Conservative Republicans of Texas
Resolutions for 2020 Republican Precinct Conventions
Table of Contents for Resolutions
- Abolishing Abortion in Texas
- Family and Marriage
- Adoption
- Gender Identity
- Protection of Minors from Sex Change Treatment
- Prohibiting Homosexual Indoctrination in Schools
- No Minority Status Granted Based on Homosexual Activities
- Prohibiting Drag Queen Story Hour
- Right to Bear Arms
- Sovereignty of the Church
- Legitimate Function of Civil Government
- Non-State Schools
- Opposing a State Income Tax
- Supporting Free Enterprise Solutions for Medical Care
- Right-to-Work
- Victim’s Rights
- Capital Punishment
- National Sovereignty
- Immigration
- Repeal of the Texas Business Tax
- Transforming the Texas Medical Board
- Religious Liberty and Free Speech
- Suspend Contact with Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR)
- Support Reparative Therapy
- Abolishing Abortion in Texas
WHEREAS, God is the author of life and that human life originates at conception; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the Republican Party in Precinct #_______ that abortion must be abolished in Texas because abortion is the murder of an innocent baby, and that the U.S. Supreme Court 1972 Roe v. Wade decision shall be invalid in Texas, shall not be recognized by Texas, shall be specifically rejected by Texas, and shall be considered null and void and of no effect in Texas.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Texas statutes prohibiting abortion be enforced and that any doctor who performs an abortion be stripped of his medical license.
- Resolution on the Family and Marriage
WHEREAS, the family is a God-ordained institution, and is the foundational unit of society. The family is primarily responsible for the welfare, education, and property of its members. The family is defined as those related by blood, marriage or adoption, and
WHEREAS, marriage is a union between one man and one woman, and
WHEREAS, Article 1, Section 23 of the Texas Constitution, the Marriage Amendment, which was passed statewide with 76.25% of the vote in the November 8, 2005 General election, states
(a) Marriage in this state shall consist only of the union of one man and one woman.
(b) This state or a political subdivision of this state may not enforce any legal status identical or similar to marriage.
BE IT RESOLVED by the Republican Party of Precinct # ______ that all attempts to weaken or undermine the family must be opposed, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all court orders, federal acts, laws, executive orders, administrative orders, rules, and regulations, whether past, present, or future, which infringe upon the right of the people of Texas to define marriage as only a union between one man and one women, shall be invalid in Texas, shall not be recognized by Texas, shall be specifically rejected by Texas, and shall be considered null and void and of no effect in Texas.
- Resolution on Adoption
BE IT RESOLVED that the Republican Party of Precinct # ______ calls upon the State Legislature to only allow children to be adopted only by married heterosexual couples.
- Gender Identity
WHEREAS, objective criteria for gender identity is necessary for safety in public bathrooms; and
WHEREAS, fairness in female sports requires prohibiting males who have advantages of greater muscle mass and testosterone from participating in female sporting competitions; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the Republican Party in Precinct #_______ that in Texas a person’s gender shall be defined as either male or female. A male shall be defined as someone who has an X chromosome and a Y chromosome, while a female shall be defined as someone who has two X chromosomes, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the concept of transgenderism is false and perverted. The Texas legislature should pass criminal laws prohibiting the teaching of transgenderism in the schools.
- Protection of Minors from Sex Change Treatments
WHEREAS, minors have a God-given right to their bodily integrity without harmful interference in the absence of their consent; and
WHEREAS, minors lack the legal capacity to provide consent for life-changing treatments or operations; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the Republican Party in Precinct #_______ that the Texas Legislature enact legislation or the Texas Medical Board adopt a rule mandating the automatic revocation of the medical license of any physician who prescribes treatments or performs operations on a minor which is contrary to his or her gender, therefore
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a person’s gender shall be defined as either male or female. A male shall be defined as someone who has an X chromosome and a Y chromosome, while a female shall be defined as someone who has two X chromosomes,
- Prohibiting Homosexual Indoctrination in Schools
WHEREAS the sexualization of children is pedophilia, and
WHEREAS the homosexual political movement promotes pedophilia by demanding that the homosexual lifestyle, the practice of oral and anal sodomy, be taught as normal to school children starting in kindergarten, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED that the Republican Party of Precinct # ___ calls up on the Texas Legislature to pass criminal laws prohibiting the teaching and indoctrination of the homosexual lifestyle in public or private schools.
