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(The issues below are always under-construction and based on information from both GOP & Dem Platforms, Pres Trump's Executive Orders, and other sources, plus editorial comments. EMAIL us with your comments. Thanks.)

Political parties are critical to a responsive government. They are where we meet to discuss issues, recruit candidates, run elections, promote or oppose legislation, and hold our government accountable. Political parties are always evolving. And that's why they need our help to do what's right and not go off the deep end into crazyland, complacency, or corruption. We need political parties to keep each other honest...or at least try to. But they can't do a good job without active and robust public participation. So, let's all get off the side-lines and join in the daily fight for our Democracy!
 

 HOT TOPICS:

  • Election Integrity
  • A strong military
  • Gov't Efficiency-DOGE
  • Low, but fair, taxation
  • End the FED & cap interest rates
  • Restructure college & credit debt
  • Ban de-banking & media censorship
  • Affordable housing & consumer goods
  • Increase manufacturing & cut red tape
  • Ban males from female sports & spaces
  • Civil rights, meritocracy, & equal opportunity for all
  • Public 'science-based health' care with private option
  • Require AGs, DAs, & the police to fully enforce the law
  • Enforce Anti-Trust laws to protect small & local businesses
  • Secure Borders, Tariffs, & Bans to protect U.S. businesses & jobs
  • Effective public education, school choice, affordable colleges & training
  • Use fossil fuels & nuclear energy + create a Manhattan Project for clean energy
     
REPUBLICAN POSITION DEMOCRAT POSITION
1. GOVERNMENT: Republicans support "common sense" government based on transparency, efficiency, and accountability; plus a voting system that is verifiable by using citizen ID, paper ballots, & hand counts at local polls on election day. GOVERNMENT: Democrats support a "faith-based" government, relying on ineffective oversight and resulting in widespread failure and corruption; plus a unverifiable voting system that places convenience over security and integrity.

2. PUBLIC SAFETY & NATIONAL SECURITY: Republicans support the independence and safety of our nation and its citizens through a strong military, secure borders, legal immigration, gun ownership, and the full & effective enforcement of our domestic laws. Republicans also support the building of long-term, secure and caring, facilities for the mentally disabled and drug addicted.

