Republican Platform July 18, 2016
66 pages
Website where the PDF is linked
We dedicate this platform with admiration and gratitude
To all who stand strong in the face of danger
So that the American people may be protected against it —
The men and women of our military,
of our law enforcement, and the first responders
of every community in our land —
And to their families
Preamble
We believe in American exceptionalism.
We believe the United States of America is
unlike any other nation on earth.
We believe America is exceptional because of
our historic role — first as refuge, then as defender,
and now as exemplar of liberty for the world to see.
We affirm — as did the Declaration of
Independence: that all are created equal, endowed
by their Creator with inalienable rights of life, liberty,
and the pursuit of happiness.
We believe in the Constitution as our founding
document.
We believe the Constitution was written not as
a flexible document, but as our enduring covenant.
We believe our constitutional system — limited
government, separation of powers, federalism,
and the rights of the people — must be preserved
uncompromised for future generations.
We believe political freedom and economic
freedom are indivisible.
When political freedom and economic freedom
are separated — both are in peril; when united, they
are invincible.
We believe that people are the ultimate resource
— and that the people, not the government, are the
best stewards of our country’s God-given natural
resources.
As Americans and as Republicans we wish for
peace — so we insist on strength. We will make
America safe. We seek friendship with all peoples
and all nations, but we recognize and are prepared
to deal with evil in the world.
Based on these principles, this platform is an
invitation and a roadmap. It invites every American
to join us and shows the path to a stronger, safer,
and more prosperous America.
This platform is optimistic because the
American people are optimistic.
This platform lays out — in clear language — the
path to making America great and united again.
For the past 8 years America has been led in the
wrong direction.
Our economy has become unnecessarily weak
with stagnant wages. People living paycheck to
paycheck are struggling, sacrificing, and suffering.
Americans have earned and deserve a strong
and healthy economy.
Our standing in world affairs has declined
significantly — our enemies no longer fear us and
our friends no long trust us.
People want and expect an America that is the
most powerful and respected country on the face
of the earth.
The men and women of our military remain
the world’s best. The have been shortchanged in
numbers, equipment, and benefits by a Commander
in Chief who treats the Armed Forces and our
veterans as a necessary inconvenience.
The President and the Democratic party have
dismantled Americans’ system of healthcare. They
have replaced it with a costly and complicated
scheme that limits choices and takes away our
freedom.
The President and the Democratic party have
abandoned their promise of being accountable to
the American people.
They have nearly doubled the size of the
national debt.
They refuse to control our borders but try
to control our schools, farms, businesses, and
even our religious institutions.
They have directly
attacked the production of American energy and
the industry-related jobs that have sustained families
and communities.
• REPUBLICAN
PLATFORM 2016 •
With this platform, we the Republican Party
reaffirm the principles that unite us in a common purpose.
The President has been regulating to death
a free market economy that he does not like and
does not understand. He defies the laws of the
United States by refusing to enforce those with
which he does not agree. And he appoints judges
who legislate from the bench rather than apply the law.
We, as Republicans and Americans, cannot
allow this to continue. That is why the many sections
of this platform affirm our trust in the people, our
faith in their judgment, and our determination to
help them take back their country.
This means removing the power from unelected,
unaccountable government.
This means relieving the burden and expense of
punishing government regulations.
And this means returning to the people and
the states the control that belongs to them. It is the
control and the power to make their own decisions
about what’s best for themselves and their families
and communities.
This platform is many things: A handbook for
returning decision-making to the people. A guide
to the constitutional rights of every American. And
a manual for the kind of sustained growth that will
bring opportunity to all those on the sidelines of our
society.
Every time we sing, “God Bless America,” we
are asking for help. We ask for divine help that our
country can fulfill its promise. We earn that help by
recommitting ourselves to the ideas and ideals that
are the true greatness of America
Table Of Contents
1 Restoring the American Dream
9 A Rebirth of Constitutional Government
17 America’s Natural Resources:
Agriculture, Energy, and the Environme
23 Government Reform
31 Great American Families, Education,
Healthcare, and Criminal Justice
41 America Resurgence
66 pages
Website where the PDF is linked
66 pages
Website where the PDF is linked
We dedicate this platform with admiration and gratitude
To all who stand strong in the face of danger
So that the American people may be protected against it —
The men and women of our military,
of our law enforcement, and the first responders
of every community in our land —
And to their families
Preamble
We believe in American exceptionalism.