- No Minority Status Granted based on Homosexual Activities
WHEREAS the homosexual political movement, i.e. the LGBTQ, Log Cabin Republicans and others, want to force by the power of law, individuals, churches, businesses, and governments to accept, affirm and celebrate those who promote and practice the perverted homosexual lifestyle and other deviant sexual lifestyles, and
WHEREAS the Bible teaches that homosexual behavior is reprobate behavior according to the Romans 1:18-32, and
WHEREAS the homosexual political movement is trying to create moral anarchy in society by intimidating anyone who uses Biblical values and their religious faith as their reasons for opposing the homosexual political movement, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED that no one should be granted minority status based upon their sexual activities or proclivities, and
BE IT RESOLVED that the Texas Legislature should strengthen and enforce criminal penalties against individuals who participate in deviant sexual activities, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all court orders, federal acts, laws, executive orders, administrative orders, rules, and regulations, whether past, present, or future, which infringe upon the right of the people of Texas to criminalize deviant sexual behavior shall be invalid in Texas, shall not be recognized by Texas, shall be specifically rejected by Texas, and shall be considered null and void and of no effect in Texas.
- Prohibiting Drag Queen Story Hour
WHEREAS the sexualization of children is pedophilia, and
WHEREAS the homosexual political movement promotes pedophilia by promoting the Drag Queen Story Hour in public libraries and schools which is geared toward sexualizing children 10 years and younger, and
WHEREAS in Houston, two Drag Queens who performed at Houston Public Libraries were found to have criminal records for child molestation, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED that the Republican Party of Precinct # ___ calls up on the Texas Legislature to pass criminal laws prohibiting Drag Queen Story Hour and penalizing for pedophilia, performers, and anyone, including parents, who expose children to this perverted activity.
- Right to Bear Arms
WHEREAS the right to bear arms is an inalienable right, and
WHEREAS the right to bear arms allows patriots to overthrow a tyrannical government, like communism, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Republican Party of Precinct #______ reaffirms the right of individual United States citizens to keep and bear arms, as guaranteed by the 2nd Amendment to the United States Constitution, and opposes any and all legislation which would restrict that right.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that all federal acts, laws, executive orders, administrative orders, court orders, rules, and regulations, whether past, present, or future, which infringe on the people’s right to keep and bear arms as guaranteed by the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution and by Article 1, Section 23 of the Texas Constitution , shall be invalid in Texas, shall not be recognized by Texas, shall be specifically rejected by Texas, and shall be considered null and void and of no effect in Texas.
Federal acts which would be considered “null and void and of no effect” include, but are not limited to:
(a) Any tax, levy, fee, or stamp imposed on firearms, firearm accessories, or ammunition not common to all other goods and services which might reasonably be expected to create a chilling effect on the purchase or ownership of those items by law-abiding citizens;
(b) Any registering or tracking of firearms, firearm accessories, or ammunition which might reasonably be expected to create a chilling effect on the purchase or ownership of those items by law-abiding citizens;
(c) Any registering or tracking of the owners of firearms, firearm accessories, or ammunition which might reasonably be expected to create a chilling effect on the purchase or ownership of those items by law-abiding citizens;
(d) Any act forbidding the possession, ownership, or use or transfer of a firearm, firearm accessory, or ammunition by law-abiding citizens; and
(e) Any act ordering the confiscation of firearms, firearm accessories, or ammunition from law-abiding citizens.
- The Sovereignty of the Church
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Republican Party in Precinct #_______ acknowledges that the Church is a God-ordained institution with a sphere of authority separate from that of civil government and thus the Church is not to be regulated, controlled or taxed by any level of civil government.
- The Legitimate Function of Civil Government
WHEREAS, God is Sovereign over all the world and has divinely instituted civil government among men, for His own glory and for the public good, and that for the administration of this institution He has ordained civil rulers to exercise their authority under Him in obedience to His laws in order to promote justice, restrain wickedness, punish evildoers, and protect the life, liberty, and private property of the citizens, and provide for the domestic and national defense; and
WHEREAS, when civil government assumes responsibilities and authority beyond this well delineated scope it occurs at the expense of the other God-ordained institutions, the Family and the Church; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Republican Party in Precinct #_______supports this historic concept, established by our nation’s Founding Fathers, of limited civil government jurisdiction under the laws of God and repudiates the socialist doctrine that the state is sovereign over the affairs of the citizens, and over the family and over the Church.
- Non-State Schools
WHEREAS, education is the primary responsibility of parents, and that parents, not the state, are the stewards of the children; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Republican Party in Precinct #____ opposes all attempts by the state or local government to interfere with parental rights in education; and that we further support maintaining the present status of private, parochial, and home schools free from state government control.
- Resolution Opposing a State Income Tax
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Republican Party in Precinct #______ opposes a state income tax and the imposition of any new kinds of taxes or additional tax increases on the State or local levels.
