Executive Summary
The Tennessee Republican Assembly (TRA) is part of a nationwide movement of The National Federation of Republican Assemblies (NFRA), to lead the Republican Party back to the principles of America's Founding Fathers. Our Founding Fathers gave us the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States, and the Bill of Rights.
These documents teach the conservative ideals of:
• Individual Liberty and Responsibility
• Limited Government and lower taxes
• Free Enterprise, Government is not the solution to the Nations growth
• National Security
• Moral Virtue
These are the principles that made America great. These are the ideals on which the Republican Party was founded.
Although our name is similar, the TRA and the NFRA is not an official arm of the Republican Party—but its members are loyal Republicans!
Our motto is simple: WE ELECT CONSERVATIVES! We do this in two ways:
1. We work to elect Conservatives to leadership positions within the Republican Party at the county, state, and national level; and
2. We work to elect Conservatives in primary elections by endorsing candidates who will not just agree with our issues but will champion them if elected to office.
Every State and County count! Our vision is to launch new chapters in all 95 Tennessee Counties, encouraging those who have never been a part of the political process to become active in their county and state Republican Central Committees, attending monthly County meetings, working for true conservative values, and earning the right to lead.
If YOU would like to make a difference in your State, County and our Nation, then get involved in this exciting movement! Join the TRA today, and work with others in your County to make Tennessee a strong, conservative, family values State once again!
What We Believe
The Tennessee Republican Assembly believes in the restoration of our Founders’ Vision of building an America where Freedom, Opportunity, Prosperity, and Civil Society Flourish.
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When our nation’s Founders wrote the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, they believed those documents would serve to limit government and protect individual liberty. They never dreamed of today’s bloated federal monster, which almost casually abuses constitutional rights, stifles the economy, and wastes billions of dollars. To restore our Founders’ Vision for America we believe that every member of TRA holds these principles essential to the restoration of America. |
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Unalienable Rights: We believe that man's rights flow from the Creator and the rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are unalienable and cannot be legitimately granted or rescinded by men.
Judeo-Christian Foundation: We believe in the guiding force of moral law as expressed by the Judeo- Christian ethic and contained in the Holy Scriptures of these historic faiths. Further, we believe Religious freedom is fundamental. This nation was established by men humbly seeking the guidance of God. As stated in Amendment I to the Constitution, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion,…” on the other hand we believe that the United States should never allow any religion to impose their religious actions, laws or mandates on the citizens or businesses of the United States. No religion or foreign law shall ever be allowed to infringe, replace, or modify the laws of the United States or our Constitution.
Self-Government: We believe that the only answer to the current moral decline in our nation is a return to the beliefs and standards of morality which our Founding Fathers placed into the Constitution. With the framers of that document we believe President Adams' statement that "Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people: it is wholly inadequate to the government of any other." We understand that the concept of self-government begins with governing one's self first, then family, community, state, and nation.
Education: We believe in the rights of parents to a quality education for their children. We support parental choice to create competition among the schools. We must insure that no school or teachers' union can compromise the education of our children or advance a particular political agenda at the expense of our future generation's educations.
Taxes: We believe that the federal tax system is abusive to the American people while discouraging investment and growth. We believe in growth-oriented tax policies which would gradually eliminate punitive income taxes and move our tax system toward that originally established by our Founding Fathers.
Free Enterprise: We believe in the free enterprise system as the best hope for men and women to fulfill their economic hopes and dreams. We know that the free market is the most efficient and the least costly system to deliver the highest quality goods and services at the lowest price to the consumer. We will support only those who support the free enterprise system through legislation to reduce or eliminate intrusive government intervention in the marketplace.
Family: We believe that the traditional American family, consisting of persons related by blood or adoption through the marriage of one man and one woman, is the cornerstone of our American society, and the government is duty bound to protect the integrity of the family unit through legislation and tax policies.
Sanctity of Life: We believe that the preborn child is a human being possessing the same unalienable rights as all other people and entitled to the full protection of the law.
National Defense: We believe in a strong and consistent national defense. We believe in victory over, and not accommodation with, tyranny in any form or philosophy.
