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  2004-2006 Platform
We call for the return of the part-time citizen legislator, who understands the problems faced by his constituents because, like them, he has to make a living under the laws enacted by the Legislature; and who is representative of the people he serves, not a mere high paid appendage of the governmental bureaucracy.
Citizens, both in groups and as individuals, have repeatedly sought responses from the IRS bureaucracy as to the basis for the agency’s tax policies and procedures.
We believe that every citizen is entitled to seek health treatment of his choice, and every health care practitioner is entitled to give his patient a mutually agreed upon treatment, and such treatment should be restricted only if it is conclusively proved harmful to the patient.
www.aipca.org /Platform/platform.html   (13791 words)

  
 LOCAL EVENTS REPORT
Concerning the security issue, citizens expressed their dissatisfaction with the partial restoration of peace and security in the former crisis regions and with the fact that the fate of the kidnapped and missing persons from the armed conflict in 2001 is still a mystery.
The feeling that prevailed was that citizens lack appropriate and accessible mechanisms to participate in the decision-making process as well as in local and national policy-making.
Citizens believe that governmental institutions are closed, both on local and central level, and that they are not transparent and interested in establishing direct contacts with them.
www.mango.org.mk /cplatform/3reporten-source.htm   (770 words)

  
 The Communitarian Network
To establish conditions under which elected officials will be able to respond to the public interest, to the genuine needs of all citizens, and to their own consciences requires that the role of private money in public life be reduced as much as possible.
Citizens who care about the integrity of the polity either on the local, state, or national level, should band with their fellows to form a neo-progressive communitarian movement.
Reflecting the diverse moral voices of their citizens, responsive communities define what is expected of people; they educate their members to accept these values; and they praise them when they do and frown upon them when they do not.
www.gwu.edu /~ccps/platformtext.html   (3642 words)

  
 Libertarian Party of Louisiana - Platform   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
In declaring this platform, the LPL resolved to complete Section III and to re-examine the entirety of the new platform for further revision or confirmation at its next annual convention.
All citizens are free to exhort their neighbors, persuade them of the advantages of particular conduct, or contract for their cooperation on matters of mutual interest.
Our citizens are entitled to possess any weapons which may reasonably be necessary for protection of themselves, their families, and their communities from criminals, terrorists, or other persons threatening serious injury or oppression, including any such persons acting under color of law.
www.la.lp.org /platform.htm   (9266 words)

  
 CNN/AllPolitics.com - Election 2000 - The Republican National Convention
Democracy thrives on well-informed citizens, and now the public will have unprecedented access to the workings of government, including the voting records of their Members of Congress and the written opinions of judges, whose decisions will now be reviewable in the court of public opinion.
Citizens must have the confidence that their personal privacy will be respected in the use of technology by both business and government.
Still, there are individuals and organizations using their power as citizens and consumers to advance a cultural renewal in all aspects of American life.
www.cnn.com /ELECTION/2000/conventions/republican/features/platform.00   (18745 words)

  
 Colorado
They believe in economic opportunity for small business and the working class citizens, national standards of education, etc. Although there similarities in their belief systems, it is important to note certain characteristics of the state of Colorado.
Although the party has not written a platform for the upcoming election, they expressed that the 1996 platform accurately expresses their beliefs for the presidential election in the year 2000.
Their platform expressed their desire to work towards, “ leading cooperative efforts between business and government to enhance the stability of small businesses.” Their belief is that, “strong competitive businesses can produce high-paying jobs and end wage stagnation.
www.hunter.cuny.edu /pc2000/Colorado.html   (786 words)

  
 Innovations in Democracy: The Draft Platform
An innovative way around these problems is to officially bring together citizens chosen at random (or in some other unbiased way to embody the actual diversity of their city, state or country) and provide them with powerful processes and information to come up with real community wisdom that's understandable and usable by everyone else.
Citizens need statistics to monitor how their community or country is doing so they can take appropriate action.
It is intended to serve as a universal code of conduct for citizens, educators, business executives, scientists, professional associations, religious and spiritual leaders, civil society organisations, and national councils for sustainable development.
www.co-intelligence.org /draftPlatform.html   (3857 words)

  
 I. DEMOCRACY
Citizens of a democracy must have the information and ability to determine the actions of their government.
As voting citizens, taxpayers, workers, consumers, and stakeholders, we unite to exercise our rights and, as Thomas Jefferson urged, to counteract the "excesses of the monied interests." Toward this end, we consider serious reform of campaign funding to be essential, as well as curbs on the influence of corporations on lawmakers and regulatory agencies.
A growing and grave imbalance between the citizens of this country and the interests which extract power from the citizens is an imminent danger to our security and national and global social stability.
www.gp.org /platform/2004/democracy.html   (4799 words)

