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To: Thomas M. who started this subject	6/7/2004 12:01:57 PM
From: James Calladine	Read Replies (1) of 1296

THE FUTURE OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY?.... Well, that whole Lakers thing didn't quite work out the way I hoped, so let's change the subject. The Texas Republican party is meeting again this year, which means the Texas GOP platform is once again in the news: A plank in a section titled "Promoting Individual Freedom and Personal Safety" proclaims the United States a "Christian nation." ....Also new this year is a section declaring that the Ten Commandments "are the basis of our basic freedoms and the cornerstone of our Western legal tradition." "We therefore oppose any governmental action to restrict, prohibit or remove public display of the Decalogue or other religious symbols." ....As delegates prayed and sang, oversized religious images, including Jesus on the cross, were displayed on the hall's giant video screens. Christian clergymen took turns leading the prayers, some with political overtones. The problem with stories like this is that they actually make the Texas GOP sound better than it really is. Oh sure, the Bible thumping may be a turnoff, but basically they just sound a little overenthusiastic and maybe a little eccentric. The thing is, you have to read the whole platform to see how dangerously unhinged these people really are. And while you're reading it you have to remember that they aren't just a harmless fringe group: they control the second biggest state in the nation and have produced the current top leadership of the United States. So since the 2004 platform isn't available on the Texas GOP site yet — they are "closed for several days" in remembrance of Ronald Reagan — I'm going to repost some selected readings from the 2000 platform that I originally blogged about last year. Don't worry; I don't think the 2004 platform is much different. MORE AT: washingtonmonthly.com

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