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Preserving American Freedom > Limiting the Expanse of Government Power > Law Enforcement
We:• Support limitation of criminal jurisdiction of federal law-enforcement agencies in accordance with Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.• Understand most crime is local, and the states, reserve law enforcement authority under the Tenth Amendment.• OpposeWe oppose expansion of federal law-enforcement authority and use of military against citizens.

The first bullet point is simply repetition of the Limited Federal Powers plank. The second bullet is pointless: there is little federal law enforcement in routine state matters.

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Preserving American Freedom > Honoring the Symbols of Our American Heritage > Confederate Widows Plaque
We call for restoration of plaques honoring the Confederate Widow's Pension Fund contribution that were removed from state buildings.
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Paul Burka, Texas Monthly editor, puts it best: "I’m a history major. I don’t approve of rewriting or editing history. My solution to this issue, which sparked a two-hour floor fight in the Legislature [ed: in 2007?], is to have an exhibit in the Bullock Museum about the contribution of the Confederate Widow’s Pension Fund." (source)

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