- Support for Free Enterprise Solutions for Medical Care
WHEREAS, free enterprise capitalism is the voluntary exchange of goods and services for money between two individuals and encourages businesses to compete for consumer dollars, and
WHEREAS, this system of independent economic actions, freely taken by millions of consumers and businesses, has proven to produce the highest standards of living in every country where it has been adopted, and
WHEREAS, private medical practice is being choked by corporate socialism, which is the cooperative effort of insurance companies and government to destroy competition and replace it with central planning called “managed care,” and
WHEREAS, liberal socialistic politicians are using alarmist tactics to sell their plans for socialized medicine, called universal health care, and
WHEREAS, HMO and PPO insurance plans have failed to offer an answer to the increasing cost of health care and yet the overall cost of health care has continued to rise, and
WHEREAS, socialized medicine inevitably leads to poor quality, rationing and increased taxation, and
WHEREAS, most Americans want to determine their own destiny and, historically, have loathed the idea of government bureaucrats dictating what is best for them, and
WHEREAS, the surest way to maintain your liberty is to control your economic freedom of choice, and
WHEREAS, there a Health Savings Account (HSA) is a simple, free enterprise answer for providing health care, and
WHEREAS, an HSA, which is tax deductible, allows you to save up to $2850 individually or $5650 per family, each year, as long as you are covered by a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) with deductibles up to $5500 individually or $11,000 per family, and
WHEREAS, because of high deductibles, the HDHP is much less expensive than standard medical insurance, and
WHEREAS, HSAs are devised to allow you to choose and pay for your own maintenance of your health, and
WHEREAS, once you reach your annual insurance deductible, which you pay from your HSA, then your additional medical expenses will be covered by your HDHP, and
WHEREAS, you own and control the money in your HSA and may invest it just like an Individual Retirement Account (IRA) as well as use it for a wide variety of medical and dental expenses, and determine which physician, dentist or chiropractor will care for you, and
WHEREAS, no government bureaucrat or insurance company should be permitted to interfere with your freedom to choose the type of medical care, and
WHEREAS, your employer may contribute a portion or the full amount to your HSA, but you still own and control it and being able to contribute to an employee’s HSA offers businesses an opportunity not only to provide their staff with affordable health care, but also to dramatically reduce their cost for medical insurance, now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED that the Republican Party of Precinct # _____ calls upon Congress to repeal Obama Care and further calls upon the U.S. Congress to pass legislation which would encourage businesses to promote and participate in Health Saving Accounts for their employees, allowing the free enterprise system to operate effectively.
- Right-to-Work
WHEREAS, any individual should have the freedom to work in the job he desires without being forced to join or pay dues to any organization; and
WHEREAS, the Texas Right-To-Work Law has provided a good economic climate for stable management-labor relationships; now therefore
BE IT RESOLVED that the Republican Party in Precinct #_______ that the State of Texas maintain its Right-To-Work Law.
- Victim’s Rights
WHEREAS, the federal and state judiciary have exhibited an inordinate concern for the rights of criminals as opposed to the rights of those who have been the victims of criminals and their crimes; and
WHEREAS, this has led to a disrespect for law which threatens to undermine the very foundations of our society; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the Republican Party in Precinct #_______ that restitution should be instituted so that the victims of crime are compensated by those who perpetrate crimes against them for injuries and losses to their person and private property.
- Capital Punishment
BE IT RESOLVED by the Republican Party in Precinct # ______ that capital punishment should be meted out to those whose crimes are capital in nature.
- National Sovereignty
WHEREAS, the United States is a sovereign nation, and
WHEREAS, President George Washington warned about foreign entanglements in his farewell address, and
BE IT RESOLVED that Republican Party of Precinct # ______ supports President Trump’s foreign policies that reaffirm our national sovereignty and maintain our independence.
- Immigration
WHEREAS there are approximately 12 million illegal immigrants in the USA, and
WHEREAS the communist democrats want to grant full citizenship to these illegal immigrants and demand that there be open borders for immigrants, and
WHEREAS the communist democrats have granted the right to vote to illegals in cities that they control, and
WHEREAS the communist democrats want to use this open-door policy to gain more supporters for subverting this country and turning it into a communist dictatorship, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED that the Republican Party Pct.# ___ calls upon President Trump to severely restrict immigration, especially from Muslim countries whose citizens want to overthrow America, and finishing building the wall on our Southern border with Mexico, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that President Trump withhold all Federal funds to sanctuary cities and to cities who refuse to work with Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) agents to deport illegal immigrants who are criminals, and that Atty. General William Barr file criminal action against any city, county or state government officials who refuse to allow ICE agents to function in their jurisdiction.
- Repeal of the Business Tax
WHEREAS, Texas has been a strong free enterprise state, and
WHEREAS, taxes on business discourage new business creation in the state, and
WHEREAS, John Marshall, the first Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, once wrote that “the power to tax is the power to destroy.”
