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(24,692 posts)Texas Protecting Texans- We support Federal legislation remanding all authority over abortion back to the individual States and removing all standing on this issue from the federal judiciary as given by Article III in the US Constitution.
United States Senators- We support the repeal of the 17th Amendment of the United States Constitution and the appointment of United States Senators by the state legislatures.
We oppose socialism in any form. We support the Texas Legislature and the United States Congress in enacting legislation that prohibits any judicial jurisdiction from allowing any substitute or parallel system of law, specifically foreign law (including Sharia Law).
Climate Change is a political agenda promoted to control every aspect of our lives. We support the defunding of climate justice initiatives and the abolition of the Environmental Protection Agency and repeal of the Endangered Species Act.
We urge that the Voter Rights Act of 1965, codified and updated in 1973, be repealed and not reauthorized.
We support the definition of marriage as a God-ordained, legal and moral commitment only between one natural man and one natural woman.
Homosexuality is a chosen behavior that is contrary to the fundamental unchanging truths that has been ordained by God in the Bible, recognized by our nations founders, and shared by the majority of Texans. Homosexuality must not be presented as an acceptable alternative lifestyle, in public policy, nor should family be redefined to include homosexual couples.
We are resolute in our support of the reversal of Roe v. Wade.
We unequivocally oppose the United States Senates ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
We pledge our influence toward a return to the original intent of the 1st Amendment and toward dispelling the myth of separation of church and state.
The Export-Import Bank should not be re-authorized after expiration on June 30th.
We support the immediate repeal of Dodd-Frank legislation and replace with the Glass-Steagall Act.
We also encourage the adoption of a National Right to Work Act.
We believe the Minimum Wage Law should be repealed.
We oppose all efforts to classify carbon dioxide as a pollutant.
We oppose the implementation of any cap and trade (aka Cap and Tax) system through legislation or regulation.
We call upon the United States House of Representatives to continue the select committee and appoint a special prosecutor in order to subpoena testimony to fully investigate all aspects of the Benghazi debacle.
International Trade- We strongly oppose the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), the Trade In Services Agreement (TISA), and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). We demand the immediate withdrawal from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA). We demand the repeal of the current Fast Track Authority/TPA.
International Organizations- We support United States withdrawal from the International Monetary Fund, the World Trade Organization, and the World Bank.
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