As individuals, we turn towards political parties to identify with a group that has the most in common with our own values and principals. Each political party’s agenda focuses on the primary interests affiliated with that party and is motivated to enact its beliefs and interests through legislation by electing officials into government. Texas is a large state with four political parties: Republican, Democratic, Green Party, and Libertarian. Each political party has a basic fundamental ideology and platform on current issues. The two major political parties in Texas and in the nation are the Republican and Democratic parties.Texas is a conservative state where the Republican Party has known success as the leading political party in Texas …show more content…
The Libertarian Party began in the early 1970’s in hopes of creating an alternative to the two-party system. Libertarians form their principals on the fundamentals of preserving the Constitutional rights as seen by the party. Libertarians believe that the government should serve as a protective force, and that individuals should be left to enjoy their rights free from all hindrances from any person or entity. The Libertarian Party’s platform begins traditionally with a preamble, and then follows with a Statement of Principals. Following the principals is the party’s view of constitutional rights. Protected under these constitutional rights are: freedom of speech, right to bear arms, equality under law, marriage and domestic partnership, privacy & law enforcement powers, immigration, national defense, eminent domain and eminent domain. After constitutional rights are the party’s views on small government. Libertarians support small government, meaning they believe that the smaller government is most efficient and best serves our state and nation. (Libertarian Party of Texas) Personal Responsibility is the next section. This section focuses on personal responsibility and defends that individuals are free to make their own choices and accept responsibility and consequences for their own personal choices. This is a fundamental value that the Libertarian’s base …show more content…
Libertarians believe that it is not the government’s role to define or impose beliefs or values on society, but sees the government’s role as a means of protection. I fully support the idea of such an extreme idea against government intrusion in the lives of citizens. I agree with the ideology that the government has strayed away from its role as an instrument that legitimately exists to serve and protect its people. In the section, Equality Under the Law, the Libertarians seek to defend all citizens regardless of gender or gender orientation, and “believe government does not have legitimate authority to define or restrict personal relationships (and other associations) that are discriminatory, in practice, to any group of citizens.” (Libertarian Party of Texas) In regards to marriage and domestic partnership, the party’s platform reads, ”We believe that marriage is a matter of private contract, and should not be defined or licensed by government. We believe that government should not treat individuals differently based on their marital status.” (Libertarian Party of Texas) I believe in and support both of these fundamentals regarding protection and support to discrimination and definition of family. I believe that the government has no business to limit or
As stated above, the party’s doctrine was based on more than three ideologies. The Democratic-Republicans called for extensive radicalism and nationalism. They dreamt about the country made of people with radical views who knew their rights. Their procedures are very democratic, fair, and transparent.
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It appears that political parties can't win per professional commentators and the general public. It is possible that they're in charge of causing divisions in society by being too partisan or they don't stand for anything since they represent too many diverse interests. These contradicting criticisms of parties are not new. Some of the Founders of the United States famously saw political parties as a source of intolerant spirit, which is a view that has continued in contemporary circumstances. At the same time, we frequently criticize parties for lacking any coherent political program. The long list of issue positions delivered by party committees is the outcome supposedly caused by the needs for parties to unite enough interests in order
The Texas Legislature is far too archaic to provide consistent leadership for a state government; Congress has become too enmeshed with the executive branch and leaves blurry lines drawn in its separation of powers. The ideal legislature would be a modernized version of what the Texas Constitution created.
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Texas went through a great amount of political change from being dominated by the Democratic Party during the 1960s and 70s, from the Republican Party taking over in the 80s. One of the big reasons for this change was due to the political party’s views. Throughout this essay I will discuss the changes of the political stances in Texas as well as the present day factors that affect America.
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Texas politics is an interesting ecosystem of power, rules and regulations. Of course, in typical Texas fashion, most of the politics we engage in we do our own way. From governors who stay in office for a decade to our extremely diverse demographics, Texas is extremely unique. This uniqueness of course comes with its critics, benefits, and downsides. This is particularly true with the Texas Court system compared to both the federal courts and many other states.
The Texas government is an unusually complex institution that is composed of many different levels. Everyone asks, with a constitution like the one Texas has, can people really trust the government? The main reasons why people might not be trusting of the government are that they might believe that the officials take advantage of their power, or want to try to control them. The Texas legislature is also subject to checks and balances in the three branch system. For example, the governor 's power to veto bills, which is rarely overridden, and to call special sessions; while the court has the power of judicial review. In Texas, the Constitution divides the powers
Political ideology holds an important place when determining what to consider yourself as. The Republican Party holds a vision that is established on American traditions of family, community, and
The government of the state of Texas is a difficult and complicated institution that is composed of many different levels. The question comes in to everyone's mind at one time or another whether or not to trust the government. It could be that people believe that the officials will take advantage of their power, or simply people don't like the idea of being controlled by someone who is not a family member or friend. To avoid this centralized power, the government is divided into stages and this is a reasonable ground for trusting the government. Government runs this state and it does deserve to be trusted.
While each state should be aware of the environmental needs that are most important to address, environmental policy should be beneficial to all. This means that Texas and the federal government need to learn how to work together more efficiently. “As is often the case in environmental policy, environmental outcomes occur at a rate incompatible with political agendas: In addition, a multitude of possibly confounding variables makes it difficult to correlate collaborative governance processes with environmental outcomes.” (Biddle) It is crucial for Texas to drop its “Don’t Tread on Me” state of mind for the greater good of our environment. Selfishness has no place here. Without any compromise, the destruction of Texas’s environment could very well impact other states and become a landslide effect throughout the country.
The Texas anti-abortion law has taken the country’s attention by storm. It is an issue on many different woman’s minds, especially those who live in the state of Texas. The new laws are forcing many woman to have to cross state lines in order to receive an abortion and medical care. This includes woman who needs abortions due to preexisting medical conditions and those who are carrying fetuses which are diseased and are expected not to be born as healthy babies. The Texas Governor Rick Perry and Senator Ted Cruz are leading the fight for the abortion laws to become permanent, laws that are considered the strictest abortion laws that this country has ever seen.
My Political Views are most consistent with the Libertarian Party. Libertarian party fights for the personal freedoms of every American. The Libertarian Agenda includes restoring Constitutional Government, legalizing narcotics, no gun control at all, eliminating the Federal Income Tax, cut defense and spending, and running campaigns on privately donated money. The Libertarian Party believes in absolute economic and social freedom. The party believes the only role of government should be protecting people and property against injury. The party believes that government should not regulate the economy at all. Government should only protect a business owner?s property and resources. Compared with the two parties in power currently, the Libertarian Party would not be consistent with either party?s agenda and is unique in its own political aspects.
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