  
 North Carolina Republican Party Platform
One of the first duties of government is maintaining law and order, thereby allowing citizens freedom to pursue the blessings of life and liberty.
Law-abiding citizens often live in fear of crime in their neighborhoods and schools.
We are proud to be citizens of the United States of America — a nation that has become the greatest in history because it is a nation built on the promise of freedom and opportunity for all.
www.ncgop.org /reference/platform.html   (4478 words)

  
 NC Party Platform
We are committed always to be a conservative voice for citizens who want to guard the rights, liberties, and values upon which this great nation was founded.
Because citizens who work should be free to spend their money as they see fit, all spending restrictions on workfare workers should be abolished.
As North Carolina Republicans, we are proud to be citizens of the United States of America — a nation that has become the greatest in history because it is a nation built on the promise of freedom and opportunity for all.
www.davidsongop.com /platform.htm   (4840 words)

  
 Ben's Guide (9-12): Citizenship -- Responsibilities of Citizens
It is important for all citizens to vote in every election to make sure that the democratic, representative system of government is maintained.
Each citizen needs to make his/her own decision about who would be the best representatives by considering all sides of the issues.
State and local elections involve voting on issues or laws that are of concern to the citizens, such as businesses, schools, neighborhoods, transportation, safety or health.
bensguide.gpo.gov /9-12/citizenship/responsibilities.html   (382 words)

  
 Moderate Party
This draft Platform is a work in progress that sets the framework for an innovative and evolutionary new political party.
The Platform is responsible on fiscal issues and inclusive on social issues.
That firearms dealers and private individuals who distribute arms to those citizens deemed unfit for ownership because of prior felony conviction, declared mental incompetence, or deficiency in education on proper firearm safety and use, are in effect acting irresponsibly.
www.modparty.net /platform.php   (928 words)

  
 Libertarian Party of Texas
Government tends to operate on the opposite principle, that the State is master and the individual the servant, to act only as directed by those in power.
It is our mission to contest this trend, to stop its expansion and to reverse it, working towards the ideal society envisioned by the Founders and enshrined in the Constitution of the United States.
It is, for immigrants as much as for native-born citizens, an insidious enticement to laziness.
www.lptexas.org /platform.shtml   (1477 words)

  
 North Carolina Republican Party
Government should treat all citizens fairly and impartially and should assure equal opportunity without regard to wealth, race, religion, sex, or national origin.
Legislative session limits must be accompanied by measures to ensure that policy decisions are made by elected legislators and are not made by unelected state employees or legislative staff.
Government should encourage citizens to pursue happiness through honest, hard work and should not be in the business of subverting the rewards of honest labor.
www.ncgop.org /gopinformation/platform.asp   (3694 words)

  
 Superfund Platform
Citizens must have meaningful involvement throughout the process, and all sites must be cleaned up in a timely, equitable and just manner.
When citizens must be permanently relocated, they should receive replacement value for their homes and costs of relocation, rather than just the "fair market value".
Citizens strongly feel that their communities should not be made permanent sacrifice zones by the cleanup of Superfund sites to a lesser standard, and their redevelopment to industrial sites.
www.ccaej.org /projects/platform.htm   (3880 words)

  
 Platform for Mike Crane for Senate District 51
The citizens of Georgia should have the means of bypassing or reigning in an unresponsive Legislature and/or Governor.
The primary function of government is to protect the rights of its citizens, not special interests.
In most elections citizens are offered the fewest choices of any State in our country.
electmikecrane.com   (664 words)

  
 Gilder Lehrman Center: Sources: American Platform of Principles
Americans must rule America, and to this end native-born citizens should be selected for all State, Federal, and municipal offices of government employment, in preference to all others.
No person should be selected for political station (whether of native or foreign birth), who recognizes any allegiance or obligation of any description to any foreign prince, potentate or power, or who refuses to recognize the Federal and State Constitution (each within its sphere) as paramount to all other laws, as rules of political action.
A change in the laws of naturalization, making a continued residence of twenty-one years, of all not heretofore provided for, an indispensable requisite for citizenship hereafter, and excluding all paupers, and persons convicted of crime, from landing upon our shores; but no interference with the vested rights of foreigners.
www.yale.edu /glc/archive/974.htm   (416 words)

  
 Bloomberg.com: Europe
Law and Justice and Citizens' Platform are in a deadlock over economic policies and power-sharing within the new cabinet, with Law and Justice calling for a slower euro-adoption timetable than Citizens' Platform and a cut-back in state asset sales.
The zloty has lost almost half a percent since Oct. 24, amid concern Citizens' Platform, which advocates spending cuts, less government intervention in the economy and euro adoption before 2010, won't be part of the next government.
Citizens' Platform rejected Law and Justice's plan to take over the interior and justice ministries, saying it's a ploy to dominate the cabinet, Platform Chairman Donald Tusk said after a meeting of party leaders.
www.bloomberg.com /apps/news?pid=10000085&sid=aprYNugRmFaw   (566 words)

