Republican Party of Virginia 2008 Platform
By Brian Kirwin | Friday, June 27th, 2008 | Catch-AllAmid the hoopla of the Virginia Republican Convention, little fanfare was given to the party platform thatwas passed. Unless I’m way off, this was the first state party platform ever for RPV. Included in the ’08 platform were the 71 planks of Newt Gingrich’s American Solutions. Kudos to Del. Chris Saxman who chaired the committee.
Some of the notable stuff:
English should be the official language of government, and all election ballots and other government documents should be printed in English. Immigrants should be required to learn English.
We believe taxpayers should be given the option of a single rate system that will give them the convenience of filing their taxes with just a single sheet of paper.
We believe that life and Constitutional rights begin at conception and continue until natural death.
We believe that subsidies to ethanol and biofuels should end and the market should determine the price of these products.
Read the entire platform here.
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The right wants to jeer him. The left wants to censor him. Moderates usually want both. Brian Kirwin is a political consultant and public relations strategist in Virginia Beach with a lightning-rod flair. Brian also serves on the VB Arts & Humanities Commission and frequently appears on Hampton Roads theatrical stages, if only to prove that all actors aren’t liberals. Kirwin’s columns stir up debate and hit the political scene with no punches pulled.
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5 Responses to "Republican Party of Virginia 2008 Platform"
RPV always has the Resolutions Committee Report which is the same as a Platform Committee Report at the national level.
Just going by this http://www.americansolutions.com/Blog/Read.aspx?guid=49bc32b8-b0d1-43d8-a3d6-f3bb87e6b6b0
I am just going by the RPV website.
Resolutions Committee
Delegate Chris Saxman, Chair, Staunton
Pam Brown, Vice Chair, Norfolk
Trixie Averill, Vinton
Juanita Bailey, Newport News
Damie Carter, Jonesville Carol Dawson, Morattico
David Foster, Arlington
Ken Golden, Virginia Beach
Linus Kojelis, Petersburg
David Ray, Annandale
Mary Gail Swenson, Sterling
Tom Van Auken, Richmond
Tucker Watkins, Randolph
There’s a joke in there somewhere about embryos with assault rifles, i just can’t seem to coax it out.
Its unfortunate 2nd Amendment rights weren’t included.
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