Republican Party (United States)

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The Republican Party (often GOP for Grand Old Party) is one of the two major political parties in the United States. The President of the United States, George W. Bush, is a member of the party – and by rules common to both major U.S. parties, its head. In recent years it has majorities in the Senate and the House of Representatives, as well as in governorships and state legislative seats, but lost these majorities in the 2006 elections. Eighteen of the twenty-seven US Presidents since 1861 have been Republicans. Of the two major U.S. parties, the GOP is considered the conservative party.

Since the Goldwater campaign, the GOP has appealed to limited government and federalism, yet this has not resulted in consistant application once the GOP dominated the Federal government. The GOP has a Libertarian caucus within the party at the grassroots level, organized in the Republican Liberty Caucus. Of the Republicans currently holding elected office, Ron Paul of Texas and possibly Jeff Flake of Arizona are the most libertarian.

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[edit] Overview

  • Party Chairman: Ken Mehlman
  • Senate Leader: Bill Frist
  • House Leader: Roy Blunt
  • Founded: February 28, 1854
  • Headquarters: 310 First Street SE Washington, D.C. 20003

[edit] Republican leadership

[edit] Libertarian policies favored by Republicans

[edit] Quasi-libertarian policies favored by Republicans

[edit] Statist policies favored by Republicans

  • Restrictions of abortion
  • Strengthening of drug laws
  • Military intervention (Pre-emptive war)
  • Establishment of official state positions on theological issues, such as "In God We Trust".
  • Corporate welfare
  • Legislation banning gay marriage, and regulating alternative lifestyles

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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