| Dear CAGOP Delegate,
Our Declaration of Independence celebrates “self-evident truths” in the ordering of the universe, contained in the “laws of nature and of nature’s God.” Truths evident in history, human nature, and written in the Scriptures are never to be compromised.
In our more recent past, former California Governor Ronald Reagan, addressing the Republican National Convention in 1976, said, “I believe the Republican party has a platform that is a banner of bold, unmistakable colors with no pale pastel shades.”
In 2023, at a time of great uncertainty, with the fundamental building blocks of society as we know it under attack by the radical left, will WE be the ones to lead the California GOP away from our bold, un-mistakeable principles in exchange for watered-down, fuzzy knock-off – the very pale pastels Reagan warned us about? At a time when Americans, betrayed by our political leaders, are seeking leadership based on timeless principles, will we let them down by retreating when we should, instead, advance?
We, the undersigned, ask you to join us to save our bold, unmistakable California Republican Party Platform.
Our existing CAGOP platform takes clear and firm stands on the following core, conservative principles: Economy and Jobs; Crime and Justice; Taxes and Government Spending; The Right to Life; Traditional Marriage; Family; The Right to Keep and Bear Arms; Religious Freedom; Election Integrity; Education, Immigration; National Defense; Private Property Rights; Veterans Affairs, our historic and ongoing Support for Proposition 13, and more. The current draft drops our commitments to traditional marriage, to the right to life, and to Proposition 13, while watering down our language on many other core principles through vague language and faddish buzzwords in a strained attempt to stay “current.” Remember New Coke? Exactly.
Great movements are built on foundational principles. We are confident that our Republican Party can grow strong again by basing our efforts as a party on the bedrock, eternal truths in our U.S. Constitution. Look what happened with Republican, pro-life Governor Glen Youngkin who won Virginia and lit the path forward by combatting the absurdity and evil of the culture war issues, not by capitulating to them. We must do the same. Bud Light, Target, and the Boys Scouts and Girl Scouts learned hard lessons when they embraced leftist extremism and forgot their base. California Republicans cannot afford to make the mistake of capitulating to the woke left instead of standing firm on our traditional values and core principles.
As a Party, we live as principled Republicans or die as a pale, pastel imitation of the Democrats. Abandoning our principles will not get us votes, but it will, most certainly, cause us to lose our most principled and loyal supporters and volunteers. Therefore, we ask that the CAGOP maintain its foundational principles and respectfully ask for your commitment to VOTE to keep our platform “as is” and would be grateful for your support. |
I disagree with the narrative that says that the people at the top of the GOP who want to change the platform are Trump supporters. Maybe one person. Many of the people who want to SAVE the platform are Trump supporters.
As you said in your blog, they have been trying to change the platform for 26 years, way before Trump was even a candidate. These are the bay area liberals and the log cabin – the exact organization that promised they would never go after our family plank if they were brought into the GOP.
Maybe that permanent charter that passed (with the proxies) at the last convention needs another look.
I thank the people who signed this letter for coming together and showing that it is ok to stand for your values and to save our party. I hope more of our assemblymen and state senators will join. Many people have threatened to leave the party if this new proposed platform is adopted, both donors and volunteers, even chairs of central committees.
Let’s keep the current platform.
I support this 100%!!!
The proposed platform is a travesty! In good conscience if the CAGOP adopted this proposed democrat platform, I can no longer be registered to such betrayal.
I already endorsed when I received the email. I totally agree with thus very articulately written email to keep the current platform and for al CAGOP delegates to vote down the waterdown excused of a “Republican” platform if it even makes it to the floor!
Where is the proof that Trump wants to change the platform?
Wonder why more county chairs didn’t sign Harmeet’s letter?
The Trump supports are not with or supporting the new platform. Hell, I am working with the Tea Party Caucus…You can’t get any more TRUMP than them and they absolutely do not want this new watered down pro-moderate platform!!!!!
Ah, politics. Such an interesting animal. It brings out the best in people. Take for example, this so called, “platform’ of the NEW republican party. I say/call it NEW, because if you bothered to read the dribble coming out, it’s exactly what that would infere: A new republican party.
I managed to read about….oh, 2 paragraphs when I reacted to it. Akin to a vampire seeing a cross. My wife says, I act too impulsively, and jump to conclusions. Well, ok, which is why I sent a copy of that garbage to Aaron for a more educated review of the material. Seems he saw what I felt. What a shame. We were both right about this, platform, and what it could spell for GOP Californians who are remaining in this state.
WHO actually put their name to this rewrite? Trumpsters? I doubt they would sign-onto a piece of paper expounding virtual WOKE syndrome for the GOP. Anti-trumpsters? Ummm, perhaps, but if THEY signed this, then the question should be, WHO ARE THEY who did this? If neither of the above, then WHO came up with this trash piece about to be voted on? That is garnishing sooo much attention from membership?
This? lol, this can’t wait. The impacts are far reaching. Who else has opinions on this platform? Why the silence? Why no elected officials making statements, or giving some indication of right/wrong in this? I have to wait to speak to Miss Melissa Haffley of KABC radio, amongst others. I respectfully hope, people like Paul Gallo, don’t leave the party, and won’t leave the state, but crap like this makes that hard to swallow. Per the news, it’s possible that we are to lose, ANOTHER 4 congressional seats due to our outflow of citizens in CALI, I’m sure this won’t help.
I ‘d like to know WHO wrote this up? Someone knows. And those someone’s ought to be named. The poster “cali conservative”, remarked that many donors, volunteers and chairs would leave because of this. I hope not. Personally? I hope they don’t abandon the party. PLEASE don’t abandon me or my campaign, when we’re back on and into it! Whoever wrote this trash, doesn’t seem to need you, but I DO! And we’ll fight back against this mess immediately! I hope many of you take up this cause and fight to the bitter end. But I also hope, many of you pondering whether it’s worth it or not, don’t and won’t leave.
There is a reason, and I hope to be it in 2026.
(I’ve already sign the petition as well)