Party Platform
The Republican Party of New Mexico’s platform covers many issues that interest New Mexicans. The platform title is: “Protecting The American Dream.” It was adopted on March 16, 2002, amended on March 18 2006, and further amended on March 13, 2010.
The preface to the party's platform summary is: “The Republican Party of New Mexico is a party of the people and for the people. We seek to be faithful to the best traditions of our national party, the party that ended slavery, granted homesteads, built land grant colleges, and moved control of government back into the hands of the people. We champion the worth and abilities of the individual and seek to protect the American Dream for all. We believe our God-given freedom is inseparable from our responsibility to serve our community, state and nation. In this, we draw inspiration from our first Republican President, Abraham Lincoln, who challenged us to ‘dare to do our duty as we understand it.’”
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