GAGE COUNTY GOP PLATFORM

We, the Gage County Republican Party, do affirm our belief in God, and hold these

truths to be self-evident, that all men and women are created in the image of God

and that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that

among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.

We affirm that the principles set forth below should be the basis for our policy.

AGRICULTURE

Gage County Republican Party recognizes agriculture in all its many facets,

including farming, ranching and agribusiness as the cornerstone of Nebraska’s economy.

We believe in a free and open marketplace functioning in fairness to family farms,

ranches, and independent agribusiness operations and we encourage the

enforcement of state and federal antitrust laws to their benefit. We support laws

prohibiting ownership of United States farmland, property or other assets by

foreign governments or entities controlled by such.

CRIME AND PUBIC PROTECTION

We strongly support our Nebraska Law Enforcement Officers, First Responders and

formally extend our gratitude for the invaluable job of keeping our neighborhoods safe.

We urge strict enforcement of laws to control and punish those who deal in illegal

drugs while recognizing the need to increase the availability of drug and alcohol prevention

and rehabilitation. We encourage our citizens, our elected officials, and the courts to fight the

growing tragedies of domestic violence and child abuse. We support the

development of protective legislation, programs and support reforms within state protective services

organizations. The Judicial system must impose swift and fair punishment for all crimes, violent

and non-violent. We support capital punishment for the most heinous crimes, sparingly applied.

We support the 2nd Amendment of the Unites States Constitution and the statement

of rights under the Nebraska State Constitution, both of which guarantee the individual right to bear

arms. We call upon federal officials to adopt policies to prevent social media and

technology companies functioning as public forums, from limiting access to services

on the basis of ideology.

DEFENSE

We believe the policy of “peace through strength” is essential for both the

preservation of America and the promotion of freedom and self-government.

We support the continuous strengthening of our military and funding of

development of any national defense system which helps preserve and protect the United

United States and its citizens. Violent radical Islamic Jihad presents a clear and present danger

to the peace and stability of our nation and to the world at large. Islamic Jihad is committed to the

destruction of Western civilization, the denial of religious freedom, and the subjugation of women.

We are committed to defending our freedom and defeating Islamic terrorists.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

We are dedicated to the principles of full employment and the creation of economic

opportunity for all citizens of Nebraska through the free enterprise system.

We oppose any effort to transform our economic system from one of free enterprise

to one of socialism. We oppose burdensome taxes and regulations that unduly interfere with and impede

the free market. Maintaining necessary infrastructure that would include quality roads, bridges and

highways, among other essential services, is imperative in fostering economic

growth, interstate commerce, international competitiveness and national security.

We encourage the promotion of electronic commerce as it facilitates opportunities

for economic expansion, especially in rural communities.

EDUCATION

The role of education is important in the development of effective and responsible

citizens. We encourage patriotism, respect for the American flag and an

understanding of our nation’s ideals, which make our form of government the best

in the world. We believe that the decisions regarding the education of children properly belong to

the parents and guardians. We believe that control of all aspects of public

education should rest with local school boards, not state or federal agencies.

We believe moral training based on principles established by God, under whom we

profess to be a nation, should be returned to its proper and traditional place in the public

public schools. We support parental choice in education based on a program of vouchers

or tax credits, thus creating better education through the principles of free market

competition. These alternatives should include private, parochial and home

schools. We strongly support the teaching of the scientific, biologically verifiable

X and Y chromosomal definition of male and female at birth, and the use of locker

rooms, sports team qualifications, and restrooms based on the same definition.

We oppose the instruction of foreign customs and culture, as well as revisionist

history, including Sharia law, the 1619 Project and Critical Race Theory in our

education system and call on school board members and university regents to

strongly resist the use of public schools and finances to teach principles hostile to

the founding principles, native customs and legitimate history of the United States.

ELECTIONS

We believe electoral integrity is essential to the functioning of a constitutional

republic and the move to mail-in and drop-box voting in Nebraska has undermined the

integrity of our electoral process. We support requiring government issued photo ID for

voting and proof of citizenship at the time of voter registration.

ENERGY

We believe in affordable prices for gasoline, diesel fuel, propane, home heating oil,

and natural gas. We recognize and support the efforts to open domestic market for

energy exploration and production. We support and acknowledge the importance of coal in the production

of electricity in our state. We support the development and production of alternative fuels such as ethanol

and biodiesel and the expansion of energy security within our nation.

