Sunday, May 9, 2010

The Republican Party


Founded in 1854 by a group of anti-slavery expansion activists, the Republican party established itself quickly as the strong opposition to the Democrats with a key victory putting Abraham Lincoln into office. Many Republicans define themselves as limiting the role and power of government in the nation, and putting more of the power into the hands of the states and their individual governments. The Republicans have a very powerful following, and are currently the nation's second largest party, holding about one third of the nations votes.

Republicans believe in 'peace through strength,' basically using our military might to let the rest of the world know that we are not a country to be messed with, therefore creating 'peace.' This is a strength of the party that has worked well in previous times of war where a powerful national defense and strength is needed. Republicans firmly stand for having the government out of the nation's health care, believing that it will promote break down the free market economy competition that has made America great. This is good and bad, as health care reform is needed badly, which the Republicans agree with, but they are slightly too picky with exactly what they want.

The Republican party does have a good amount of flaws however. Their idea towards energy is what they call an 'all of the above' approach, meaning they will take any and all ways of acquiring energy. They are open to some change, but when our country needs to reduce its heavy dependency on foreign oil and start focusing on moving towards a greener America.

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