WHEREAS, in 2006, the Texas Legislature under control of the Republicans adopted the Business Tax, which is the largest tax bill in the history of Texas, and
WHEREAS, the Business Tax was in passed in the presence of a huge, $8.2 billion budget surplus, and
WHEREAS, this permanent Business Tax expanded the business Franchise Tax, which was originally passed by the Democrat-dominated Legislature under Governor Ann Richards in the early 1990s and that the Republican Party Platform called for its elimination for the 14 years, and
WHEREAS, the Business Tax taxes a percentage of the gross revenues of a business whether or not it is profitable, and
WHEREAS, this is disastrous to businesses and business formation in Texas,
WHEREAS, the Business Tax is an effective state income tax on businesses which violates the Texas Constitution, and
WHEREAS, no other state in the union has a business tax which taxes gross revenues and not profits, and
BE IT RESOLVED that the Republican Party of Precinct # ____ call upon the Texas Legislature to repeal the Business Tax.
- Transforming the Texas Medical Board
WHEREAS, the Texas Medical Board (TMB) was originally established to protect citizens from physicians who engaged in disreputable conduct or whose treatments were overwhelmingly harmful,
and
WHEREAS, insurance companies are permitted to interfere with the relationship between patients and doctors by having insurance company clerks deny physicians’ recommendations, and
WHEREAS, the TMB allows confidential complaints by pharmaceutical companies, hospitals, attorneys, competitors, and fired employees against physicians in order to deprive patients of the care of their doctors, and
WHEREAS, the TMB disregards the patients’ affidavits when they state that they are pleased with the care of their physician, and
WHEREAS, the TMB hires anonymous doctors to review the records of the patients whose treatments are under question and these hired guns invariably recommend disciplining or revoking the license of the physician on whom the anonymous complaint was filed, and
WHEREAS, the physician charged is denied due process and his accuser and witnesses remain anonymous, like what occurs in countries ruled by a dictatorship,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Republican Party in Precinct#_____ that Texas State Legislature transform the Texas Medical Board (TMB) by adopting the provisions in the Texas Medical Practice Act which would
1) Protect the patients’ rights to choose natural solutions to their health problems and the physicians’ rights to provide natural solutions for health problems.
2) Eliminate confidential complaints against physicians.
3) Eliminate anonymous medical witnesses against physicians.
4) Mandate legal due process in all TMB proceedings.
5) Allow the doctor the right to choose to have a complaint against him tried in a state district court rather than in an administrative law court.
6) Forbid TMB members from working for insurance, pharmaceutical companies or hospitals while serving on the board in order to prevent conflict of interest.
7) Prohibit intimidation tactics by TMB lawyers against physicians.
- Religious Liberty and Free Speech
WHEREAS, the First Amendment to the Constitution guarantees the free exercise of religion and free speech to every citizen, and
WHEREAS, religious liberty and free speech are under severe attack in our churches, schools, the military and in the public arena by anti-religious organizations and by communists in the federal government, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, that Republicans in Pct. # ___ demand that Texas judges and legislators uphold and defend our First Amendment inalienable rights of religious liberty and freedom of speech, and oppose any effort to intimidate and prevent Christians and people of faith from exercising their First Amendment rights.
- Suspend Contact with Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR)
WHEREAS, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has suspended all formal contacts with the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) due to evidence demonstrating a relationship between CAIR and HAMAS, a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization, and
WHEREAS, in the U.S. v the Holy Land Foundation, the largest successful terrorism financing prosecution in U.S. history, CAIR was identified as a Muslim Brotherhood front group and was named an un-indicted co-conspirator in the trial, and
WHEREAS, CAIR opened its first office in Washington, D.C. with the help of a grant from the Holy Land Foundation, a charitable organization that was shut down by the U.S. Treasury Department for funding jihadist terrorist organization, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Republican Party in PCT.# ___ calls upon all law enforcement and governmental agencies in Texas and in the Federal Government to avoid and suspend all contacts and outreach activities with the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR).
- Support Reparative Therapy
WHEREAS Reparative Therapy and other counseling efforts, that help individuals who are struggling with sexual orientation issues, are based on the understanding that healing emotional wounds and reducing shame will reduce same-sex attraction and empower individuals to live in accordance with their own faith and values, and
WHEREAS, psychological and spiritual counseling have been well-documented in scientific and psychological literature to help individuals with unwanted same-sex attractions reduce and/or eliminate their unwanted homosexual feelings, and
WHEREAS, laws have been passed in 18 states severely restricting
the free speech rights of licensed therapists who support counseling and therapy to change or reduce homosexual behavior in individuals who seek their help, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED that the Republican Party in Pct.# ___ calls upon the Texas Legislature to pass legislation that would protect the right of licensed therapists, psychologists and counselors to practice reparative therapy and to support clients of any age with sexual orientation change efforts.
