Republican Party of Arkansas Platform 2012-2014 (Family Values)

The delegates to the Arkansas Republican Party of Arkansas 2012 State Convention approved its new 2012-2014 Platform. In summary, this is what the RPA is "about!" Individual sections / topics of the platform will be presented over the the next two weeks in individual posts so that readers may read, digest and comment on each section.
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FAMILY VALUES
The Republican Party of Arkansas supports the traditional definition of marriage as a God-ordained, legal and moral commitment between a man and a woman, and we believe that marriage is the foundational unit of a healthy society.  We believe in the sanctity of marriage and that the integrity of this institution should be defended, protected, strengthened, and nurtured at all levels of government.  We urge the repeal of laws that place an unfair tax burden on families, including the marriage penalty tax.  We believe that each individual family has the primary responsibility for its own welfare, including education, moral training, and conduct.

We believe that the traditional family unit provides an ideal environment for rearing children.

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