Topic: My Conservative Platform
Central Philosophy
1. Government exists as a supplier of services such as security, and an administration comes to ruin when it is unable to efficiently supply those services. As such, government should aim to be efficiently organized and keep itself as limited in size as necessary.
2. Only through empirical means can practical knowledge be acquired. As such, government should only make decisions and policy based on evidence, and never on religion or vague ideals.
3. Pragmatism always. Practical considerations should have precedence over morals or principle.
3. Accomplished statesmen have almost always been motivated by power.
4. An elected Republic with separation of powers is the best form of government.
5. Voting privileges should be limited to individuals with upper middle class incomes, a bachelors degree (excluding a degree in something like fashion), or those who have honorably served in the US military for at least ten years.
6. People should only be judged by their merit.
Foreign Policy
1. America should pursue only its self interest and increase its power.
2. The only way to reliably persuade other countries is to appeal to their self interest.
3. We can not restrain ourselves with morality, and if necessary brutality is required to illustrate the cost of challenging America.
4. America should pursue a policy of detente with the other great powers. We should strive to create a delicate balance of power with Russia and China, and work to ease conflict because of the considerable mutual cost.
5. America will not accept refugees, unless they have something valuable to offer.
Domestic Policy
1. People who are consistently parasitic to the American state or society should be dumped in Europe 
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2. The status quo on the separation of state and religion should be maintained.
3. The government should provide an efficient public education. This is essential for the economy. In post-secondary schools, Athletic programs will no longer be funded by tuition or taxes, tenure will be eliminated, and every student will be expected to have a 3.0 average to receive financial aid from the government.
4. Intelligent design will not be taught in schools.
5. Abortion should remain legal, except after the 3rd trimester.
6. Gay marriage should only be legalized when 70%+ of the voting population agree with it.
7. Schools will teach safe sex, and this will include the importance of monogamy. Abstinence education will not be tolerated in public schools.
8. All public schools should enforce discipline and conformity. All students will wear uniforms issued by their schools. If parents will not teach children how to be productive members of society, then schools will.
9. In general, less government intervention in the economy results with more wealth and innovation.
10. The government should keep taxes low, and minimize spending by careful judgment of what is needed for the public. Frivolous and costly programs should not be passed (like building a water park?).
11. The tax codes should be simplified. I think that a flat tax rate on all personal income (including dividends) at around 15-25% over $20,000 would be a good start.
12. Basic health care coverage should be available to every American tax paying citizen at public expense.
13. Liberal attempts to diversify the demographics of American suburbs will be stopped. Multicultural programs will also be stopped. However, a general program of educating people to be tolerant of other backgrounds and showing the errors of racism will be promoted. This more moderate policy is necessary for our globalizing world, but the radical and liberal idea of multiculturalism will not be tolerated.
And there's a summary of my conservative platform. Some vaguer ideas require additional thought ofc. Nonetheless, my ideas are practical, unlike the reactionary nut jobs here.
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