Conservative Republicans of Texas
Resolutions for 2020 Republican Precinct Conventions
Table of Contents for Resolutions
- Abolishing Abortion in Texas
- Family and Marriage
- Adoption
- Gender Identity
- Protection of Minors from Sex Change Treatment
- Prohibiting Homosexual Indoctrination in Schools
- No Minority Status Granted Based on Homosexual Activities
- Prohibiting Drag Queen Story Hour
- Right to Bear Arms
- Sovereignty of the Church
- Legitimate Function of Civil Government
- Non-State Schools
- Opposing a State Income Tax
- Supporting Free Enterprise Solutions for Medical Care
- Right-to-Work
- Victim’s Rights
- Capital Punishment
- National Sovereignty
- Immigration
- Repeal of the Texas Business Tax
- Transforming the Texas Medical Board
- Religious Liberty and Free Speech
- Suspend Contact with Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR)
- Support Reparative Therapy
- Abolishing Abortion in Texas
WHEREAS, God is the author of life and that human life originates at conception; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the Republican Party in Precinct #_______ that abortion must be abolished in Texas because abortion is the murder of an innocent baby, and that the U.S. Supreme Court 1972 Roe v. Wade decision shall be invalid in Texas, shall not be recognized by Texas, shall be specifically rejected by Texas, and shall be considered null and void and of no effect in Texas.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Texas statutes prohibiting abortion be enforced and that any doctor who performs an abortion be stripped of his medical license.
- Resolution on the Family and Marriage
WHEREAS, the family is a God-ordained institution, and is the foundational unit of society. The family is primarily responsible for the welfare, education, and property of its members. The family is defined as those related by blood, marriage or adoption, and
WHEREAS, marriage is a union between one man and one woman, and
WHEREAS, Article 1, Section 23 of the Texas Constitution, the Marriage Amendment, which was passed statewide with 76.25% of the vote in the November 8, 2005 General election, states
(a) Marriage in this state shall consist only of the union of one man and one woman.
(b) This state or a political subdivision of this state may not enforce any legal status identical or similar to marriage.
BE IT RESOLVED by the Republican Party of Precinct # ______ that all attempts to weaken or undermine the family must be opposed, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all court orders, federal acts, laws, executive orders, administrative orders, rules, and regulations, whether past, present, or future, which infringe upon the right of the people of Texas to define marriage as only a union between one man and one women, shall be invalid in Texas, shall not be recognized by Texas, shall be specifically rejected by Texas, and shall be considered null and void and of no effect in Texas.
- Resolution on Adoption
BE IT RESOLVED that the Republican Party of Precinct # ______ calls upon the State Legislature to only allow children to be adopted only by married heterosexual couples.
- Gender Identity
WHEREAS, objective criteria for gender identity is necessary for safety in public bathrooms; and
WHEREAS, fairness in female sports requires prohibiting males who have advantages of greater muscle mass and testosterone from participating in female sporting competitions; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the Republican Party in Precinct #_______ that in Texas a person’s gender shall be defined as either male or female. A male shall be defined as someone who has an X chromosome and a Y chromosome, while a female shall be defined as someone who has two X chromosomes, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the concept of transgenderism is false and perverted. The Texas legislature should pass criminal laws prohibiting the teaching of transgenderism in the schools.
- Protection of Minors from Sex Change Treatments
WHEREAS, minors have a God-given right to their bodily integrity without harmful interference in the absence of their consent; and
WHEREAS, minors lack the legal capacity to provide consent for life-changing treatments or operations; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the Republican Party in Precinct #_______ that the Texas Legislature enact legislation or the Texas Medical Board adopt a rule mandating the automatic revocation of the medical license of any physician who prescribes treatments or performs operations on a minor which is contrary to his or her gender, therefore
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a person’s gender shall be defined as either male or female. A male shall be defined as someone who has an X chromosome and a Y chromosome, while a female shall be defined as someone who has two X chromosomes,
- Prohibiting Homosexual Indoctrination in Schools
WHEREAS the sexualization of children is pedophilia, and
WHEREAS the homosexual political movement promotes pedophilia by demanding that the homosexual lifestyle, the practice of oral and anal sodomy, be taught as normal to school children starting in kindergarten, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED that the Republican Party of Precinct # ___ calls up on the Texas Legislature to pass criminal laws prohibiting the teaching and indoctrination of the homosexual lifestyle in public or private schools.
