Late to the party for the NH GOP Platform changes (2014-Platform—Red-Ruled)….should have looked at this stuff before (have now scraped them and will be doing more commenting later). Didn’t get to any of the meetings and reading the changes for the first time. Frankly, I blame myself for my lack as, overall, I’m not groovin’ to these changes Oh well – some quick thoughts on the changes that seem to ditch our history as (as the Dems say) be more “inclusive):
- It seems like the NH GOP wishes to drop formally recognizing traditional families – every current mention of such is to be eliminated.
- Founding Fathers? Yeah, they’re getting dropped too. I guess the NH GOP is bowing to the Left’s “dead white men” and trying to distance themselves from our Founding Fathers.
- Overall all, it seems to have gone mushy in order to be less specific – I guess pastels are more the shade of the times.
- Some new clauses, draping itself in verbiage that the Republican Party MUST be supported as the only bulwark against the Democrat agenda (er, did anyone tell them about the NH State Senate Republican votes FOR major Democrat agenda items??).
- They even drag out a clause from the 1860 Platform – I guess they are trying to made a stand against we in the Party that expect them to actually follow the Platform with legislation and votes (“we invite the co-operation of all citizens, however differing on other questions, who substantially agree with us in their affirmance and support.”).
That last one – scared much of the incipient revolt from within the Party? I continue:
- The LAUGHABLE change: “
Oppose the implementation of ObamacareSupport the repeal of Obamacare and oppose its implementation in New Hampshire”. Right, even as the NH State Senate Republicans sponsored and voted to implement Obamacare’s Medicaid Expansion? Is this a lie / the height of hypocrisy? Go ahead, ask any of them (Morse, Bradley, Stiles, Odell in particular) that if the Obamacare money was not on the table, would they have voted for it? - Drop all mention of amending the Constitution to get rid of the odious Claremont decision – hands up, I guess, for this hold up over the distortion of the word “cherish”.
- Weaken the language concerning being against abortion and for judges that support traditional family values
- HEY, THE NH GOP IS NOW FOR GAMBLING!!!! They took out the entire plank.
- Another egregious change says “individuals” instead of Citizens on the Second Amendment. Once again, a ding against Citizens?
- Watered down the supremacy of our “founding principles” by no longer explicitly being against Shariah Law, International Baccalaureate, and Agenda 21. Way to go in giving up!
Oh yeah, I don’t think that there is a September 290, 2014….
More later.
