To: C h a i r of the R e p u b l i c a n St at e C o n v e n t i o n

Su b j e c t: Pr o p o s e d a m e n d m e n t to the platf o r m as put for w a r d by the co m m i t t e e .

Su b m i t t e d by: Kn o x C o u n t y R e p u b l i c a n C o m m i t t e e .

Amend m e nt: Th e pr o p o s e d pl atf o r m sh al l be o m i tt e d an d a re pl a c e m e n t platf o r m ad o p t e d as

foll o w s .

Pr e a m b l e :

In the co u r s e of a nati o n’ s hist o r y, it is nat u r a l that politi c a l phil o s o p h i e s will ev ol v e w hi c h

ru n co n t r a r y to the ori gi n a l pri n c i p l e s evi d e n t at the ti m e of that nati o n’ s fou n d i n g . A nati o n
fou n d e d in tyr a n n y will by its nat u r e sp a w n se n ti m e n t in dir e c t op p o s i ti o n to that tyr a n n y .
C o n v e r s e l y , a nati o n w hi c h is de d i c a t e d to pr ot e c t i n g the rig ht s of its pe o p l e , an d se e k s to bi n d
the ex c e s s e s of po w e r w hi c h nat u r a l l y ac c r u e to go v e r n m e n t s , is su bj e c t to the ev ol u ti o n of
facti o n s w hi c h stri v e to thr o w off tho s e sh a c k l e s of rest r a i n t an d gat h e r po w e r an d infl u e n c e
ov e r the pe o p l e . Fr e e d o m is not a pre- exi sti n g co n d i ti o n into w hi c h ev e r y o n e is deli v e r e d .
Fr e e d o m an d per s o n a l liber t y ar e co n d i ti o n s of exi s t e n c e w hi c h ar e har d fou g h t for an d on c e
w o n , m u s t be m a i n t a i n e d . Ea c h ge n e r a t i o n m u s t be tau g h t an e w the im p o r t a n c e of eter n a l
vigil a n c e ag ai n s t tho s e w h o w o u l d disr e g a r d the limit s im p o s e d on go v e r n m e n t , an d us u r p
po w e r s not gra n t e d to the m by the pe o p l e .

To d a y thi s stat e an d the nati o n ar e in crisi s pre c i s e l y be c a u s e w e as a pe o p l e ha v e

fail e d to m a i n t a i n that vigil a n c e . W e ha v e fail e d to pa s s do w n fro m on e ge n e r a t i o n to an o t h e r
the criti c a l kn o w l e d g e an d les s o n s that hist o r y pro v i d e s . W e ha v e let rot fro m wit hi n, the
fou n d a t i o n up o n w hi c h fre e d o m an d pro s p e r i t y m u s t be built for it to sur v i v e .

Thi s el e c ti o n cy cl e is uni q u e in the hist o r y of bot h thi s stat e an d our nati o n . W e ar e

pr e s e n t e d wit h a situ a ti o n in w hi c h WE THE PEOPLE , m u s t re-ed u c a t e our s e l v e s an d our
nei g h b o r s , an d put the kn o w l e d g e of lib er t y to w o r k in the ele c ti o n s this N o v e m b e r . Ye a r s of
ne g l e c t ha v e all o w e d facti o n s detri m e n t a l to the cor e pri n c i p l e s of thi s nati o n , to entr e n c h
the m s e l v e s in bot h politi c a l parti e s, an d un d e r m i n e the ed u c a t i o n of C o n s t i t u t i o n a l pri n c i p l e s
vital to the sur vi v a l of the re p u b l i c.

Th e Te a Pa r t y m o v e m e n t is re m i n i s c e n t of the pri n c i p l e d rev o l t that led to the birt h of the

R e p u b l i c a n Pa rt y in 1 8 5 4. In Ju n e of that ye a r, H o r a c e Gr e e l e y ref e r r e d to the ne w l y for m e d
R e p u b l i c a n s as “… u n i t e d to rest o r e the U ni o n to its tru e mi s s i o n of ch a m p i o n an d pro m u l g a t o r
of Li b e r t y … " . Thi s ye a r it is inc u m b e n t up o n tho s e R e p u b l i c a n s w h o stri v e to pro t e c t an d
def e n d our C o n s t i t u t i o n , to recl a i m that herit a g e .

