By William (Bill) Johnston
I wrote this article to highlight just the goals the Party was willing to put in writing. Candidates can promise many things, and sometimes, even the candidates change. So, I thought it would be beneficial to know explicitly what the Party wants to accomplish.
Many voters are frustrated when candidates win but do not pass the promised legislation. The 2024 Republican Party anticipated this frustration by making it clear they can only honestly promise to pass their intended legislation if they control all three branches of the government.
This article is a list of goals the Party includes in the Platform. It does not include what else is in the Platform: past Republican accomplishments, negative references to the Democratic candidate, or why achieving these goals is important.
Including "the why achieving the goal is important" would make this article too long, and the reader can usually infer the why from the statement.
I added descriptive adjectives to describe better technical "inside politics" jargon.
In some cases, the Platform listed the same goal in more than one Chapter. The article left this redundancy to give the reader a sense of the Party's importance on the item.
I hope you find this list of goals interesting and surprising.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PREAMBLE
DEFEAT INFLATION & QUICKLY BRING DOWN PRICES.
SEAL THE BORDER AND STOP THE MIGRANT INVASION.
BUILD THE GREATEST ECONOMY IN HISTORY.
BRING BACK THE AMERICAN DREAM AND MAKE IT AFFORDABLE AGAIN FOR FAMILIES, YOUNG PEOPLE, AND EVERYONE.
PROTECT AMERICAN WORKERS AND FARMERS FROM UNFAIR TRADE.
PROTECT SENIORS.
CULTIVATE GREAT K-12 SCHOOLS LEADING TO GREAT JOBS AND GREAT LIVES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
BRING COMMON SENSE TO OUR GOVERNMENT AND RENEW THE PILLARS OF AMERICAN CIVILIZATION
GOVERNMENT OF, BY, AND FOR THE PEOPLE.
RETURN TO PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH.
PREAMBLE
We will accomplish twenty promises very quickly when we win the White House and Republican Majorities in the House and Senate.
SEAL THE BORDER AND STOP THE MIGRANT INVASION
CARRY OUT THE LARGEST DEPORTATION OPERATION IN AMERICAN HISTORY
END INFLATION, AND MAKE AMERICA AFFORDABLE AGAIN
MAKE AMERICA THE DOMINANT ENERGY PRODUCER IN THE WORLD BY FAR!
STOP OUTSOURCING AND TURN THE UNITED STATES INTO A MANUFACTURING SUPERPOWER
LARGE TAX CUTS FOR WORKERS AND NO TAX ON TIPS!
DEFEND OUR CONSTITUTION, OUR BILL OF RIGHTS, & OUR FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS, INCLUDING SPEECH, RELIGION, AND THE RIGHT TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS
PREVENT WORLD WAR THREE, RESTORE PEACE IN EUROPE AND THE MIDDLE EAST, AND BUILD A GREAT IRON DOME MISSILE DEFENSE SHIELD OVER OUR ENTIRE COUNTRY, ALL MADE IN AMERICA
END THE WEAPONIZATION OF GOVERNMENT AGAINST THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
STOP THE MIGRANT CRIME EPIDEMIC, DEMOLISH THE FOREIGN DRUG CARTELS, CRUSH GANG VIOLENCE, AND LOCK UP VIOLENT OFFENDERS
REBUILD OUR CITIES, INCLUDING WASHINGTON DC, MAKING THEM SAFE, CLEAN, AND BEAUTIFUL AGAIN.
STRENGTHEN AND MODERNIZE OUR MILITARY, MAKING IT, WITHOUT QUESTION, THE STRONGEST AND MOST POWERFUL IN THE WORLD
KEEP THE U.S. DOLLAR AS THE WORLD'S RESERVE CURRENCY
FIGHT FOR AND PROTECT SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE WITH NO CUTS, INCLUDING NO CHANGES TO THE RETIREMENT AGE
CANCEL THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE MANDATE AND CUT COSTLY AND BURDENSOME REGULATIONS
CUT FEDERAL FUNDING FOR ANY SCHOOL PUSHING CRITICAL RACE THEORY, RADICAL GENDER IDEOLOGY, AND OTHER INAPPROPRIATE RACIAL, SEXUAL, OR POLITICAL CONTENT ON OUR CHILDREN
KEEP MEN OUT OF WOMEN'S SPORTS
DEPORT PRO-HAMAS RADICALS AND MAKE OUR COLLEGE CAMPUSES SAFE AND PATRIOTIC AGAIN
SECURE OUR ELECTIONS, INCLUDING SAME-DAY VOTING, VOTER IDENTIFICATION, PAPER BALLOTS, AND PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP
UNITE OUR COUNTRY BY BRINGING IT TO NEW AND RECORD LEVELS OF SUCCESS
CHAPTER ONE DEFEAT INFLATION AND QUICKLY BRING DOWN ALL PRICES
Unleash American Energy.
Lift restrictions on American Energy Production. Terminate the Socialist Green New Deal.
Unleash Energy Production from all sources.
Rein in Wasteful Federal Spending.
Promote Economic Growth.
Cut Costly and Burdensome Regulations.
Reinstate Deregulation Policies.
Stop Illegal Immigration.
Deport Illegal Aliens.
Reverse the Open Borders Policies.
Restore Peace through Strength.
Reduce geopolitical risks and lower commodity prices.
CHAPTER TWO SEAL THE BORDER, AND STOP THE MIGRANT INVASION
End the Invasion at the Southern Border.
Restore Law and Order.
Protect American Sovereignty.
Deliver a Safe and Prosperous Future for all Americans.
Halt all releases of Illegal Aliens into the interior.
