys official positions on everything from tax reform to. Potential merger incentives resulting from proposed tax reform. This argument lost a rather enthusiastic debate in the years 18611865. The 2012 republican national convention platform document.
The document put a heavy emphasis on nuclear power, which tends to. The embodiment of the conservative dream in america is texas. For texas gop, a new position on immigration reform the. Enforcing the platform the republican state chairman and county chairs are. The pursuit of opportunity has defined america from our very beginning. The republican party of texas unequivocally defends that dream. And a manual for the kind of sustained growth that will bring opportunity to all those on the sidelines of our society. The republican party of texas opposes critical thinking. However, i am so distressed by the 2012 platform released by the texas republican party that i.
Based on these principles, this platform is an invitation and a roadmap. Texas gop tosses secessionist plank cbs dallas fort worth. Texas republicans have adopted a party platform that includes support for voluntary psychological therapy targeted at converting homosexuals to heterosexuals. We, the 2012 republican party of texas, believe in this platform and expect our.
The 2008 gop platform certainly didnt agree with liberals and environmentalists on everything. The texas court of appeals interpreting the texas merger statute held that the merger was not an assignment or transfer that would violate contractual prohibitions on data transfer. Consumers, lower business taxes and deregulation will solve our jobs problem. Texas gop platform language, houston chronicle, june 2, 2004. Texas gop platform calls for return to gold standard. New texas gop chair puts emphasis on party platform the.
The republican party of texas rpt is the dominant political party in the u. Throughout the world people dare to dream of freedom and opportunity. The republican national committee is meeting this week to finalize the document that will lay out the partys vision for the future which, if the first day is any indication, includes a lot. Strict adherence to the original intent of the declaration of independence and u. Texas republicans favor reparative therapy platform for. Mergers and conversions faqs secretary of state of texas. This platform is optimistic because the american people are optimistic. We propose consolidation of those programs into state block grants so that training can be. Education texas democratic party platform tdp solve the dropout crisis proper funding of all our schools to meet the needs of students who are most at risk of dropping out. The texas republican party platform also argues that, in contradiction to my last blog post the real job creators. Republican national committee chairman reince priebus. We, the 2016 republican party of texas, believe in this platform and expect our elected leaders to uphold these truths through acknowledgement and action. Texas gop stakes out platform that supportsopposes concon.
A texas gop committee worked feverishly thursday night to finalize the partys proposed 2016 platform in time for it to be printed and distributed to 10,000 delegates to the state convention in. Archived from the original pdf on february 5, 2007. A committee of texas gop leaders late thursday narrowly threw out drafted language in the party platform that supported a referendum on texas leaving the united states. Texas young republican federation 2016 texas republican party platform. President bush led this effort with a plan to merge 22 separate government entities into the new department of.
Believing that town hallstyled platform debates dont get enough feedback from the people who attend, the rnc. Certificate of merger required a certificate of merger is required to be filed in accordance with the provisions of chapter 10 of the boc when any party to the merger is a domestic filing entity or when any entity created pursuant to a plan of merger is a domestic filing entity. The 2012 republican party platform, approved at last weeks gop convention, mentions god a dozen times. A meeting was conducted on april 25th, 2016 at the indiana republican state headquarters for discussion, debate and further refinement regarding the platform. Executive secretary of the platform committee produced an initial draft of the platform reflective of the feedback gathered which was the presented to the full platform committee. Largest texas mergers and acquisitions dallas business. The largest delegation of house republicans is eager to secure the appropriations gavel for rep. Thats right, drones, and its part of their official platform. The gop adopted a platform monday that takes a hard line on issues like abortion and gay rights, a sign that donald trump has ceded the partys social agenda to evangelical christians despite. To ensure that our troops receive the best material at the best value, we must reform the defense budgeting and acquisition process to control. We, the 2012 republican party of texas, believe in this platform and expect our elected leaders to uphold these truths through acknowledgement and action. For texas gop, a new position on immigration reform theres something new in the texas republican party platform. Any federal enforcement activities that do occur in texas should be conducted under the authority of the county sheriff.
The republican partys 2016 platform includes troublesome proposals to remedy real problems with the excessive and dangerous methodology of amending the constitution. The tea party and the remaking of republican conservatism. Texas republicans debated key issuessuch as immigration, samesex marriage, and the opencarry of gunsat the state gop convention in ft. A little satire for the campaign season utilizing the internet in helping to retool the partys platform for 2008, the republican national committee has turned to online suggestions from those who log on to the new site. Many republicans will say that the texas gop platform does not speak for the true republican party. The laws of nature and natures god and we support the strict adherence to the original.
It invites every american to join us and shows the path to a stronger, safer, and more prosperous america. The american dream is a dream of equal op portunity for all. In the 2012 gop document, references to god actually increased sixfold over the 2008 platform which saw two mentions, both in the chairmans preamble. Platform republican party of texasrepublican party of texas. Texas democrats together, wholeheartedly embraced a platform heavily weighted against. With such a platform, gop users will have access to advance. By contrast, the democratic party platform, released on monday, makes no reference at all to the deity.
The letter h or s signifies the primary sponsor of a bill in the house or senate. Im speaking, of course, about the brand new 2012 platform of the texas republican party. Epic in scope, breathtaking in its lunacy, this platform covers everything from evolution to space exploration and is a clear, unambiguous glimpse into the worldview of todays republican party a mustread for all who might be thinking of voting in that direction this november. In 1972, the platform celebrates republicans use of wage and price controls to curb inflation, a doubling of federal spending on manpower training, and a tripling of help to minorities. Articles of merger instructions for filing plan of merger the requirements of a plan of merger are set forth in article 5.
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