PUBLIC SAFETY & NATIONAL SECURITY: Democrats support a one-world globalist government and the destruction of nation-states through open borders & closed prisons, Sanctuary Cities, a weak military, and the non-enforcement of our laws. As a result, Democratic-run cities are plagued with crime, drug addicts, & the mentally-ill homeless enabled by non-profit industrial complex.
3. CIVIL RIGHTS: Republicans support free speech, equal application of the law, civil rights for all, including equal opportunity and a meritocracy based on performance, not on personal characteristics or beliefs. Republicans also support protecting biological females in female sports and places, such as restrooms, locker rooms, and showers, including the enforcement of indecent exposure laws. CIVIL RIGHTS: Democrats support censorship and discrimination (DEI-diversity, equity, & inclusion) which is unconstitutional, as it gives preferential treatment to various groups and individuals based on their ethnicity, sex, and sexual preference. Democrats also support biological males, who identify as females, in female sports and in female spaces.
4. EDUCATION: Republicans support making our public schools successful again, parents' rights, student merit, school choice, plus making colleges and skills training affordable. Editor: In general, schools are not providing students with a high quality well-rounded education, so that students learn knowledge as well as low-to-high-tech skills, including fun activities: choir, band, plays, etc.. EDUCATION: Democrats support teachers unions and school board members who have focused on political indoctrination and discrimination through preferential DEI programs, while violating students' rights, as well as parents' rights regarding their children's wellbeing & sexual identity; rather than focus on teaching an effective curriculum to raise students' academic and over-all performance.
5. HEALTHCARE: Republicans support science-based medicine and cutting costs for prescription drugs by encouraging domestic production & through other incentives, no medical mandates, and a ban on minors "transitioning". Pres Trump suggested direct payments to patients, bypassing insurance companies, which are also, too often, dictating to doctors how to treat their patients, plus whose Big Pharma drugs can contaminate drinking water supplies. Editor: Isn't it time for serious consideration of public health care with a private option? HEALTHCARE: Democrats support costly insurance-run health care plans, medical mandates for vaccines, mask wearing, and lockdowns; as well as the introduction of health care specialists in public schools - who many fear will encourage students to take medications & therapy against the wishes of their parents. Federal health agencies, under previous Democratic and Republican administrations, protected their personal and corporations' fiscal assets at the expense of public health. Editor: That conflict of interest needs to end.
6. ENERGY & THE ENVIRONMENT: Republicans support all-the-above sources of energy with a strong emphasis on fossil fuels and nuclear power. Editor: Both parties should consider supporting a government-funded & directed "Manhattan Project" to find clean energy sources, because fossil fuels are a major source of toxic substances which result in widespread and serious harmful health effects for both people and the planet. ENERGY & THE ENVIRONMENT: Democrats support solar and wind energy to the catastrophic exclusion of fossil fuels and nuclear energy, which caused power outages and rising costs. Plus, wind turbines contributed to a high death rate of birds and whales. Democrats publicly support environmental protection, but continue to allow the use of unnecessary toxic chemicals which cause widespread contamination of the environment and the marketplace.
7. PUBLIC UTILITIES: Republicans have not addressed this subject explicitly, but they do support robust investment in infrastructure, deregulation, and tax incentives. Editor: There is popular support for public ownership of "public utilities" as they are vital to national security and include: roads, bridges, airports, seaports, power plants, water & waste treatment, and communications systems. PUBLIC UTILITIES:  Democrats do not explicitly address in their platform the public ownership of public utilities, but they do propose infrastructure upgrades and a wide array of financial assistance programs to include targeted assistance to low income and 'historically disadvantaged communities', the latter of which could be in violation of federal anti-discrimination laws.
8. JOBS, TRADE, & MONOPOLIES: Republicans support an entrepreneurial independent spirit, cutting needless regulations, reviving our manufacturing base, protecting American jobs, the right to unionize or not, and bringing back jobs to the U.S. through fair trade, tariffs, and other incentives. However, as Wall Street has thrived, Main Street and local supply systems have been destroyed by monopolies, such as "chain" businesses, that operate at an unfair advantage over local small businesses. Editor: Congress should break up most monopolies. JOBS, TRADE, & MONOPOLIES: Democrats support the growth of government and nonprofit jobs, strikes by public-sector unions, illegal immigrant employment, and "free trade" which allows imports to undermine our nation's financial and literal independence, while not protecting American businesses from common retail theft and monopolies. The Democratic Party took some anti-trust actions under President Biden, but over-all, these steps have not resulted in a noticeable revival of Main Street nor the protection of American jobs and small businesses.
9. COST OF LIVING: Republicans support lowering prices on food, energy, and consumer goods by increasing production and bringing back U.S. manufacturing through tariffs; cutting needless regulations; and providing affordable education and training for professional and skilled workers. Editor: To ensure local access to the necessities of life, Republicans should increase "local self-reliance" by promoting small farms, cottage industries & the use of our wild resources. COST OF LIVING: The Democratic support short-sighted solutions, such as government grocery stores, due to lax policing which has encouraged theft and created "food deserts" again. Dems also support "affordable" housing, which often means substandard crime-ridden projects. Democrats also advocate for short-sighted regulations, such as low-flush toilets which clog the plumbing and require more maintenance and repeat flushes, defeating its original purpose.
10. HOUSING & LAND: Republicans support across-the-board tax incentives and lower interest rates to keep the cost of housing down; cutting red tape to build more homes; while also investigating the disturbing increase in foreign and corporate ownership of our land, houses, and farms, which has driven up costs. Editor: It's time to end foreign ownership of U.S. property. HOUSING & LAND: Democrats have not requested that the FED lower interest rates. Dems support the building of low income housing through government subsidies, but all-to-often these projects result in substandard housing, concentrating low income populations, that become unsafe areas for all concerned. Both parties are concerned about foreign & corporate land ownership.
11. TAXES & NON-PROFITS: Republicans support lower taxes, however this has resulted in historic wealth concentration. Tariffs, no tax on tips, overtime, and Social Security, plus expanding the Child Tax Credit helps the middle class. Editor: Tax deductions for the wealthy, businesses, and non-profits need to be reviewed as they increase the tax burden on the middle class. In Philly, over 23,000 properties owned by the gov't or nonprofits total about $29.6 billion. TAXES & NON-PROFITS:  Democrats support more progressive taxes on incomes over $250,000; expanding the Child Tax Credit; and in Philly taxing - the market value of homes - which is driving many low income residents out of their neighborhoods. To prevent wealth concentration, Dems oppose lower taxes on capital gains and the repeal of the estate tax, which affects estates exceeding $13.61 million. Editor: The Dems have a point here.
12. FEDERAL RESERVE / INTEREST RATES / WALL STREET: Some Republicans support a more responsive Federal Reserve, but many other Republicans support ending it alltogether, calling the Fed a violation of  Article 1 Sec.8 of the U.S. Constitution which states that only the federal government, not banks, has the power "to coin money and regulate the value thereof". /  Both parties propose a cap on credit card interest rates to a proposed 10%. /  Wall Street encourages "casino capitalism" by allowing hedge funds, derivatives, junk bonds, options, and the like. Editor: It's time to end Wall Street's casino capitalism. FEDERAL RESERVE / INTEREST RATES / WALL STREET: Democrats support the "independence" of the Fed, which is a consortium of private banks, who control the creation of money through their member banks. When banks create money, it begins as government debt; which does not occur when government creates money. Banks can borrow from each other, fail, and then add their massive debts to the national debt without any meaningful limit or under any effective federal oversight. / Democrats want more control over Wall Street, but are not suggesting ending the use of questionable practices that amount to gambling, not investing.
13. ABORTION: This is the elephant in the room, and it's not going away. The GOP's (& Supreme Court's) position is that abortion decisions be made at the state level. However, even there, the GOP's position is unacceptable to a huge block of voters, which puts GOP candidates in many areas under constant risk. Editor: Due to this political reality, Republicans should consider the protocol many countries have adopted: Abortions are legal for any reason within the first trimester (first 3 months) of pregnancy, or at any time when the life of the mother is at risk.
 		 ABORTION: Many Democrats support abortion with no limitations. That constitutes murder in cases of a live viable birth, plus invites other adverse consequences, such as degrading human life, as well as illegal activities, such as the harvesting and selling of baby body parts, etc..