Seems to me that you bare the one trying to pigeon-hole everyone with YOUR perception of pro-this and pro-that.
Count me as pro-God.
OH, I hear you.
As to pigeonhole, let’s look at the Republican Party platform from 2004.
Pro-death penalty:
Page 73: “We support courts having the option to impose the death penalty in capital murder cases.”
Anti-Tax
Page 2: “President Bush worked with Congress to lower taxes, so Americans can keep more of their own hard-earned money to spend, save, or invest, thereby growing our economy and putting people back to work.”
Pages 39 and 40 are a summary of Republicanism and taxes. They even include the ever-present straw-man relative to what the Democratic party wants to do.
Pro-deportation
Page 79: “Border Patrol agents now have sweeping new powers to deport illegal aliens without having first to go through the cumbersome process of allowing the illegal alien to have a hearing before an immigration judge.”
This is lovely…the government doesn’t even have to prove a person is an “illegal alien” before he or she is kicked out of the country. Is it possible that US citizens have been kicked out of their OWN country because there’s no review of these cases?
Anti-regulation
Page 23: “enforcing trade agreements and laws against unfair practices, including staunch opposition to regulations that impede farm exports and improved agriculture;”
Page 42: “In many areas, housing prices are higher than they need to be because of regulations that drive up building costs. Some regulation is of course necessary, and so is sensible zoning. We urge states and localities to work with local builders and lenders to eliminate unnecessary burdens that price many families out of the market.”
Page 44: “America’s economy is the strongest in the world, and it is getting stronger thanks to lower taxes, fewer burdensome regulations, and a focus on encouraging investment.”
Allow me a moment to say:
Page 58: “The President and Republican Congress have supported efforts to improve workplace safety without burdening businesses with costly and unnecessary regulations. And these efforts are showing results – overall workplace fatalities and injuries are at record low levels.”
May I point out that it’s because most of the work that leads to injuries has been off shored for the most part?
Page 62: “Republicans are working to reduce burdensome regulations that discourage broadband investment.”
Page 76: “High taxes and unreasonable regulations stifle new and expanded businesses and thwart the creation of job opportunities and prosperity.”
Anti-public services
Page 39: “Furthermore, we believe that the federal government should be limited and restricted to the functions mandated by the United States Constitution. The taxation system should not be used to redistribute wealth or fund ever-increasing entitlements and social programs.”
Of course, it’s based on a limited view of the Constitution and ignores the “necessary and proper” clause.
Anti-union
The Republican Platform has pretty language about the rights of workers to organize on page 57 but removes their teeth by taking away the only power a union has to ensure an employer will work with them. “We affirm the time-honored right of individuals to voluntarily participate in labor organizations and to bargain collectively. We also believe that no American should be coerced into an association they do not wish to join.” In other words, it’s a nice thing if you want to get together and try to get your employer do deal with you collectively but they don’t have to listen to you.
So…I’ve shown that everything I’ve said about Republicanism in this thread is true…by their OWN words. I await apologies.