- No Minority Status Granted based on Homosexual Activities
WHEREAS the homosexual political movement, i.e. the LGBTQ, Log Cabin Republicans and others, want to force by the power of law, individuals, churches, businesses, and governments to accept, affirm and celebrate those who promote and practice the perverted homosexual lifestyle and other deviant sexual lifestyles, and
WHEREAS the Bible teaches that homosexual behavior is reprobate behavior according to the Romans 1:18-32, and
WHEREAS the homosexual political movement is trying to create moral anarchy in society by intimidating anyone who uses Biblical values and their religious faith as their reasons for opposing the homosexual political movement, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED that no one should be granted minority status based upon their sexual activities or proclivities, and
BE IT RESOLVED that the Texas Legislature should strengthen and enforce criminal penalties against individuals who participate in deviant sexual activities, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all court orders, federal acts, laws, executive orders, administrative orders, rules, and regulations, whether past, present, or future, which infringe upon the right of the people of Texas to criminalize deviant sexual behavior shall be invalid in Texas, shall not be recognized by Texas, shall be specifically rejected by Texas, and shall be considered null and void and of no effect in Texas.
- Prohibiting Drag Queen Story Hour
WHEREAS the sexualization of children is pedophilia, and
WHEREAS the homosexual political movement promotes pedophilia by promoting the Drag Queen Story Hour in public libraries and schools which is geared toward sexualizing children 10 years and younger, and
WHEREAS in Houston, two Drag Queens who performed at Houston Public Libraries were found to have criminal records for child molestation, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED that the Republican Party of Precinct # ___ calls up on the Texas Legislature to pass criminal laws prohibiting Drag Queen Story Hour and penalizing for pedophilia, performers, and anyone, including parents, who expose children to this perverted activity.
- Right to Bear Arms
WHEREAS the right to bear arms is an inalienable right, and
WHEREAS the right to bear arms allows patriots to overthrow a tyrannical government, like communism, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Republican Party of Precinct #______ reaffirms the right of individual United States citizens to keep and bear arms, as guaranteed by the 2nd Amendment to the United States Constitution, and opposes any and all legislation which would restrict that right.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that all federal acts, laws, executive orders, administrative orders, court orders, rules, and regulations, whether past, present, or future, which infringe on the people’s right to keep and bear arms as guaranteed by the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution and by Article 1, Section 23 of the Texas Constitution , shall be invalid in Texas, shall not be recognized by Texas, shall be specifically rejected by Texas, and shall be considered null and void and of no effect in Texas.
Federal acts which would be considered “null and void and of no effect” include, but are not limited to:
(a) Any tax, levy, fee, or stamp imposed on firearms, firearm accessories, or ammunition not common to all other goods and services which might reasonably be expected to create a chilling effect on the purchase or ownership of those items by law-abiding citizens;
(b) Any registering or tracking of firearms, firearm accessories, or ammunition which might reasonably be expected to create a chilling effect on the purchase or ownership of those items by law-abiding citizens;
(c) Any registering or tracking of the owners of firearms, firearm accessories, or ammunition which might reasonably be expected to create a chilling effect on the purchase or ownership of those items by law-abiding citizens;
(d) Any act forbidding the possession, ownership, or use or transfer of a firearm, firearm accessory, or ammunition by law-abiding citizens; and
(e) Any act ordering the confiscation of firearms, firearm accessories, or ammunition from law-abiding citizens.
- The Sovereignty of the Church
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Republican Party in Precinct #_______ acknowledges that the Church is a God-ordained institution with a sphere of authority separate from that of civil government and thus the Church is not to be regulated, controlled or taxed by any level of civil government.
- The Legitimate Function of Civil Government
WHEREAS, God is Sovereign over all the world and has divinely instituted civil government among men, for His own glory and for the public good, and that for the administration of this institution He has ordained civil rulers to exercise their authority under Him in obedience to His laws in order to promote justice, restrain wickedness, punish evildoers, and protect the life, liberty, and private property of the citizens, and provide for the domestic and national defense; and
WHEREAS, when civil government assumes responsibilities and authority beyond this well delineated scope it occurs at the expense of the other God-ordained institutions, the Family and the Church; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Republican Party in Precinct #_______supports this historic concept, established by our nation’s Founding Fathers, of limited civil government jurisdiction under the laws of God and repudiates the socialist doctrine that the state is sovereign over the affairs of the citizens, and over the family and over the Church.
- Non-State Schools
WHEREAS, education is the primary responsibility of parents, and that parents, not the state, are the stewards of the children; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Republican Party in Precinct #____ opposes all attempts by the state or local government to interfere with parental rights in education; and that we further support maintaining the present status of private, parochial, and home schools free from state government control.
- Resolution Opposing a State Income Tax
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Republican Party in Precinct #______ opposes a state income tax and the imposition of any new kinds of taxes or additional tax increases on the State or local levels.
