Law & Order
Equal Protection of Our Rights Under the Law

A Government that can’t, or won’t, secure our rights (impotence), or itself chooses to violate them (authoritarianism/ despotism/ tyranny) is absolutely intolerable.
(1) A strong (defensive-oriented & efficient) military, and FUNDING THE POLICE with well-trained, community-responsive policing are the core purpose of Government.

(2) Every law a Government considers should be viewed through a critical/ skeptical lens:
(a) Does this fit clearly within the Government’s Constitutionally defined role.
(b) How does this impact citizen rights?
(c) Is it appropriate/just to enFORCE citizen compliance with this “at the barrel of a gun”? – While perhaps overly dramatic, compliance is almost always obtained through FORCE (even if it is usually implicit, or merely threatened).

(3) In opposition to Democrat Party views throughout almost all of American history (from Slavery, to “Jim Crow,” to “Affirmative Action”), Government/ Law/ Police/ Military should NOT be in the business of discriminating on the basis of religion, race, or sex, nor weaponized for biased political, social, or personal persecution: Equal Protection Under the Law.

Less Bureaucracy & Regulation of Our Lives

(1) The private sector handles nearly every activity in life more efficiently than the Government (UPS vs USPS). Even “popular” Government programs (Medicare, postal system, roads…) run at a massive loss, or are Ponzi schemes, driving them rapidly toward insolvency. The popularity of Government programs rests on people charging their “Free Lunch” to their grandchildren’s credit card.

(2) The Government is not our Mother, and should never try to be our Nanny. When Government provides private sector social services it destroys private charity & community involvement. Those community issues instead become the Government’s responsibility. This leads to Entitlement, Waste, Exploitation, Fraud, and Dependency… and seizes the rightful domain of Voluntary Community & Church engagement.

(3) Central Planning leads to Dictatorship. When Government gets involved in social engineering (regulating the choices that people make), Economic (livelihood) / Police / Military force eventually are turned against the “unenlightened” dissenters. Taken beyond just the most basic of incentive structures, “The Carrot & The Stick” are the tools of authoritarians who see people as livestock, not free citizens.

Lower Taxes Generally,
esp. Small Business & Middle/Lower Income

(1) What is MY “fair share” of what
YOU earned through your hard work?

(2) Individuals can spend their OWN money
far better than Incompetent Bureaucrats.
(3) Money is an incentive to work, so
Taking Money Away is a Work Disincentive.
Higher Taxes => Less Overall Economic Activity.
(4) Biz taxes are often counter-productive:
Passed on as consumer taxes (Inflation).
Less profit => Less Attractive for Biz, Fewer Jobs.

(5) The Power to Tax is the Power to Destroy.
Government should encourage fair, anti-
monopolistic competition. It should NOT
determine economic Winners & Losers.
When it does, we get Cronyism: Corporate Lobbying & Big Government merges.

While America should be pro-free enterprise:
Contrary to Supreme Court precedent, Corporations, (Non-profit) NGOs, and Political Action Committees ARE NOT PEOPLE, and should not be treated as such. Like many other pressing issues, Corporate rights are not specified in the Constitution and should be determined via legislative process, not Judicial Fiat.

Faith

People of Faith have every bit the right to engage in government & political processes, and advocate for their values, that any other group of people has.

Absolute Freedom of Conscience & Non-Violent Religious Expression:
*Prohibition on Military, Government, Employer & Business Interference with Beliefs:
-No ideological, or political purges! No government funded ideological training or personnel (incl. DEI).
-No Religious Vaccine Exemptions Denials… At minimum, retroactive Honorable Discharges.
-No Private Social Media Platform Censorship of religious expression, codified in the Communication Decency Act, Section 230.

Family

Pro-Life & Adoption, Not Abortion: Abortion ends the life of a distinct human being.
In the event that the Supreme Court overturns Roe v Wade and Casey v Planned Parenthood, it will restore the power to define community standards of what lives deserve protection from intentional killing to the states (as dictated by US constitution #10A).
*We promote the 2022 Pro-life KY Constitutional Amendment, assuring that the judiciary will not stop implementation of existing trigger laws, consistent with this community consensus.
*As with any sort of murder, there is room for some disagreement when reaching community consensus about those definitional lines, but there is no disagreement that currently: 97%+ of abortions are ELECTIVE. We must have streamlined Adoptions, and enhanced Adoption & Foster Family Stipends.

Remove Marriage Disincentives from all Social (welfare) Programs. End marriage to the state: return parents (mostly fathers) to homes.
*Support (up to 4, for each financially responsible parent) Child Tax Credits.
*Strict Enforcement of Child Support Delinquency Laws.

Sexual abuse can destroy young women and their likelihood of forming relationships & families:
*Enhanced Funding for Rape Kit Processing.
*Support sentencing enhancements for non-statutory rape: Without condom; Forcible impregnation.