We believe the United States of America is
unlike any other nation on earth.
We believe America is exceptional because of
our historic role — first as refuge, then as defender,
and now as exemplar of liberty for the world to see.
We affirm — as did the Declaration of
Independence: that all are created equal, endowed
by their Creator with inalienable rights of life, liberty,
and the pursuit of happiness.
We believe in the Constitution as our founding
document.
We believe the Constitution was written not as
a flexible document, but as our enduring covenant.
We believe our constitutional system — limited
government, separation of powers, federalism,
and the rights of the people — must be preserved
uncompromised for future generations.
We believe political freedom and economic
freedom are indivisible.
When political freedom and economic freedom
are separated — both are in peril; when united, they
are invincible.
We believe that people are the ultimate resource
— and that the people, not the government, are the
best stewards of our country’s God-given natural
resources.
As Americans and as Republicans we wish for
peace — so we insist on strength. We will make
America safe. We seek friendship with all peoples
and all nations, but we recognize and are prepared
to deal with evil in the world.
Based on these principles, this platform is an
invitation and a roadmap. It invites every American
to join us and shows the path to a stronger, safer,
and more prosperous America.
This platform is optimistic because the
American people are optimistic.
This platform lays out — in clear language — the
path to making America great and united again.
For the past 8 years America has been led in the
wrong direction.
Our economy has become unnecessarily weak
with stagnant wages. People living paycheck to
paycheck are struggling, sacrificing, and suffering.
Americans have earned and deserve a strong
and healthy economy.
Our standing in world affairs has declined
significantly — our enemies no longer fear us and
our friends no long trust us.
People want and expect an America that is the
most powerful and respected country on the face
of the earth.
The men and women of our military remain
the world’s best. The have been shortchanged in
numbers, equipment, and benefits by a Commander
in Chief who treats the Armed Forces and our
veterans as a necessary inconvenience.
The President and the Democratic party have
dismantled Americans’ system of healthcare. They
have replaced it with a costly and complicated
scheme that limits choices and takes away our
freedom.
The President and the Democratic party have
abandoned their promise of being accountable to
the American people.
They have nearly doubled the size of the
national debt.
They refuse to control our borders but try
to control our schools, farms, businesses, and
even our religious institutions.
They have directly
attacked the production of American energy and
the industry-related jobs that have sustained families
and communities.
• REPUBLICAN
PLATFORM 2016 •
With this platform, we the Republican Party
reaffirm the principles that unite us in a common purpose.
The President has been regulating to death
a free market economy that he does not like and
does not understand. He defies the laws of the
United States by refusing to enforce those with
which he does not agree. And he appoints judges
who legislate from the bench rather than apply the law.
We, as Republicans and Americans, cannot
allow this to continue. That is why the many sections
of this platform affirm our trust in the people, our
faith in their judgment, and our determination to
help them take back their country.
This means removing the power from unelected,
unaccountable government.
This means relieving the burden and expense of
punishing government regulations.
And this means returning to the people and
the states the control that belongs to them. It is the
control and the power to make their own decisions
about what’s best for themselves and their families
and communities.
This platform is many things: A handbook for
returning decision-making to the people. A guide
to the constitutional rights of every American. And
a manual for the kind of sustained growth that will
bring opportunity to all those on the sidelines of our
society.
Every time we sing, “God Bless America,” we
are asking for help. We ask for divine help that our
country can fulfill its promise. We earn that help by
recommitting ourselves to the ideas and ideals that
are the true greatness of America
Table Of Contents
1 Restoring the American Dream
9 A Rebirth of Constitutional Government
17 America’s Natural Resources:
Agriculture, Energy, and the Environme
23 Government Reform
31 Great American Families, Education,
Healthcare, and Criminal Justice
41 America Resurgence
66 pages
Website where the PDF is linked
