2012 Republican Party Platform

OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)

Abortion Support human life amendment; oppose abortion funding.

Budget & Economy Inflation is a hidden regressive tax. Audit the Federal Reserve; bring more transparency. Balanced Budget Amendment & super-majority for tax increase. Shrink the FHA, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Civil Rights Constitutionally define marriage as one man & one woman.

Corporations World's highest corporate tax rate cripples job creation.

Crime Criminals behind bars cannot harm the public.

Education Shift to community colleges and technical institutions. No federal college loans; just insure private loans.

Energy & Oil Open ANWR and OCS for oil & gas development.

Environment Conservation is a conservative value, but balance economics.

Foreign Policy Transition to a post-Assad Syria and independent Lebanon. Model foreign aid on Millennium Challenge Corporation. Castro regime in Cuba is a state-sponsor of terrorism.

Free Trade Restore presidential Trade Promotion Authority. Countervailing duties against China on intellectual property.

Government Reform Keep Electoral College; no national popular vote. Repeal McCain-Feingold; no contribution limits. Require photo ID to fight voter fraud. No statehood for the District of Columbia.

Gun Control Right to obtain and store ammunition without registration.

Health Care Repeal ObamaCare; it is an attack on our Constitution.

Homeland Security No aerial surveillance over US soil. Privatize the TSA and end frisking. Respond to proliferation of transnational terrorism. National Military Strategy to deter rogue aggression.

Immigration Make E-verify mandatory nationwide.

Jobs Support employee ownership over union elites. The best jobs program is economic growth.

Principles & Values Support prayer in public schools. The GOP is the Great Opportunity Party.

Social Security Give workers control over their retirement investments.

Technology Infrastructure via civil engineering, not social engineering. Invest in cutting-edge cybersecurity technologies.

War & Peace Prevent Iran from building and possessing nuclear weapons.

Welfare & Poverty Religious charities foster benevolence and patriotism. http://www.ontheissues.org/2012_RNC_Platform.htm