Right to Keep and Bear Arms: We believe in the unqualified right of our citizens to keep and bear arms and in the Second Amendment's guarantee to individuals of that right.
Victims' Rights: We believe in the concept of victims' rights over the rights of any criminal. We support a system of restitution as a deterrent to crime and recidivism.
National Sovereignty: We believe in nationalism, and that Government's first concern is the welfare and protection of the American people and their sovereign right to rule themselves without deference to any foreign or international body. We do not believe in trade protectionism but support political leaders who will adopt policies that create fair and competitive trade.
Decentralized Government: We believe in the supremacy of the power of individual citizens over the powers they choose to delegate to the state, a principle enshrined in the Tenth Amendment. We believe that only small government truly serves the needs of the people and that those governments closest to the people are most responsive to their needs. We affirm the principle of Federalism, and its establishment in the form created by the Founders.
If you believe in these principles and are willing to work to help us restore American values, join with us today by CLICKING HERE.
Judeo-Christian Foundation: We believe in the guiding force of moral law as expressed by the Judeo- Christian ethic and contained in the Holy Scriptures of these historic faiths. Further, we believe Religious freedom is fundamental. This nation was established by men humbly seeking the guidance of God. As stated in Amendment I to the Constitution, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion,…” on the other hand we believe that the United States should never allow any religion to impose their religious actions, laws or mandates on the citizens or businesses of the United States. No religion or foreign law shall ever be allowed to infringe, replace, or modify the laws of the United States or our Constitution.
Self-Government: We believe that the only answer to the current moral decline in our nation is a return to the beliefs and standards of morality which our Founding Fathers placed into the Constitution. With the framers of that document we believe President Adams' statement that "Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people: it is wholly inadequate to the government of any other." We understand that the concept of self-government begins with governing one's self first, then family, community, state, and nation.
Education: We believe in the rights of parents to a quality education for their children. We support parental choice to create competition among the schools. We must insure that no school or teachers' union can compromise the education of our children or advance a particular political agenda at the expense of our future generation's educations.
Taxes: We believe that the federal tax system is abusive to the American people while discouraging investment and growth. We believe in growth-oriented tax policies which would gradually eliminate punitive income taxes and move our tax system toward that originally established by our Founding Fathers.
Free Enterprise: We believe in the free enterprise system as the best hope for men and women to fulfill their economic hopes and dreams. We know that the free market is the most efficient and the least costly system to deliver the highest quality goods and services at the lowest price to the consumer. We will support only those who support the free enterprise system through legislation to reduce or eliminate intrusive government intervention in the marketplace.
Family: We believe that the traditional American family, consisting of persons related by blood or adoption through the marriage of one man and one woman, is the cornerstone of our American society, and the government is duty bound to protect the integrity of the family unit through legislation and tax policies.
Sanctity of Life: We believe that the preborn child is a human being possessing the same unalienable rights as all other people and entitled to the full protection of the law.
National Defense: We believe in a strong and consistent national defense. We believe in victory over, and not accommodation with, tyranny in any form or philosophy.
Right to Keep and Bear Arms: We believe in the unqualified right of our citizens to keep and bear arms and in the Second Amendment's guarantee to individuals of that right.
Victims' Rights: We believe in the concept of victims' rights over the rights of any criminal. We support a system of restitution as a deterrent to crime and recidivism.
National Sovereignty: We believe in nationalism, and that Government's first concern is the welfare and protection of the American people and their sovereign right to rule themselves without deference to any foreign or international body. We do not believe in trade protectionism but support political leaders who will adopt policies that create fair and competitive trade.
Decentralized Government: We believe in the supremacy of the power of individual citizens over the powers they choose to delegate to the state, a principle enshrined in the Tenth Amendment. We believe that only small government truly serves the needs of the people and that those governments closest to the people are most responsive to their needs. We affirm the principle of Federalism, and its establishment in the form created by the Founders.
If you believe in these principles and are willing to work to help us restore American values, join with us today by CLICKING HERE.