It is wit hi n this co n t e x t that We, the citizens of Maine united by free association as
Republicans , de d i c a t e d to se e i n g the pri n c i p l e s w hi c h br o u g h t fort h the birt h an d as c e n d a n c e
of thi s St at e an d the s e U ni t e d St a t e s on c e ag ai n m a d e do m i n a n t an d ple d g e our un w a v e r i n g
alle g i a n c e , not to a politi c a l part y, but to the Constitution of the State of Maine an d the
Constitution of the United States of America. Th e R e p u b l i c a n P a rt y is the ve hi c l e thr o u g h
w hi c h w e se e k to bett e r unif y an d pr o m o t e tho s e in pur s u i t of the s e go a l s.
 Th e pri n c i p l e s up o n w hi c h the R e p u b l i c a n P a rt y w a s fou n d e d , to w hi c h w e as Citi z e n s
se e k ret u r n, an d to w hi c h w e de m a n d our el e c t e d rep r e s e n t a t i v e s abi d e , are su m m a r i z e d as
foll o w s :

1. Th e C o n s t i t u t i o n s , bot h St a t e an d Fe d e r a l , ar e the fra m e w o r k to w hi c h an y an d all

legi sl a t i o n m u s t ad h e r e .

2. St at e so v e r e i g n t y m u s t be reg a i n e d an d ret ai n e d on all iss u e s sp e c i fi c a l l y rel e g a t e d to

the St a t e s by the co n s t i t u ti o n .

3. N ati o n a l so v e r e i g n t y sh a ll be pre s e r v e d an d ret ai n e d as do m i n a n t ov e r an y att e m p t e d

un c o n s t i t u t i o n a l us u r p a t i o n s of su c h by inter n a t i o n a l tre a t y.

4. It is the res p o n s i b i l i t y an d dut y, of “W e the Pe o p l e”, to ed u c a t e bot h our s e l v e s an d

oth e r s; to de m a n d ho n e s t ele c ti o n s fre e of corr u p t i o n , an d to hol d our ele c t e d offi ci a l s to
the hi g h e s t sta n d a r d s of ho n e s t y , inte g r i t y an d loy al t y to the co n s t i t u ti o n .

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In pur s u i t of the s e pri n c i p l e s w e en d o r s e an d sh al l pr o m o t e the foll o w i n g initi ati v e s .

I. To For m a M o r e perf e c t U ni o n

a. All legi sl a ti o n m u s t ad h e r e to the rest ri c ti o n s outli n e d in the C o n s t i t u t i o n to pr ot e c t the

indi vi d u a l fro m intr u s i v e go v e r n m e n t .

b. Dir e c t the St a t e of M ai n e to joi n wit h oth e r stat e s in as s e r t i n g our 1 0 th a m e n d m e n t

so v e r e i g n t y rig ht s w hi c h prot e c t us fro m un c o n s t i t u t i o n a l fed e r a l go v e r n m e n t intr u s i o n s .

c. Insi s t on stri ct ad h e r e n c e to our 2 n d a m e n d m e n t rig ht to ke e p an d be a r ar m s .

d. Pa s s a “Re a d the Bill” act, to ins u r e clarit y, an d eli m i n a t e the corr u p t i o n as s o c i a t e d wit h
sid e iss u e s , ear m a r k s , por k or rid e r s.

e. O p p o s e “Loc a l i s m an d Di v e r s i t y”, the Fair n e s s D o c t ri n e or w h a t e v e r els e su c h att e m p t e d

restri c ti o n s are lab e l e d . An y restri c ti o n on sp e e c h is by defi ni ti o n N O T fre e sp e e c h .

f. R ej e c t the E m p l o y e e fre e -ch oi c e Elimination- act, as an un c o n s c i o n a b l e affr o n t to the

rig ht to a se c r e t vot e.

g. R e s t o r e inte g r i t y to the el e c t o r a l pro c e s s :

i. Pr o h i b i t an y pu bl i c fun d i n g of ad v o c a c y gr o u p s su c h as A C O R N , no m a t t e r w h a t
it or its affili at e org a n i z a t i o n s ren a m e the m s e l v e s ; N e w Yo r k C o m m u n i t i e s for
C h a n g e , N e w En g l a n d U ni t e d for Ju s ti c e etc.; C o n d u c t thor o u g h inv e s t i g a t i o n of
thei r acti vi ti e s an d vot e r fra u d an d pro s e c u t e viol a ti o n s .
 ii. Eli m i n a t e m o t o r vot e r an d oth e r vot e r fra u d m e c h a n i s m s ; instit u t e se c u r e vot e r
re gi s t r a t i o n an d ide n ti fi c a t i o n sy st e m s .

