NYE COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE

LOCAL PLATFORM

ADOPTED NCRCC CONVENTION APRIL 15, 2006

1. We support all of Nye County and its communities united as one, leaving no community behind. 
2. We support Nye County initiating its own County Water District through the State Legislature to protect our county’s water resources.
3. We support low density housing subdivisions and appose high density subdivisions maintaining our grass roots rural life style in all of Nye County.
4. We support commercial and residential development in Nye County as long as the developers are made to develop infrastructure, flood control, public parks for use by the general public and financially support our emergency services.
5. We support harsh ethics fines for proven ethics violations committed by elected officials.
6. We support a process whereby the Nye County Commissioners and Town Boards work closely together in the approval process and contractual agreements, pertaining to all commercial and residential developments within their respective development districts.
7. We support dissolving the Pahrump Valley Regional Planning Commission.
8. We support the Board of County Commissioners taking what every action necessary to privatize the planning and public works departments.
9. We do not support any concept whereby State Highway 160 would have a roundabout.

NYE COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE

STATE PLATFORM

ADOPTED NCRCC CONVENTION APRIL 15, 2006

1. We encourage the State Legislature to cut spending and avoid new taxes to encourage strong economic growth; accordingly we support a balanced budget at all levels of government and support the State Constitutional requirement of a 2/3 vote on tax bills.
2. We demand strict enforcement of all state and federal immigration laws present and future including large fines for the employers who hire undocumented immigrants.
3. We support more local control over the portion of state highways that run through rural towns and communities.
4. We encourage the State Legislature to support legislation that will guarantee all counties will receive their lawful annual royalties from oil, mineral and geothermal production as authorized by Federal Regulations.
5. We support absolutely no increase in taxes or fees.
6. We support the education first initiative without the increase in taxes.
7. We support legislation that restricts any state budget being passed or authorized prior to legislative funding.
8. We support the Federal Yucca Mountain Project along with the disbursement of revenues and fees from the Federal Government to be disbursed statewide on a sliding scale with storage and location being the highest level of disbursement and transportation routes being the lowest level of disbursement.
9. We support the effort to prohibit all state, county, city, and local government employees from serving in the legislature per the Nevada Constitution Article 3, Section 1.
10. We support the Nevada Constitution amendment known as the Protection of Marriage Act, which states, “Only a marriage between male and female person shall be recognized and given effect in this state”.
11. We demand that our elected State Legislatures protect the rights and freedoms given every United States Citizen under the US Constitution and Bill of Rights, and refuse to endorse or pass any legislation or law that will infringe on those rights and freedoms. 

NYE COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE

NATIONAL PLATFORM

ADOPTED NCRCC CONVENTION APRIL 15, 2006

1. We support stricter Immigration laws and demand enforcement of all Immigration laws including criminal punishment & fines for those that break the laws including punishment and large fines against employers that hire undocumented immigrants as part of their work force, furthermore we demand the securing of our US Borders.
2. We support legislation that would create a “Mortgage Supplemental Plan” for Reservists and National Guard Troops paid during time spent in the service of their country in foreign war or foreign conflict zones.
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4. We support parent’s right of choice in their children’s education including, vouchers, charter schools or home schooling.
5. We support President Bush’s initiatives and tax incentive programs to maximize the development of America’s domestic oil, gas, coal, geothermal, nuclear and alternative energy resources reducing our dependence on supplies from foreign countries.
6. We support initiatives and tax incentives that will encourage economic growth and competitive pricing of US made products including expanded development of America’s natural resources, minerals and precious metals.
7. We support legislation restricting Energy Companies and Oil Companies from manipulating their costs and retail pricing of energy and oil products to the consumer, in order to make windfall record breaking profits at the expense of the consumer.
8. We affirm the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms as an individual right and we support repeal of legislation infringing on that rights
9. We support the funding of Social Security and Medicare based upon existing benefits for current recipients and the right to choose a privatized retirement account program that supplements social security and retirement benefits of future recipients.
10. We demand that our elected US Congress and Senate protect the rights and freedoms, given every US Citizen under the US Constitution and Bill of Rights, and refuse to endorse or pass any legislation or law that will infringe on those rights, freedoms.
11. We support the passage of the Social Security Fairness Act (HR127/S.619, which would repeal the Government Pension Offset (GOP) and Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) which would allow individuals who have paid into social security thru their employer and have paid into a public employee retirement program to draw from both because it was their wages that paid into these funds.
12. We support a “Public Economic Land Disbursement Plan” that returns ownership of unused public land in the State of Nevada to the Nevada County where the land is located for future economic growth as an initiative to support economically struggling rural Nevada Counties.
13. We demand that our enlisted military servicemen and women receive a 50% pay increase across the board.

