Guardians Of Privilege
Platform for the Next Election
Caution: Everyone knows that election-year party
platforms are just rhetorical exercises and are never put into practice after
the election. Right?
Terrorism This
country is safer than it was when we took over.
But if you don’t hide under the bed and let us do whatever we want,
they’ll get you.
Tax
Policy We favor any changes to the Internal Revenue Code
that shift the tax burden from us to you.
Economy Already fixed.
It’s your fault you can’t find a job that supports your family.
Abortion Should be legal only when performed in expensive private clinics
abroad. Meanwhile, check out our new
Papal Consent Law
Social Security Never liked it from Day 1
Medicare Never liked it from Day 1
Race We’ve solved that one. Just in
case, though, black people will be allowed to vote in the Orange Juice state as
soon as we are assured they’ll vote the right way.
Bill of Rights First Amendment—Obsolete
Second Amendment—Now
you’re talking
Third through Tenth
Amendments—Obsolete
Science and
the Public Interest We are against both science and the public interest.
Same-Sex
Marriage God loves everyone, except gays and people who vote
for the other party. ’Nuff said.* *Did we mention Hell?
Energy What was wrong with what Enron did again?
Workplace Safety You win some, you lose some.
Education Overrated
Patriot Act This
is soooo cool. If we just act like we’re
big patriots we can threaten anyone who even so much as hints at a criticism.
Prayer in Schools We need something to replace education.
Mandatory Drug Testing in Schools See
above.
Health
Insurance Once we pass tort reform you won’t be able to get
your insurance company to pay for anything anyway.
Nuclear
Weapons The greatest threat to our society is the threat that
terrorists will get hold of these horrible engines of destruction. The Second Amendment guarantees the absolute
right to buy them on the open market.
Environment If you can read this, the air is clean enough.
Freedom of
Information Just to give you an idea, this platform can be read
only by someone with a top secret security clearance in a locked secret room
surrounded by armed guards.