We oppose actions by Congress that would increase the cost of energy to US

consumers in the absence of clear proof that the current climate has been

substantially changed by the activities of man and that any proposed solutions

would be both science-based and cost-effective.

ENVIRONMENT

We affirm our continuing commitment to clean air and water, productive lands,

forests, abundant wildlife and responsible stewardship of our God-given heritage.

We believe that Nebraska’s water is a resource vital to economic development and

maintaining a high quality of life. Its preservation and management should occur

on local and state levels and should address the potential of future water shortage.

We oppose the Waters of US regulation as yet another overreach of the EPA and

oppose its reimposition. We support the return of control of public land within the states to the state level

whenever possible. We support policies which protect the rights of hunters,

fishermen and other sportsmen of public lands.

Policies concerning wetlands and endangered species must be balanced between

environment and economic concerns and should not threaten individual property rights.

FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY

We call upon Congress to reduce the size of federal government, operate with

balanced budgets and reduce public debt.

FLAG

We support a Federal Constitutional amendment to ban the desecration of the

American Flag.

HEALTH CARE

We believe that all citizens should have access to necessary, quality and affordable

health care. We support the repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act-

Obamacare. We support policies that would afford citizens the opportunity to purchase health care

as they choose appropriate using free market.

HOMELAND SECURITY

We believe that the primary purpose of government is to provide for the safety and

security of its citizens. We support efforts to defend the United States and the State

of Nebraska from acts of terrorism and support the allocation of resources to fund

this priority. We affirm that violent race-based organizations are terrorist groups that constitute a

clear and present danger to the peace and stability of our community, nation and

world. We condemn all actions and messages with these terrorist groups, both foreign and domestic,

and will not welcome their support or court the vote of their members.

HUMAN RIGHTS

We are committed to the principle that all people have the inalienable right to

human dignity and equal treatment under the law. We believe in the freedoms of

religion and speech guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States.

IMMIGRATION

We support, encourage and welcome the assimilation of all legal immigrants who

are here pursuant to due process and are productive, law-abiding citizens. In

fairness to legal immigrants and all citizens, we support stringent federal, state and

local efforts to stem the tide of foreign nationals violating our immigration laws.

We oppose providing taxpayer-funded benefits for illegal immigrants and encourage Legislation

to repeal such benefits. We oppose sanctuary status for cities or other government entities and call on

federal and state officials to collaborate on the enforcement of existing immigration laws.

JUDGES

We support the appointment and confirmation of judges who will follow the

Constitution as it is written and not legislate their personal preferences from the

bench. We oppose efforts to expand the federal Supreme Court to include new justices.

OFFICIAL LANGUAGE

We support a United States Constitutional amendment and legislation establishing

English as the official language of the United States. We support the Constitution

of Nebraska (1-27) as English to be the official language.

SENIOR AMERICANS

We believe that our senior citizens deserve to live their lives with dignity and

continued confidence in the integrity of the Social Security System.

We believe that solvency of Social Security and Medicare must be a continuing

concern of our elected officials. We support senior citizen exemption from Federal

and state income tax for Social Security benefits.

SOCIAL SERVICES

We believe that those who cannot provide for themselves should be assisted by

both government and society, but that every effort should be made to help them

become self-supporting, productive citizens. We support welfare reform policies to

prevent abuse of welfare programs that lead to multigenerational dependency.

STATE GOVERNMENT

We believe in a partisan legislature as an efficient and accountable branch of

government. We support the return to a bicameral legislature in order to balance

rural, urban and suburban interests in our state legislature. A bicameral legislature

whereby the upper house has fewer members but larger territorial areas to include a

more diverse set of interests in the legislative process.

VETERANS

The Gage County Republican Party thanks all those who have served and currently

serving and their families. We believe those who have worn the uniform of our

armed forces and served with honor deserve the full care and benefits they were

promised. These promises constitute a solemn pledge that must be honored.

We support federal policies granting veterans greater flexibility and access to rightfully

earned medical care.

We believe that the Republican Party is the best vehicle for translating these ideals

into positive and successful principles of government.