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Republican
* also believe the government has an obligation to uphold the morality of it's citizens
  - benefit from the number of officials in key state jobs
* also have a lock on the congressional and state assembly and senate seats
  - their share of revisionists
  - promote free enterprise
  - use fiscal gimmicks to help make their budget balance
* always run that risk when they elect Presidents born to wealth and privilege.
* are a conservative party
  - committed to the guarantee that they survive for centuries to come
  - for law and order
  - more interested in partisan politics than sound foreign policy-making
  - numismatics
  - political parties
  - politicians
  - radicals and extremists
  - some of the most vocal advocates of the death penalty
  - synonymous with tax relief and fiscal responsibility
  - the ones who oppose things
* are the party of business and of the wealthy
  - talk as through addressing a business board of directors
  - faith but are forced to bite their tongues to avoid offending anyone
  - gunowners
  - inclusion
  - limited public spending on everyone but themselves
  - money
  - taxpayers and investors
  - the future, the party of reform and the party of hope
  - true party of democracy
  - tolerant of others because that is the way democracy is suppose to work
* believe education is best administered at the local level.
* believe in conserving the environment upon which all life depends
  - economic opportunity and individual freedom
  - equal responsibility under law for all
  - following the rules, and respecting deadlines
  - investing in education
  - less government and lower taxes
  - punishment
  - shame and punishment
  - sound economics
  - taking responsibility for our actions and living with the consequences
* believe in the institution of marriage, no matter how many marriages it takes
  - rule of law
  - wisdom of our fellow citizens
  - individuals are better at solving problems than distant politicians
  - it's unfair to tax people just because they're married
  - parents, teachers and local school boards know best how to run our schools
  - that no financial institution is too big to fail
* call for less government.
* claim that monarchies are undemocratic, outdated and are stuck in the dark ages.
* collect millions of dollars from wealthy individuals and special-interest groups.
* constitute more than one third of both the state assembly and senate.
* control both legislative houses and the governor's office
  - the governorships and legislatures as well as the congressional delegations
* emphasize social conservatism and family values.
* espouse family values.
* feel that government closest to the people best serves the people.
* have convictions.
* like to employ the rhetoric of liberty and individual rights.
* mean the opposite of wrongs.
* often talk about legislation in terms of the process, the way it works.
* prefer handing money back to taxpayers so they can direct their own retirement funds.
* recognize the importance of having a father and a mother in the home.
* remain confused over the differences between a political movement and a political party.
* say abortion is murder
  - sampling provides politicians with the ability to manipulate population numbers
  - they care about children yet vote against child safety locks on handguns
  - trying to guess at voter intent is akin to voter fraud
* see government as a safety net
  - traditional life styles and families as a better basis for a successful society
* sleep in twin beds - some even in separate rooms.
* still dominate statehouses throughout the country.
* support the parent's right to choose how their children are educated.
* tend to be fiscally conservative
  - dominate elections on both the state and national level
* think government knows best about how people ought to conduct their personal lives
  - minorities tend to vote Democratic
* wear wide red ties and green sports jackets during the festive season.
+ Political parties in the United States, Republican Party
  * Many Republicans are against illegal immigration.