- Support for Free Enterprise Solutions for Medical Care
WHEREAS, free enterprise capitalism is the voluntary exchange of goods and services for money between two individuals and encourages businesses to compete for consumer dollars, and
WHEREAS, this system of independent economic actions, freely taken by millions of consumers and businesses, has proven to produce the highest standards of living in every country where it has been adopted, and
WHEREAS, private medical practice is being choked by corporate socialism, which is the cooperative effort of insurance companies and government to destroy competition and replace it with central planning called “managed care,” and
WHEREAS, liberal socialistic politicians are using alarmist tactics to sell their plans for socialized medicine, called universal health care, and
WHEREAS, HMO and PPO insurance plans have failed to offer an answer to the increasing cost of health care and yet the overall cost of health care has continued to rise, and
WHEREAS, socialized medicine inevitably leads to poor quality, rationing and increased taxation, and
WHEREAS, most Americans want to determine their own destiny and, historically, have loathed the idea of government bureaucrats dictating what is best for them, and
WHEREAS, the surest way to maintain your liberty is to control your economic freedom of choice, and
WHEREAS, there a Health Savings Account (HSA) is a simple, free enterprise answer for providing health care, and
WHEREAS, an HSA, which is tax deductible, allows you to save up to $2850 individually or $5650 per family, each year, as long as you are covered by a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) with deductibles up to $5500 individually or $11,000 per family, and
WHEREAS, because of high deductibles, the HDHP is much less expensive than standard medical insurance, and
WHEREAS, HSAs are devised to allow you to choose and pay for your own maintenance of your health, and
WHEREAS, once you reach your annual insurance deductible, which you pay from your HSA, then your additional medical expenses will be covered by your HDHP, and
WHEREAS, you own and control the money in your HSA and may invest it just like an Individual Retirement Account (IRA) as well as use it for a wide variety of medical and dental expenses, and determine which physician, dentist or chiropractor will care for you, and
WHEREAS, no government bureaucrat or insurance company should be permitted to interfere with your freedom to choose the type of medical care, and
WHEREAS, your employer may contribute a portion or the full amount to your HSA, but you still own and control it and being able to contribute to an employee’s HSA offers businesses an opportunity not only to provide their staff with affordable health care, but also to dramatically reduce their cost for medical insurance, now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED that the Republican Party of Precinct # _____ calls upon Congress to repeal Obama Care and further calls upon the U.S. Congress to pass legislation which would encourage businesses to promote and participate in Health Saving Accounts for their employees, allowing the free enterprise system to operate effectively.
- Right-to-Work
WHEREAS, any individual should have the freedom to work in the job he desires without being forced to join or pay dues to any organization; and
WHEREAS, the Texas Right-To-Work Law has provided a good economic climate for stable management-labor relationships; now therefore
BE IT RESOLVED that the Republican Party in Precinct #_______ that the State of Texas maintain its Right-To-Work Law.
- Victim’s Rights
WHEREAS, the federal and state judiciary have exhibited an inordinate concern for the rights of criminals as opposed to the rights of those who have been the victims of criminals and their crimes; and
WHEREAS, this has led to a disrespect for law which threatens to undermine the very foundations of our society; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the Republican Party in Precinct #_______ that restitution should be instituted so that the victims of crime are compensated by those who perpetrate crimes against them for injuries and losses to their person and private property.
- Capital Punishment
BE IT RESOLVED by the Republican Party in Precinct # ______ that capital punishment should be meted out to those whose crimes are capital in nature.
- National Sovereignty
WHEREAS, the United States is a sovereign nation, and
WHEREAS, President George Washington warned about foreign entanglements in his farewell address, and
BE IT RESOLVED that Republican Party of Precinct # ______ supports President Trump’s foreign policies that reaffirm our national sovereignty and maintain our independence.
- Immigration
WHEREAS there are approximately 12 million illegal immigrants in the USA, and
WHEREAS the communist democrats want to grant full citizenship to these illegal immigrants and demand that there be open borders for immigrants, and
WHEREAS the communist democrats have granted the right to vote to illegals in cities that they control, and
WHEREAS the communist democrats want to use this open-door policy to gain more supporters for subverting this country and turning it into a communist dictatorship, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED that the Republican Party Pct.# ___ calls upon President Trump to severely restrict immigration, especially from Muslim countries whose citizens want to overthrow America, and finishing building the wall on our Southern border with Mexico, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that President Trump withhold all Federal funds to sanctuary cities and to cities who refuse to work with Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) agents to deport illegal immigrants who are criminals, and that Atty. General William Barr file criminal action against any city, county or state government officials who refuse to allow ICE agents to function in their jurisdiction.
- Repeal of the Business Tax
WHEREAS, Texas has been a strong free enterprise state, and
WHEREAS, taxes on business discourage new business creation in the state, and
WHEREAS, John Marshall, the first Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, once wrote that “the power to tax is the power to destroy.”