Complete the Border Wall.
Shift massive portions of Federal Law Enforcement to Immigration Enforcement.
Use advanced technology to monitor and secure the Border.
Move thousands of Troops to our own Southern Border.
Deploy the U.S. Navy to impose a full Fentanyl Blockade on the waters of our Region.
Strengthen Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Increase penalties for illegal entry and overstaying Visas. Reinstate "Remain in Mexico" Policies.
Invoke the Alien Enemies Act & bring back the Travel Ban.
Use Title 42 to return all trafficked children immediately.
Send illegal Aliens & those who have violated our Laws home.
Use existing Federal Law to keep foreign Christian-hating Communists, Marxists, and Socialists out of America.
Use extreme vetting to ensure jihadists and jihadist sympathizers are not admitted.
Cut federal Funding to sanctuary jurisdictions.
Require local cooperation with Federal Immigration Enforcement.
Prioritize Merit-based immigration.
Ensure those admitted to our Country never become a drain on Public Resources.
End Chain Migration (immigrants from a particular area follow others from that area to same destination).
Put American Workers first.
CHAPTER THREE BUILD THE GREATEST ECONOMY IN HISTORY
Implement Transparency and Common Sense in rulemaking.
Eliminate Taxes on Tips & pursue additional Tax Cuts.
Forge an America First Trade Policy.
Prioritize American Producers over Foreign Outsourcers.
Bring our critical Supply Chains back home.
Increase Energy Production across the board.
End market-distorting restrictions on Oil, Natural Gas & Coal.
Make America Energy Independent & then Energy Dominant.
Lead the World in Emerging Industries.
Oppose the creation of a Central Bank Digital Currency.
Defend the right to mine Bitcoin.
Ensure the right to self-custody of Digital Assets & transact free from Government Surveillance & Control.
Support AI Development rooted in Free Speech.
Create a robust Manufacturing Industry in Near Earth Orbit.
Enhance partnerships with the Commercial Space sector.
CHAPTER FOUR MAKE THE AMERICAN DREAM AFFORDABLE AGAIN FOR EVERYONE
Reduce mortgage rates by slashing Inflation.
Open limited portions of federal land for new home construction.
Promote homeownership through Tax Incentives.
Support first-time home buyers.
Create more affordable alternatives to a four-year degree.
Protect Medicare.
CHAPTER FIVE PROTECT AMERICAN WORKERS AND FARMERS FROM UNFAIR TRADE
Support baseline Tariffs on Foreign-made goods.
Pass the Trump Reciprocal Trade Act.
Revoke China's Most Favored Nation status.
Phase out imports of essential goods & and stop China from buying American Real Estate and Industries.
Cancel Biden's Electric Vehicle and other Mandates & prevent the importation of Chinese vehicles.
Bring Home Critical Supply Chains
Strengthen Buy American and Hire American Policies.
Ban companies that outsource jobs from doing business with the Federal Government.
Protect American Workers from Unfair Foreign Competition.
CHAPTER SIX PROTECT SENIORS
Ensure the long-term sustainability of Social Security.
Do Not add millions of new illegal immigrants to Medicare.
Expand access to Primary Care and support Policies that help Seniors remain in their homes.
Shift resources back to at-home Senior Care.
Support unpaid Family Caregivers through Tax Credits and reduced red tape.
CHAPTER SEVEN CULTIVATE GREAT K-12 SCHOOLS, LEADING TO GREAT JOBS AND GREAT LIVES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
Prepare students for successful lives and well-paying jobs.
End Teacher Tenure.
Adopt Merit pay.
Allow various publicly supported educational models.
Support Universal School Choice in every State.
Expand 529 Education Savings Accounts.
Support Homeschooling Families equally.
Emphasize Education to prepare students for great jobs.
Support project-based learning and schools that offer meaningful work experience.
Expose politicized education models.
Fund proven career training programs.
Overhaul standards on school discipline.
Advocate for immediate suspension of violent students.
Harden schools to keep violence away.
Restore Parental Rights in Education.
Enforce Civil Rights Laws to stop schools from discriminating based on Race.
Ensure children are taught fundamentals like Reading, History, Science, and Math, not Leftwing propaganda.
Defund schools that engage in inappropriate political indoctrination.
Reinstate the 1776 Commission.
Promote Fair and Patriotic Civics Education.
Veto efforts to nationalize Civics Education.
Champion the First Amendment Right to Pray and Read the Bible in school.
Close the Department of Education in Washington, D.C. and send it back to the States.
CHAPTER EIGHT BRING COMMON SENSE TO GOVERNMENT AND RENEW THE PILLARS OF AMERICAN CIVILIZATION
Protect Police Officers from frivolous lawsuits.
Address homelessness to restore order to our streets.
Restore Law and Order in our Capital City.
Expand Veterans' Healthcare Choices & protect VA Whistleblowers.
Organize a National Celebration to mark the 250th Anniversary of the United States of America.
CHAPTER NINE GOVERNMENT OF, BY, AND FOR THE PEOPLE
Ensure that states are free to pass laws protecting pro-life rights.
Stop Taxpayer-funded Schools from promoting gender transition.
Promote a Foreign Policy centered on the most essential American Interests.
Invest in the Iron Dome Missile Defense Shield.
Ensure our Allies meet their obligations to invest in our Common Defense
Protect our Critical Infrastructure and Industrial Base from malicious cyber actors.
Well, that's the end of the Party's endorsed Platform. It shows precisely what goals the Party is willing to put into writing.
Please keep in mind this does not include what individual candidates have said, which may conflict, change, or be in addition to what the Party has endorsed.
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