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I had read several news stories about the new 2010 Texas Republican Party Platform and heard a few friends buzzing about it - so I decided to read it for myself.
First of all I was surprised by just how conservative the platform is but I have to commend how terse and straight-forward the twenty five page document is.
I feel like so many young people have completely lost interest in politics. I have always said that a one or two-page paper with bullet points outlining what different parties stand for could clear things up. For anyone wondering who they should vote for or even seeking confirmation for what they already believe in, I say go to the source!
Read it for yourself here
There it is, in the most concrete terms possible. Now, I don't approve the of the platform's stance against homosexual marriage or their belief that, "homosexual behavior
is contrary to the fundamental, unchanging truths that have been ordained by God, recognized by our country's founders, and shared by the majority of Texans," but I cannot say that I am honestly surprised. What really does surprise me is that the Republican Party would like to re-criminalize sodomy. The decision of granting certain legal rights to citizens is one which obviously falls within the bounds of a political organization, but even the most conservative people I have met in my life generally say, "what happens behind closed doors is none of my business," or something to that effect.
Next, on page fourteen you can read, "We oppose any sex education other than abstinence until heterosexual marriage." To me, that doesn't sound much like education at all but rather indoctrination. It reads more like they want a very specific moral belief system to be taught in the public schools, without any factual basis. But that's just me. Is abstinence-only education really even "education"? Comment below and tell me your opinion.
Living in Austin, Texas I often forget that the politics in this state are truly dominated by the Republican Party. So I think that makes reading and understanding this document fairly important. The Republican Party of Texas has been in control of the state for some time now and may continue to be in power for a while now.
- Chris Van Loan
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