OPINION PAGE
September 01, 2010
Questions for Republicans
Steve McCullough
There is a good chance that Republicans may gain control of one or both houses of Congress following the upcoming November elections. The last time Republicans had control of Congress they made a mess of things. They abandoned their small-government principles and enacted many expensive big-government programs and ran up a large debt and huge deficit spending. Now, although it’s true that Democrats have made a bad situation much worse, before we return congressional power to the Republican Party we need to ask them several questions to ensure that they will be true to their small-government pronouncements this time around. Here are my top 10 questions for Republicans:
1.
Will you cut off funding for Obamacare and move to repeal this legislation?
Will you cut off funding for Obamacare and move to repeal this legislation?2.Will you oppose any and all tax increases and make the tax cuts permanent that are due to expire next year?
Will you oppose any and all tax increases and make the tax cuts permanent that are due to expire next year?3.Will you secure the U.S./Mexico border before any plans are adopted to legitimize anyone who is in this country illegally?
Will you secure the U.S./Mexico border before any plans are adopted to legitimize anyone who is in this country illegally?4.Will you significantly cut federal government spending and move to have a balanced budget amendment?
Will you significantly cut federal government spending and move to have a balanced budget amendment?5.Will you clearly define the military mission in Afghanistan and do everything possible to enable our military forces to achieve the mission?
Will you clearly define the military mission in Afghanistan and do everything possible to enable our military forces to achieve the mission?6.Will you oppose the passage of the cap-and-trade energy bill or any bill that will substantially raise energy costs for Americans?
Will you oppose the passage of the cap-and-trade energy bill or any bill that will substantially raise energy costs for Americans?7.Will you promote a comprehensive energy exploration plan which includes oil, gas, coal, nuclear, solar and wind power development?
Will you promote a comprehensive energy exploration plan which includes oil, gas, coal, nuclear, solar and wind power development?8.Will you enforce the US Supreme Court’s recent decisions concerning Americans’ Second Amendment rights?
Will you enforce the US Supreme Court’s recent decisions concerning Americans’ Second Amendment rights?9.Will you support an amendment to the Constitution for congressional term limits?
Will you support an amendment to the Constitution for congressional term limits?10. Will you support a bill to provide education vouchers for all families with school-age children and move to limit the power of the Department of Education or eliminate it altogether?
Until we know the answers to these questions we should not trust Republicans to run the government any differently than Democrats have done for the last 4 years
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