The following are basic principles that make up the platform of the Black Hawk County Republican Party:
I. Our nation is a Constitutional Republic whose Foundation is the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.
The Right to Life is understood to include all people from conception to natural death. Private property ownership is essential for freedom and the basis upon which a great civilization is built. We are a nation governed by representatives elected to public office by its citizens. We uphold the constitutionally limited and prescribed roles of the three branches of government. Our Constitution provides enumerated, limited powers—and only those powers—to the federal government. All other powers are left to the individual States or to the people. We are concerned about the erosion of religious liberty, privacy, free speech, our right to free assembly, private ownership of property and gun ownership rights.
II. We are a Sovereign Nation.
Our Sovereign Nation is defined by its borders, governed by a set of laws duly established by our representatives as guided by our Constitution, and protected by a military strong enough to defend our nation and its interests against all enemies, foreign and domestic. Foundational to our Republic is equality before the law of all its citizens.
III. The Oath of Office of all civil servants, elected and employed, defines their actions.
As citizens, we hold accountable our elected officials to their individual Oath of Office.
IV. Fiscal Integrity is a fundamental function of any local, state or federal entity.
It is imperative that government entities act in a financially responsible manner. It follows that limiting the size and scope of government are necessary components of achieving this end.
V. Personal Responsibility is a tenet of citizenship.
We are a nation guided by a common vision. As Americans we have equal opportunity under the law, limited only by our abilities and motivations. We take personal responsibility for our individual success which empowers us to be compassionately considerate of others. As citizens we are not servants of the government. We have the responsibility to voice our will. Our possibilities are limitless where a free market is allowed to operate without government distortion.
