ALABAMA PARTY PLATFORMS
COMPARISON
REPUBLICAN PARTY
ISSUE ALABAMA DEMOCRAT PARTY PLATFORM
Role of Government
Education
Labor & Economy
Taxation
Social Issues
Judiciary
Rights & Faith
Infrastructure
Environment
Ethics & Voting
Gun Rights
Functions best when closest to the people; necessary for regulation of air/water and providing "imaginative leadership" in housing.
Public education is the "cornerstone" and foundation; strive for a system where every child realizes their potential.
Recognizes the importance of full and free collective bargaining; focuses on industrial and agricultural growth.
Progressive lean: those who benefit most should bear proportionate costs; condemns shifting burdens to those least able to pay.
Emphasizes assistance for the sick, poor, and aged; focuses on equality and justice under the law.
Focuses on "government of laws and not of men " and legal processes to resolve conflict.
Every citizen is entitled to an equal voice regardless of religion or race.
High priority on "modern links" (expressways, airways, railways, waterways) even in remote areas; accepts financial responsibility.
Committed to clean air and water; views preservation of natural resources and parks as a "sacred obligation."
Demands full public disclosure of conflicts of interest; highest ethical standards regardless of affiliation.
Not addressed in current party platform
Patriotism
Proud citizens; duty to defend and protect the Nation and State.
ISSUE ALABAMA REPUBLICAN PARTY PLATFORM
Role of Government
Education
Labor & Economy
Taxation
Social Issues
Judiciary
Rights & Faith
Infrastructure
Environment
Ethics & Voting
Gun Rights
Should be limited; growth should be curtailed by eliminating programs and transitioning jobs to the private sector.
Supports a variety of options: public, parochial, private, charter, homeschool, and magnet. Explicitly opposes Common Core.
Supports Alabama as a "Right to Work" state; seeks to eliminate "unnecessary regulations" that burden business.
Supports lower/fair tax models; emphasizes funding government without waste or programs better handled by the private sector.
Supports traditional marriage and family; asserts the right to life for the unborn; supports the human life amendment.
Supports strict constructionism; rejects "judicial activism"; wants judges who respect state authority on social questions.
Supports the right of people of faith to apply religious values to public policy without government interference.
Not addressed in current party platform
Patriotism
Not addressed in current party platform
Supports requiring proof of citizenship to register and photo ID to vote to ensure fair elections.
Explicitly upholds the right of individual Americans to own and bear firearms.
Supports standing for the National Anthem; condemns "activist judges" who allow flag desecration or deny the Pledge of Allegiance.