AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TO USE OUR MESSAGE TO PROMOTE OUR PARTY PLATFORM

Distilled to its essence, Republicans are the party of Individual Empowerment--which ultimately is derived from God's gift to us of Liberty. Individuals need strong relationships in order to control their destinies, so it takes strong families, neighborhoods, and local organizations, and effective local governments, for individuals to control their lives effectively. These types of relationships are not only important to traditional Republicans, they are important to the members of every community we are trying to bring into the fold. Our primary challenge will be how to communicate our principles and policies to new voters through a positive message of Individual Empowerment and Relationships.

Let me give you one example of how we could approach using this message to address an issue that our opponents label as “divisive”. Our party’s platform calls for the adoption of English as our official language. How do we effectively communicate this message to members of communities that have recent immigrants who still speak their native language amidst a culture that says--"don't worry, you don't need to adapt to America, we'll adapt to you”? We do so by focusing on how a shared language promotes individual empowerment.

It should be obvious that we can't form the relationships needed to maintain a neighborhood and control our own destinies, if we don't share the same language. Asking all of us to share a language is inclusive, not exclusive or divisive--we are not asking anyone to give up their native tongue, but only to share one common language in our public discourse. We are only asking everyone to adopt the means to communicate effectively, so we can work together as neighbors to control our destinies without excessive interference from government, as takes place in countries like Canada. Isn't that what "E Pluribus Unum" is really all about?

Why English? Because our most cherished principles and laws are conveyed in that language. Any linguist will admit that concepts conveyed in one language do not translate the same to other languages. So, no matter how good a translation is, meaning is always lost. To fully share our principles and empower each other, we need to share a language.

We can take this similar, positive approach to many of the issues we hold dear. If we do, our party will grow.