iii. R ej e c t an y eff o rt to giv e for ei g n citi z e n s the rig ht to vot e in the U S in an y situ a t i o n
or ca p a c i t y.

h. O p p o s e an y an d all tre a ti e s wit h the U N or an y oth e r org a n i z a t i o n or co u n t r y w hi c h

surr e n d e r s U S so v e r e i g n t y . S p e c i f i c a l l y:

i. R ej e c t the U N Tr e a t y on Ri g h t s of the C hil d.

ii. R ej e c t “LO S T ” the La w Of Th e Se a Tr e a t y .

iii. R ej e c t an y agr e e m e n t w hi c h se e k s to co n fi s c a t e our fire a r m s .

i. R e s t o r e the pr o c e s s of as si m i l a t i o n of im m i g r a n t s to pre s e r v e the be n e f i t s of an

ad v a n c e d ed u c a t e d an d pro s p e r o u s so ci e t y . R e s c i n d M a i n e ’ s sa n c t u a r y St at e stat u s.
N o a m n e s t y , no be n e f i t s, no citiz e n s h i p -ev e r- for an y o n e in the co u n t r y ille g a l l y. Arr e s t
an d det ai n , for a sp e c i fi e d peri o d of ti m e, an y o n e her e ille g a l l y, an d the n de p o r t, peri o d .

j. Pa s s a C o n g r e s s i o n a l ref o r m act w hi c h incl u d e s the foll o w i n g pr o v i s i o n s :

i. Ter m Li m i t s: 1 2 ye a r s onl y, in an y ca p a c i t y .

1. T w o Si x ye a r S e n a t e ter m s

2. Si x T w o ye a r H o u s e ter m s

3. O n e Si x ye a r S e n a t e ter m an d thr e e T w o Ye a r H o u s e ter m s

ii. N o Pe n s i o n

iii. C o n g r e s s parti ci p a t e s in S o c i a l S e c u r i t y un d e r the sa m e rul e s as the ge n e r a l

pu b li c.

iv. C o n g r e s s ca n no lon g e r vot e the m s e l v e s a pa y rai s e.

v. C o n g r e s s parti ci p a t e s in the sa m e he al t h car e pl a n as the ge n e r a l pu b li c. N o

pr ef e r e n t i a l pla n s or tre a t m e n t .

vi. C o n g r e s s is su bj e c t to an d m u s t abi d e by all the la w s the y im p o s e on the ge n e r a l

pu b li c.

II. To Est a b l i s h Ju sti c e:

a. R e s t o r e “Co n s t i t u t i o n a l la w” as the ba si s for the Ju d i c i a r y .

b. R e a s s e r t the pri n c i p l e that “Fre e d o m of R eli gi o n” do e s not m e a n “fre e d o m fro m reli gi o n”.
III. To Ins u r e D o m e s t i c tra n q u i l i t y:

a. Pr o m o t e fa m i l y val u e s .

i. M a r ri a g e is an instit u ti o n bet w e e n a m a n an d a w o m a n .

ii. Pa r e n t s , not go v e r n m e n t , are res p o n s i b l e for m a k i n g de c i s i o n s in the be s t

inter e s t of thei r chil d r e n , w h e t h e r dis ci p l i n a r y , ed u c a t i o n a l , or m e d i c a l .

iii. W e rec o g n i z e the sa n c t i t y of life, w hi c h incl u d e s the un b o r n .

IV. To Pr o v i d e for the C o m m o n D ef e n s e :

a. Di s c a r d politi c a l corr e c t n e s s , m a k e pu b li c the de c l a r a t i o n of w a r (Jiha d), m a d e ag ai n s t

the U S on 23 Fe b 1 9 9 8, an d fig ht the w a r ag a i n s t the U nit e d St a t e s by radi c a l Isl a m to
wi n.

b. Se a l the bor d e r an d pro t e c t U S citi z e n s al o n g the bor d e r an d ev e r y w h e r e , as is the

pri m e dire c t i v e of the Fe d e r a l G o v e r n m e n t .

