Grays Harbor Republican Party

Washington State

Working to “turn government right”

Equal Rights: All human beings, from conception to natural death, are endowed by their Creator, as proclaimed in the Declaration of Independence, with unalienable rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

Family Life:  We believe that marriage is the union of a man and a woman.  The traditional family is the fundamental unit of our society.  Parents have both the right and the responsibility to provide for their own children and teach them the goals, values, and beliefs that they deem important.

Property Rights: Private property should never be taken for any other private use, and should never be taken for public use or devalued by government regulation without full and just compensation.

Gun Rights:  All law-abiding citizens have a right to own and carry firearms for the protection of their country, their lives, their families, and their property.

Election Integrity:  Proof of identity, residence, and US citizenship must be required for voter registration and proof of identity must be required to obtain a ballot.  We support strict penalties for voter fraud.

Immigration:  Controlled immigration, including firm enforcement of existing laws, is essential for our economic and national security.

Taxes and the Economy:  Government can best provide necessary services when the economy prospers, and businesses and individuals will best prosper when they are free from excessive tax and regulatory burdens. 

Inheritance Taxes:  We support the elimination of all inheritance taxes because savings and property have already been taxed.

Retirement:  All workers should have the option to have private and/or public retirement and Social Security benefits placed in private, portable accounts in their name and under their control; eliminate all inheritance taxes.

Health Care: We support competitive, efficient, and cost-effective healthcare such as low-cost, high-deductible catastrophic-type private healthcare insurance paid with privately managed medical savings accounts and continuing tort reform.

Welfare:  Greater self-esteem, responsibility, and productivity will only be possible when recipients have the incentive and opportunity to avoid entitlement and dependency. 

Education:  Government should protect freedom in education by offering vouchers to parents to use for the school of their choice; all students must learn the English language.

Energy:  We should actively pursue and utilize all technologies and all resources to support America ’s complete energy independence. 

Environment:  We believe that humans are not only a part of the environment, but must be given primary consideration when environmental decisions are made.

National Defense:  We support our President and our military in their tireless efforts to confront clear and present dangers to America .