Freedom

No “Emergency” Should EVER Take Precedence over Constitutional Rights.

2nd Amendment Sanctuary: No Law Enforcement Personnel in KY Shall be Permitted to Aid Enforcement of Any Federal Firearm Law or Regulation More Restrictive than current (2021) Federal Law. (BR171)

Consider polices prohibiting:
*Termination of employees for off job 1st Amendment protected speech (cancel culture)
*Denial of financial services for ANY reason other than return on investment (financial blacklisting & redlining).

Fairness

We must have true Equal Protection Under the Law: No Political Bias or Weaponization of Military, Law Enforcement or Justice Department. Prosecutorial discretion must be legally reigned in, through charging and sentencing standards, and a-political review committees.

Government should never be in the discrimination business: Ban differential policies, hiring, education, or training on the basis of race, religion, or sex (eg. DEI, CRT) by those receiving any public funds (incl. government contractors).

We champion the American Worker, we must make things and restore dignity of work in America!
*Buy American and “Buy Bluegrass” Policies. KY Proud and “KY Crafted” tax incentives.
*Federal Fair Trade deals (no dumping, IP theft, currency manipulation, etc.).
FAIR MARKETS AND TAX CODES:
*We are not Anti-Success. However, we must Close Tax Loopholes favoring the rich & powerful, like (Hedge Fund) Carried Interest.
*Keep estate tax moratorium for greater of 1st $1M per child, or $3M per estate.
*Tech and Financial Monopolies must be broken up, to promote real market competition.

Safe Streets

FUND THE POLICE: Promote and support well-funded, well-trained & community-cooperative policing (incl. outreach & youth programs).

The only way to stop a determined bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun:
*Strengthen Stand Your Ground, Castle, and Self-Defense Laws.
*Promote Firearm Safety Training.
*Consider limits to “Gun Free Zones”, incl. many private businesses.

Secure Elections &
Secure Federal Borders

EASY to in-Person Vote, HARD to Cheat:
*Must show government-issued photo Voter ID (no more school IDs) for ALL ballots. Extend that requirement (copy of Photo ID) with verified excuse Mail-ins.
*No Internet Connectivity of Voting Machines.
*Human Auditable Paper Ballots.

We are NOT Anti-immigrant (most share our values). We are PRO-Controlled, Merit-based Immigration targeting needed skills (not for cheap labor/wage depression, or demographics):
*Finish the Wall.
*Re-instate Remain in Mexico.
*Enforce deportation for Visa overstays for people with non-critical skills.
*Public burden-exclusionary & Merit-based immigration, with 1-nuclear family limit on chain migration.

Spending Responsibly on Sane Priorities

(Stop Biden-flation)

There is no such thing as a Free Lunch, someone always pays. All too often, esp. for the most popular (and debt-expanding) government programs, it is our grandchildren’s credit card that we are charging :
*Statutory controls on Quantitative Easing & Money Printing.
*Push for Balanced Budgets.
*Promote local production & supply chains (eg Prime Act & Farmers Co-ops).

School Choice

(Eliminate All Marxist Influence)

Children do not belong to the state, and PARENTS MUST BE EMPOWERED to shape their children’s upbringing & education.

We embrace a PARENTAL BILL OF RIGHTS to counteract the corrosive, institutional Marxist Insanity in our educational system.
Parents have a right to:
*SAFETY: Know their children are physically safe when sent to school, through adequate law enforcement & security.
*TRANSPARENCY: Proactively know what their children are being taught, through mandatory posting of all lesson plans at least 1 week ahead of time on the school’s website. In-person Public Comment periods should be mandatory for all School Board meetings.
*NON-INDOCTRINATION: Not have their children Indoctrinated in, or even willfully exposed, in Gender Fluidity, Marxism, Sexuality (prior to high school), or Race & Sex Discrimination in Public Ed (BR 69). This prohibition should extend to library resources.
*SCHOOL CHOICE: Within a School District, experienced teachers should be required to teach in significantly under-performing schools (rather than this being teacher discretion). Parents should have good educational options WITHIN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES. Also, educational Money Should Follow the Child, including to home- and private schools (discussed below).

We must Empower Legislators to finally fix & elevate the KY educational system, so there are no more excuses.
We support True “Money Follows the Child” School Choice: Public education revenue should go wherever Parents choose to educate their kids.
*Permanent funding of legal Charter Schools.
*Educational cost reimbursement via HB 563 (2021) Tax Credit matching.
*KY Constitutional Amendment removing Section 189, which prohibits governmental education funds going to religious schools. Give legislators ALL options for improving our schools, including competition.
*Consider the dissolution of the Federal Department of Education, returning control of public education to each state, consistent with US Constitutional Amendment 10.