From: "Linda Muller" <linda@buchanan.org>
To: brigade@zeus.wwol.com
Date: Fri, 4 Aug, 2000
Subject: [BRIGADE] Reform Party Principles, Issues, Resolutions
Dear Brigade, this just in from our friend Gölök Buday in
Vancouver, BC.
FTC-Linda
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Date sent: Wed, 05 Jul 2000 21:00:09 -0700
To: linda@buchanan.org
From: Gölök Buday <egomaniac@myegotimes.virtualave.net>
Subject: News Item
Hi, I think you might want to add this info I scooped up the
Reform Principles from the Platform and the founding
Principles. This will back up the fact that Mangia is a liar.
"The Reform Party has one of its basic planks of diversity and
respect and support for lesbians and gays as a basic principle,
and all Americans for that matter...." - Jim Mangia 7/31/00
FOUNDING PRINCIPLES OF THE REFORM PARTY
Set the highest ethical standards for the White House and
Congress:
No more gifts.
No more trips or junkets paid for by special interests.
No more free meals.
Pass laws with significant penalties - not rules.
Give Congress and the White House the same retirement
plans and health care as the average citizen.
Balance the Budget:
Develop a detailed blueprint to balance the budget.
Eliminate the practice of keeping some programs off-budget.
Pass the Balanced Budget Amendment.
Create an annual financial report in plain language so the
American people will know whether or not we are following the
plan to balance the budget. Give the President the Line Item
Veto. Campaign Reform: Reduce the cost of campaigns by
shortening the election cycle. Vote on Saturdays and Sundays
- not Tuesdays - so working people can get to the polls.
Replace the Electoral College process for electing the
President with a direct vote from the citizens - so that every
vote counts. Prohibit announcements of exit polls until all
voting has been completed in Hawaii. Require Members of
Congress to raise all money from voters in their districts, and
require members of the Senate to raise all money from voters
within their States.
Term Limits:
Limit Members of Congress to three terms in the House of
Representatives and limit Senators to two terms in the Senate.
Create a new tax system:
It must be fair.
It must be paperless.
It must raise the money to pay the bills.
Require that any future tax increases under this new system
be approved by the people in the next federal election, in order
to impose discipline on spending.
Carefully putting together plans to deal with Medicare,
Medicaid and Social Security: Explain these plans in detail to
the American people. Get a consensus. Pilot test each of
these programs before implementing them nationwide to make
sure they produce the anticipated results at the anticipated
cost. Keep these programs dynamic, so they can be changed
based on experience - don't freeze them with restrictive
legislation.
Promoting jobs in the USA:
Negotiate trade agreements that promote American jobs,
consumer safety, environmental protection, and fair trade.
Create a business environment that supports small business,
which accounts for roughly 80 percent of jobs held by
Americans today. Trade agreements, tax reform, health care
reform, and other programs must reflect the needs of small
business.
Lobbying Reform:
Prohibit former elected and appointed officials from ever taking
money from foreign governments or foreign interests. Prohibit
any former high level federal employees - including elected
officials - from ever working as a foreign lobbyist. Allow foreign
governments to provide information to our government through
the State and Commerce Departments and the Executive
Branch, but prohibit them from giving contributions or gifts of
any kind.
Allow foreign representatives to visit with Members of
Congress, but under no circumstances allow them to give
elected officials anything now or later.
Prohibit any former high level federal employees - including
elected officials - from working as a domestic lobbyist for five
years after leaving government service in the area for which
they served. Limit domestic lobbying to presenting client's
ideas to the Legislative and Executive Branches Prohibit
domestic lobbyists from giving money, trips or other incentives
to current or former members of the Legislative and Executive
Branches.
http://www.reformparty.org/principles/founding.html
Issues in Principles...
0. Constitutional Principles
1. Budget
2. Entitlements
3. Tax Reform
4. Ethics
5. Term Limits
6. Campaign Finance Reform
7. Trade Policy
8. Foreign Policy
9. Education
10. Health Care
11. Environment
Additional resolutions passed by vote at the Convention.
1. Abolition of the FEC
2. Immigration Policy
3. Voting Representation of DC
4. Constitutional Trade Policy
5. Endorse Democratic Process
6. Presidential Fair Debate Bill
7. Support Working Americans
http://www.reformparty.org/principles/platform1997/
constitutional-principles.html
As anyone with half a brain can see, nothing at all about
homosexuals, respect for people of all stripes; except I
suppose a general respect for workers.
Nothing in the founding principles either.
Cheers,
Gölök Buday
Vancouver, BC
http://myegotimes.virtualave.net/
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