V. To Pr o m o t e the G e n e r a l W e l f a r e :

a. R et u r n to the pri n c i p l e s of Au s t ri a n Ec o n o m i c s , an d re di r e c t the ec o n o m y ba c k to on e of

inc e n t i v e s to sa v e an d inv e s t.

b. C ut sp e n d i n g , bal a n c e the bu d g e t , an d instit u t e a pla n for pa yi n g do w n de b t. Pr o c l a i m

that ge n e r a t i o n a l de b t shifti n g is im m o r a l an d un c o n s c i o n a b l e an d will not be tol e r a t e d!

c. Pa s s an d im pl e m e n t Fe d bill #12 0 7 (Intro d u c e d by R o n Pa u l), to Au d i t the Fe d e r a l

R e s e r v e , as the first ste p in E n d i n g the Fe d.

d. R et u r n to tra n s p a r e n t an d ho n e s t re p o r t i n g of ec o n o m i c stati s ti c s fre e of gi m m i c k s an d

dist o r ti o n s .

e. R e q u i r e the go v e r n m e n t an d all its ag e n c i e s ad h e r e to the sa m e G A A P ac c o u n t i n g rul e s

that bu si n e s s e s m u s t foll o w .

f. R e s t o r e the pr o v i s i o n s of w el f a r e ref o r m re m o v e d wit h the sti m u l u s bill.

g. D ef e a t C a p an d Tr a d e , inv e s t i g a t e coll u s i o n bet w e e n go v e r n m e n t an d ind u s t r y in the

glo b a l w a r m i n g m y t h , an d pr o s e c u t e an y ille g a l coll u s i o n .

h. Fr e e z e curr e n t sti m u l u s fun d s , pr o h i b i t an y furt h e r sti m u l u s bills, an d ap pl y all un s p e n t

fun d s to w a r d s the de b t the y cre a t e d .

i. Pr o m o t e en e r g y ind e p e n d e n c e ag g r e s s i v e l y by re m o v i n g the ob s t a c l e s cre a t e d by

go v e r n m e n t to allo w pri v a t e de v e l o p m e n t of our res o u r c e s ; nat u r a l ga s, oil, co a l, an d
nu cl e a r po w e r .

j. Instit u t e Zer o ba s e d bu d g e t i n g on all pr o g r a m s .

 k. Es p o u s e an d foll o w the pri n c i p l e: It is im m o r a l to ste a l the pr o p e r t y rig ht f u l l y ear n e d by
on e per s o n , an d giv e it to an o t h e r w h o ha s no clai m or rig h t to its be n e f i t s.

l. Cl a rif y that he al t h c a r e is not a rig ht. It is a ser v i c e . As a co m p a s s i o n a t e so ci e t y w e will

aid tho s e in ne e d . H o w e v e r , the go v e r n m e n t tak e o v e r of he a l t h c a r e is not onl y
un c o n s t i t u t i o n a l , but detri m e n t a l to the entir e he al t h c a r e sys t e m . O nl y m a r k e t ba s e d
sol u ti o n s will sol v e the pro b l e m s .

i. In the stat e of M ai n e :

1. R e m o v e the restri c ti o n s on he a l t h pr o v i d e r s , (as w a s do n e in N e w

H a m p s h i r e), to incr e a s e co m p e t i t i o n , dri v e do w n the co s t s, an d incr e a s e
the opti o n s av a il a b l e .

a. Bri n g M ai n e sta n d a r d s in line wit h nati o n a l av e r a g e .

b. All o w pur c h a s e of ins u r a n c e acr o s s stat e line s. L D 290

c. En a c t tort ref o r m as ex e m p l i f i e d by Te x a s .

d. Eli m i n a t e Diri g o

VI. To Se c u r e the Bl e s s i n g s of Lib e r t y:

a. R e s t o r e a vig o r o u s gro u n d i n g in the hist o r y an d pr e c e p t s of libe rt y, fre e d o m , an d the

co n s t i t u ti o n to the ed u c a t i o n a l pr o c e s s . As Th o m a s Jeff e r s o n sai d, “If a nati o n ex p e c t s
to be ign o r a n t an d fre e, in a stat e of civili z a ti o n , it ex p e c t s w h a t ne v e r w a s an d ne v e r
will be.”

i. Eli m i n a t e the D e p a r t m e n t of Ed u c a t i o n an d rest o r e sc h o o l s to loc a l co n t r o l as

sp e c i fi e d in the co n s t i t u ti o n .

b. R e p e a l an d pr o h i b i t an y parti ci p a t i o n in eff o rt s to cre a t e a on e w o rl d go v e r n m e n t .