what does a republican stand for?
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money,money, money...\nblood, oil, money.\nand war!\nforcing their religious values on others.
949522
Because is Christian and Republican
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Probably libertarian.  The republicans are spineless.  I've been disapppointed by them for the last time.
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To be a Republican  is to be a member of the Republican Party which means they may belong to one of many  different groups that tend to be in the Republican Party.  I think it is easier to say what the Republican party has been against and then you will begin to understand it.  Under Theodore Roosevelt it was an environmental party, but for over one hundred years now, and especially in the last forty years it has fought against most laws established to protect the environment and people.  It fought against Social Security in the thirties and for the past forty years has attacked it and even tody would destroy it if it could.  It has fought against every minimum wage law that has been passed.  It fought against the Medi-Care bill in 1965 that gave senior citizens health care coverage.  It has fought against the Medi-caid program that pays for nursing home care for seniors.  It fought against most civil rights legislation in the 1960's including the Civil Rithts Act and the Voting Rights Act.  It caused legislation to be passed to restrict the rights of Unions after the Supreme Court gave them the right to organize.  It fought against the establishemnt of the National Labor Relations Board  regulating employer employee relations.\n\nBut what does it stand for?  \n1.Under President Bush: the  Reduction of taxes for the richest Americans and shifting more tax burden on to the middle class.\n2.Attempted destruction of Social Security.\n3.Protection of large corporations with special tax breaks and favorable legislation:  i.e., tax breaks to the oil industry (as if they need it) and making it a crime to buy a prescription (with a prescription) from a pharmacy in Canada or other foreign country.\n3. Reducing automobile emission standards and air and water standards in the country.\n4. making it a crime to legally possess medicinal marijuana in states where it is legal for pain relief.\n5.Creating the largest deficit spending in the history of our nation after calling the Democratic party the "party of taxing and spending".
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Republican Party, one of the two major United States political parties, founded by a coalition in 1854. The coalition was composed of former members of the Whig, Free-Soil, and Know-Nothing parties, along with Northern Democrats who were dissatisfied with their party’s conciliatory attitude on the slavery issue (see Free-Soil Party; Know-Nothings; Whig Party). The early Republicans were united in their opposition to extending slavery into the Western territories. In 1856 they nominated John Charles Frémont for the presidency. He won about a third of the popular vote, but alienated many potential supporters by his failure to oppose immigration.\n\n*******************************\n\nDemocratic Party, one of the two main political parties of the United States. Its origins can be traced to the coalition formed behind Thomas Jefferson in the 1790s to resist the policies of George Washington’s administration. This coalition, originally called the Republican, and later the Democratic-Republican Party, split into two factions during the presidential campaign of 1828. One, the National Republican Party, was absorbed into the Whig Party in 1834; the other became the Democratic Party.
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1.) Bush and all republicans for that matter promote social darwinism. \n\n2.) Reps also promote inequality.  They want the rich to get richer, the poor to get poorer and the middle class more vulnerable as they fall into poverty.  \n\n3.) Republicans stand for unequal results and unequal assets\n\nPlutarch once said "an imbalance in the rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics."
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I am a Republican.\nI am for family values, a more moral society, standing up to our enemies, against abortion, and lower taxes.
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Republicans believe that everyone has an equal chance to succeed, so they are against Affirmative Action and the like, because, unlike Democrats, they feel that minorities have every chance to do well.  Republicans believe in Equality.  Republicans believe in lower taxes and free trade\n\nDemocrats are more socialist.  They believe in the distribution of wealth.  They believe in the expansion of a welfare state.  They oppose a strong military and national defense.  They are for raising taxes and more government programs
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Republican.\nCome on.  I mean look at the hair and the whole cape thing.  Plus the evil factor.
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then he would be called a Republican.
965367
depends on which republican
834322
You can't tell that just from these elections.  It depends on who is running and what their policies are.  I personally, don't care what someone is, democrat, or republic....I vote for who I agree with the most.  If that happens to be a democrat, then I vote democrat....if it happens to be a republican, then I vote republican....
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In the Republican party there is a group that is referred to as R.I.N.O.s \n(Republican in Name Only) meaning they believe in high taxes, government regulations on everything, and basically ignore some important things about the constitution.\n\nFederalists are strict constructionist when it comes to the constitution.  They believe that there are things that the federal government can't do. Such as federal gunlaws.
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Republican because they most accurately reflect my conservative values.\n\nAnd I'm sick of Americans saying "I'm sick of how things are going." ... what exactly do they mean by that?  They hate waking up every day in a great country, with the freedoms to do whatever they please that day?  They hate not being persecuted for their beliefs?  Quit hopping on the bandwagon and look how well you have it.\nThen, go ahead and vote for a liberal hippie and watch your money fizzle away and burn why the lazy people eat more McDonalds and drink more booze and Japan buys the whole country. :P
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It's not an official thing, it was just a convenience on election newscasts.\n\nIt does have the advantage of the mnemonic: Red/Republican (and, yes, I kinda like the irony that the former red-biters are now, themselves, red).\n\nIt wasn't until well into 2004 race that I realized "r for Red; r for Republican" and was able to keep them straight. Before I realized that, they just confused me.\n\nNow that they've caught on, I doubt it will change again. We've been using red and blue language steadily for some years now.\n\nSorry, I don't know the reason for the switch.
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Do you think they care? Republicans are greedy, self-righteous, arrogant bastards who only care about their rich, corporate buddies, their superior morality, and money!  They believe the rich are important and the rest of us should just obey their every demand, because they know what is best. Hope for a Democratic victory this election in both houses of Congress, so we restore common-sense and concern for the average Joe.
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No, my poll says Republican