Spokane County Republican Platform

I urge all of you to read the 2010 Republican Party Platform for Spokane County.  Before the Party will endorse candidates they are asked to sign a pledge to uphold the US Constitution and their party platform.  Both John Ahern and Michael Baumgartner signed it.  Baumgartner told me that he told the Party he disagreed with some of the platform BUT he signed it anyway.  John Ahern said he agrees with everything except getting the US out of the UN.  Kevin Parker, running for reelection for legislator in the 6th District without an opponent, did not sign it. 
 
Spokane County this is 2010, isn't it about time we drop the word "men" and replace it with "people"?

Here are a few quotes from this Platform...  (This Platform is very different from the King County Republican Platform.)    I am not anti Republican but I am against any Spokane County Republican who signed to uphold this document.

the absolute right to own, possess and carry a firearm with out the permission of any branch of government.  All stored records of registration, whether in printed or electronic form, be destroyed in order to be protected from confiscation. 

Support abolishing no-fault divorce for the sake of the children involved

Abolishing the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

Withdrawal of the United States from the United Nations

That Congress shall withdraw the United States from the World Trade Organization

Eliminate the U.S. Department of Education

Repeal the Endangered Species Act

Allowing increased responsible drilling and mining within the 50 states, as well as offshore

Climate Change and warming and cooling trends are natural processes, not induced by man

Revoke all laws regarding carbon dioxide emissions, carbon footprints and carbon sequestration, we reject the EPA's agends to control carbon emissions

We must reject the United Nations Agenda 21 in all its forms, including sustainability, smart growth,cap and trade and Y2Y

There are things I disagree with in both Democrat and Republican platforms  but this Spokane County Republican document is very backward thinking.

Will getting rid of no-fault divorce make people have better, more functional relationships or force them to stay in bad ones longer?  I thought Republicans want less government control.

Destroy ALL gun registration??

Even if you don't believe global warming is "induced by man" we should at least be conscious of other ways we are destroying the earth and that we do need to learn to live more sustainably.

What do YOU think?