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Preserving American Freedom > Limiting the Expanse of Government Power > Emergency War Powers
We charge the President to cancel the state of national emergency and charge Congress to repeal the War Powers Act and end our declared state of emergency.
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This is a paranoid and silly plank.

The War Powers Resolution of 1973 was enacted over a presidential veto. It reduces presidential powers that had grown under expansive Constitutional interpretation.

Repealing the War Powers Act would increase the president's power without strict Constitutional interpretation, which is has not been the judicial mood for decades.

The reference to "state of national emergency" is probably pulled from paranoid, tinfoil hat-type conspiracist ideas. Similar are the nutty theories that FEMA is poised to usurp the Constitution and take over the government. It is unclear exactly what state of emergency this plank is talking about.

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Preserving American Freedom > Restoring Integrity to Our Elections > Lobbying Limitation
We support legislation to prohibit former officials and government employees from lobbying for a foreign government and/or any business for five years after leaving public service. We support legislation to prevent lobbying by any organization receiving federal grants except that relating to its tax status.
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The right to free speech and the right of free association are Constitutionally-protected rights. Conservatives do not reduce Constitutionally-protected rights.

The limitation on lobbying by those receiving federal grants is ridiculous. It would muzzle free speech rights for a huge array of private institutions like museums, universities, hospitals, public works contractors, etc.

bad precedent, leftist

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