Texas Democrats

Texas Democratic Party Platform

Adopted June 2006 

 

Preamble 

Texas Democrats believe our government can be as good as the people. We have faith that democracy, built on the sacred values of family, freedom and fairness, can afford every Texan, without exception, the opportunity to achieve their God-given potential. 

 

We believe a democratic government exists to help us achieve as a community, state, and nation what we cannot achieve as individuals; and that it must not serve only a powerful few.

 

We believe every Texan has inalienable rights that even a majority may not take away, including …the right to vote
…the right to fair and open participation and representation in the democratic process
…the right to privacy.

 

We believe in freedom
…from government interference in our private lives and personal decisions
…to exercise civil and human rights
…of religion and individual conscience.
 
We believe in equal opportunity for all Texans
…to receive a quality public education, from childhood through college
…to have access to affordable health care
…to find a good job with dignity
…to buy or rent a good home in a safe community
…to breathe clean air and drink clean water.
 
We believe a growing economy should benefit all Texans
…that the people who work in a business are as important as those who invest in it
…that every person should be paid a living wage and no person who works full time should be paid a wage below the poverty level
…that good business offers a fair exchange for customers
…that everyone and every business should pay their fair share of taxes
…that government policy should not favor corporations that seek offshore tax shelters, exploit
    workers, or pollute our environment.

 

We believe that our lives, homes, communities and country are made secure
…through cooperative efforts of involved citizens, law enforcement, and emergency personnel
…through retirement and pension security
…through the preservation of our precious natural resources and quality of life

…through compassionate policy that offers a safety net for those most vulnerable and in need.

 

 

We believe America is made stronger by the men and women who put their lives on the line when it is necessary to engage our military to secure our nation.

 

We believe America is made more secure by moral, ethical, economic, and competent diplomatic leadership that uses the assets of a powerful, free nation to avoid unnecessary military conflict.

 

We believe in the benefits derived from the individual strengths of our diverse population. Where others would impose their narrow definition of “family values” on everyone, we offer common sense policies that value all our families. 

 

We believe an honest, ethical state government that serves the public interest, and not the special interests, will help all Texans realize economic and personal security by serving the interests of the people who live here, who work here, who worship here and who play here.

 

To that end, we recommend specific policy goals based on the beliefs and principles that are the foundation of a government of the people, by the people, and for the people.

 

 

To download the complete 2006 TDP platform, please click here.   You can download the 2004 TDP Platform here.