2006 NRP Platform Committee Members

John T.Timmerman, Committee Chairman

Jerry Parker

John Norton

Kathleen Miller

Peggy Gray

Wanda Menesini

James Baushke

Dylan Flehner

Jon Hutchings

Bob Burnham

Ed Higbee

Joe Enge

Ron Knecht

Richard Brengman

Bill Palmer

Pat Bain

2006 Nevada Republican Party Platform

Adopted at the 2006 Nevada Republican Party

Mesquite Nevada, May 20, 2006

Limited Government

1.                  As did President Reagan, we believe government has become too big.  It taxes too much, spends too loosely and regulates our lives too intrusively.  We demand the return of government to traditional Republican fiscal conservatism while preserving budgetary flexibility for state and local authorities.

2.                  We believe the balance between environmental regulations and other human concerns has been lost and we want it restored. Therefore, we support legislation that prohibits new environmental laws, statutes or regulations unless they are supported by cost benefit analysis based on sound science.  We believe existing environmental laws and regulations should be reconsidered with this principle in mind.

 
3.                  We recognize that private property rights are fundamental to democracy and economic prosperity.  We support the rights of private owners and oppose eminent domain actions that take private property for private benefit or use.  In response to the Kelo decision, we call upon State legislatures to pass legislation that prohibits the eminent domain taking of property for private benefit.

4.                  The United Nations has become adversarial to United States’ interests.  We support withdrawal from the United Nations and reject yielding authority for it to tax, regulate or be involved with internal interests of the U.S., including the Second Amendment, national parks, monuments or bodies of water.  We support eviction of the United Nations from U.S. soil.  (9/16)

 
Immigration

 
5.                  We welcome legal immigrants from all nations, cultures and races. We demand strict enforcement of all immigration laws by all levels of government.  We demand that the federal government secure our borders.  We oppose granting amnesty for illegal aliens.  We do not support citizenship for children born in the United States to illegal aliens, illegal residents or foreign visitors.

 
Pro-life

 
6.                  We support protection of innocent human life at every stage from pre-born to the elderly, the infirm and the disabled. We oppose human cloning.  We support the development of adult stem cell research.

Elections

 7.                  We are very much concerned about voter fraud and we demand an end to it.  Therefore, we oppose same day registration and voting.  We demand revision of the current system of voter registration and identification to include proof of citizenship and residency at the time of registration, and positive identification at time of voting.

 
Legislation

8.                  We support making English the official language of the United States of America.

9.                  We support a definition of marriage as only between one man and one woman.

10.              We continue to support the legislative time limits of 120 day sessions every other year.

11.              We advocate an advice and consent authority for local government in water resource decisions.  We support enhancing state and local water resource planning.

13.              We oppose the collection and expenditure of dues or assessments by unions for political purposes without the annual written consent of its individual members.

14.              We support repeal of the Davis-Bacon Act.

Taxes and Spending

15.              We support reductions in the marginal federal income tax rate and permanent repeal of the “death tax”, “marriage penalty” and Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) taxes.

16.              We encourage the State Legislature to cut spending and avoid new taxes to encourage strong economic growth. We support balanced state and local budgets, and we support the State Constitutional requirement of a 2/3 vote on tax bills.

17.              Reduce the fiscal impact of unfunded mandates on local government and communities.  Find solutions that avoid ballot initiatives, but recognize and respond to public sentiment.

18.              We support reform of Social Security, including establishment of private retirement accounts and prohibiting use of its funds for any other purpose.

 19.              Competition and consumer choice are as essential to the success of education as to any other sector of our economy.  Therefore, we support parental choice among schools and teachers.  We also support merit pay for teachers based on annual student achievement gains.

20.              We demand full implementation of existing Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) provisions requiring teaching of reading, writing, science, history, mathematics and the U.S. Constitution in schools.

Patriotism

21.              We recognize the importance of the national values expressed by our flag, anthem, pledge-of-allegiance and other patriotic symbols that define us as a nation.

Veterans

22.              We support a strong Veterans Administration program to ensure that our veterans receive the care and support they were promised.  We thank them for their service.

Individual Rights

23.              We affirm the Second Amendment right of individuals to keep and bear arms and support the repeal of all legislation infringing on these rights.