WHEREAS, in 2006, the Texas Legislature under control of the Republicans adopted the Business Tax, which is the largest tax bill in the history of Texas, and
WHEREAS, the Business Tax was in passed in the presence of a huge, $8.2 billion budget surplus, and
WHEREAS, this permanent Business Tax expanded the business Franchise Tax, which was originally passed by the Democrat-dominated Legislature under Governor Ann Richards in the early 1990s and that the Republican Party Platform called for its elimination for the 14 years, and
WHEREAS, the Business Tax taxes a percentage of the gross revenues of a business whether or not it is profitable, and
WHEREAS, this is disastrous to businesses and business formation in Texas,
WHEREAS, the Business Tax is an effective state income tax on businesses which violates the Texas Constitution, and
WHEREAS, no other state in the union has a business tax which taxes gross revenues and not profits, and
BE IT RESOLVED that the Republican Party of Precinct # ____ call upon the Texas Legislature to repeal the Business Tax.
- Transforming the Texas Medical Board
WHEREAS, the Texas Medical Board (TMB) was originally established to protect citizens from physicians who engaged in disreputable conduct or whose treatments were overwhelmingly harmful,
and
WHEREAS, insurance companies are permitted to interfere with the relationship between patients and doctors by having insurance company clerks deny physicians’ recommendations, and
WHEREAS, the TMB allows confidential complaints by pharmaceutical companies, hospitals, attorneys, competitors, and fired employees against physicians in order to deprive patients of the care of their doctors, and
WHEREAS, the TMB disregards the patients’ affidavits when they state that they are pleased with the care of their physician, and
WHEREAS, the TMB hires anonymous doctors to review the records of the patients whose treatments are under question and these hired guns invariably recommend disciplining or revoking the license of the physician on whom the anonymous complaint was filed, and
WHEREAS, the physician charged is denied due process and his accuser and witnesses remain anonymous, like what occurs in countries ruled by a dictatorship,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Republican Party in Precinct#_____ that Texas State Legislature transform the Texas Medical Board (TMB) by adopting the provisions in the Texas Medical Practice Act which would
1) Protect the patients’ rights to choose natural solutions to their health problems and the physicians’ rights to provide natural solutions for health problems.
2) Eliminate confidential complaints against physicians.
3) Eliminate anonymous medical witnesses against physicians.
4) Mandate legal due process in all TMB proceedings.
5) Allow the doctor the right to choose to have a complaint against him tried in a state district court rather than in an administrative law court.
6) Forbid TMB members from working for insurance, pharmaceutical companies or hospitals while serving on the board in order to prevent conflict of interest.
7) Prohibit intimidation tactics by TMB lawyers against physicians.
- Religious Liberty and Free Speech
WHEREAS, the First Amendment to the Constitution guarantees the free exercise of religion and free speech to every citizen, and
WHEREAS, religious liberty and free speech are under severe attack in our churches, schools, the military and in the public arena by anti-religious organizations and by communists in the federal government, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, that Republicans in Pct. # ___ demand that Texas judges and legislators uphold and defend our First Amendment inalienable rights of religious liberty and freedom of speech, and oppose any effort to intimidate and prevent Christians and people of faith from exercising their First Amendment rights.
- Suspend Contact with Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR)
WHEREAS, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has suspended all formal contacts with the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) due to evidence demonstrating a relationship between CAIR and HAMAS, a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization, and
WHEREAS, in the U.S. v the Holy Land Foundation, the largest successful terrorism financing prosecution in U.S. history, CAIR was identified as a Muslim Brotherhood front group and was named an un-indicted co-conspirator in the trial, and
WHEREAS, CAIR opened its first office in Washington, D.C. with the help of a grant from the Holy Land Foundation, a charitable organization that was shut down by the U.S. Treasury Department for funding jihadist terrorist organization, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Republican Party in PCT.# ___ calls upon all law enforcement and governmental agencies in Texas and in the Federal Government to avoid and suspend all contacts and outreach activities with the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR).
- Support Reparative Therapy
WHEREAS Reparative Therapy and other counseling efforts, that help individuals who are struggling with sexual orientation issues, are based on the understanding that healing emotional wounds and reducing shame will reduce same-sex attraction and empower individuals to live in accordance with their own faith and values, and
WHEREAS, psychological and spiritual counseling have been well-documented in scientific and psychological literature to help individuals with unwanted same-sex attractions reduce and/or eliminate their unwanted homosexual feelings, and
WHEREAS, laws have been passed in 18 states severely restricting
the free speech rights of licensed therapists who support counseling and therapy to change or reduce homosexual behavior in individuals who seek their help, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED that the Republican Party in Pct.# ___ calls upon the Texas Legislature to pass legislation that would protect the right of licensed therapists, psychologists and counselors to practice reparative therapy and to support clients of any age with sexual orientation change efforts.
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