  
 Independence Party Platform
The platform that follows is directed at the restoration both of our political liberty and of fiscal and economic solvency for our children.
Citizen Empowerment Plank: Grant legal "standing" to citizens and citizen groups to bring court challenges for waste, fraud, financial abuse, and criminal acts at all levels of government.
Citizen Legislator Plank: Support the concept that all legislative offices other than Congress and the U.S. Senate should be part-time positions that can easily be held by most citizens, and we support the reorganization of the legislative sessions in New York toward that end.
ipny.org /platform.html   (5935 words)

  
 About
The Massachusetts Democratic Party Platform is our covenant with one another and is the foundation on which our party leaders and we generally stand.
While the Platform reflects our common commitment, we are also a party of individuals with personal and private beliefs.
• Recognizing that small communities face unique challenges in providing government services with largely volunteer citizen officials, we support state and regional efforts to educate and empower local officials with the information and resources necessary to carry out their duties in a professional manner.
www.massdems.org /about/platform.htm   (3405 words)

  
 Sam Dehné Reno City Council Candidate Platform
The road situation in Reno is an insult to its citizens.
Citizens should be able to trust the council to decide controversial issues in a manner that protects all the citizens...
Citizens can understand public issues just as well as council members IF they are properly informed about the pros and cons of each issue.
www.renocitizen.com /platform.html   (1107 words)

  
 platform   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
After I was damn near killed by this little band of cops, the "authorities" then allowed the same little bunch of rogues, to do their own cover up and investigation and...
A very mean act was committed against me by the very people who are in positions of power in our government, fellow citizens, who swear oaths to protect and serve, all the people, but,...
Objective #4: The prison system will be reorganized to produce a self-supporting institution that will return equal, nonviolent citizens to the larger society after behavioral modification of individual prisoners has been achieved.
www.phillipmorrisnapier.com /platform.htm   (991 words)

  
 Citizens' Global Platform
The Citizens' Global Platform (CGP) brings together civil society actors from the South and North to tackle the negative impacts of globalisation.
The platform is a joint initiative by civil society actors in Tanzania and Finland and open to all those interested in global issues.
The Citizens' Global Platform is a channel for public debate on globalisation, seeking to bring in new actors across sectors and borders, to facilitate co-operation between the North and South, paying special attention to silent voices - those undermined by the present narrow economic agenda.
www.globalplatform.fi   (515 words)

  
 AHP Platform
Power of Juries: We call for legislation to require judges to instruct juries as to the full scope of their powers, including the power to judge the laws in question and the right to consider all evidence which they may deem pertinent to determining a proper verdict.
The purpose of the First Amendment was to allow citizens the freedom to address the policies and practices of government, not to aid in the degradation of American culture.
Immigration: In order for citizens to serve responsibly as guardians of our constitutional form of government, we call for a return to the practice of disqualifying for admission to the U.S. all persons having criminal histories, immoral life-styles, or beliefs hostile to our form of government.
www.americanheritageparty.org /platform.htm   (2165 words)

  
 Lok Satta   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Lok Satta provides a platform to citizens who basically subscribe to the ideology of Lok Satta and form themselves into groups/associations.
Lok Satta advocated citizen's charters to bring transparency to the working of the government departments and facilitate ease of interface for the citizen.
Citizen's charters are being introduced in all the government departments and the RTI Act gives further fillip.
www.loksatta.org /achieve4.htm   (1038 words)

  
 Legislative Platform | LULAC-League of United Latin American Citizens
The 2006-2007 LULAC National Legislative Platform was adopted by the LULAC National Assembly on July 1, 2006, at the 77th LULAC National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The platform outlines the official policy positions of the League of United Latin American Citizens, the oldest and largest Latino membership-based civil rights organization in the United States.
LULAC encourages all eligible immigrants to become US citizens and demands that the Bureau of Immigration and Citizenship Services expedite the processing of citizenship applications pending in a backlog for up to two years or more.
www.lulac.org /advocacy/platform.html   (3290 words)

  
 NHGOP 2003-2004 Republican Party Platform   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
We believe in the citizens' right to access government information to the extent such disclosure does not violate the security of our state or the privacy of individual citizens.
It is our belief that citizens who control their own education budgets have the strongest incentives to spend their money wisely.
We believe that the health care of all state citizens is an important factor in the well being and economic success encompassed in the New Hampshire Advantage.
www.nhgop.org /resources/platform.html   (3222 words)

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