The Republican party is in favor of the freedom to own guns. Why don't we advocate for freedom from racism? Republicans need to speak out forcefully any time the Klu Klux Klan.
That means paying to attention to who is leading the KKK and knowing what they are saying. Any hint of police abuse needs to be investigated. We can help all police by rooting out the few bad ones. Give voice to any civil rights protest. Don't ignore the issues. Praise the civil rights leaders that we agree with. Dialogue with the leaders we disagree with.
The Republicans allowed Democrats and the liberal media to control the dialogue on the Dakota pipeline. The pipeline will take thousands of gas-guzzling tanker trucks off of the highways. There is a risk when you ship millions of barrels of oil on the railroads.
You may disagree about global warming. Republicans should be in favor of reducing oil imports to zero. Think of self-sufficiency as a national security issue. I want more efficient cars. I want gas guzzling trucks to be modernized. I want to convert my house to solar power.
Our country has vast coal deposits. Finding a benign use for coal would create a lot of jobs.
Clean coal is a concept that isn't quite ready. I would rather the government develop this technology than sending a spaceship to Mars.
President Trump reached out to gay voters at the Republican convention and ever since. Protecting gay rights and everyone's rights should be a Republican core value.
I can sympathize with women for wanting a female to win the presidency. I was happy when Trump hired Kellyanne Conway to run his campaign. She did a phenomenal job. Trump should hire lots of women and help them become party leaders. There is entirely too many sexual assaults in the military. Trump should speak out on that issue. Protecting and empowering women should be a Republican core value. Don't concede the female vote to the Democrats.
Illegal immigrants are often exploited and always underpaid. Would a moral person encourage illegal immigration? Illegal immigrants are the underclass of the 21st century. In my area there are hundreds of thousands of people from El Salvador. They fled a bloody civil war which the US encouraged. We owe these refugees a moral debt. I treat El Salvadoreans the way we treat Cuban refugees. If they make it to US soil they should receive automatic citizenship.
Let's have an honest discussion about gun ownership. Certain guns like machine guns and automatic weapons are just too dangerous. Hunting weapons are rarely used in crime. Let's discuss which guns have value and which guns are dangerous. Let's close every loophole so that only sane law-abiding people own guns. Bernie Sanders had a lot to say this year about which guns Americans should own. Hunting is a big sport in Sander's home state. I would encourage giving more nonlethal weapons to cops.
This list of social issues is far from complete. I want Trump's GOP party to seek out the cares and concerns of all Americans. It will take a long time to win over some minority groups but the GOP needs to try. Let's make the Grand Old Party great again.
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