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The Republican Party believes that making law is the province of the legislature and that judges, especially the Supreme Court, should not "legislate from the bench." Most Republicans point to Roe v. Wade as a case of judicial activism, where the court overturned most laws restricting abortion on the basis of a right to privacy inferred from the Bill of Rights and the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Some Republicans have actively sought to block judges who they see as being activist judges and they have sought the appointment of judges who claim to practice judicial restraint. Other Republicans, though, argue that it is the right of judges to extend the interpretation of the Constitution and judge actions by the legislative or executive branches as legal or unconstitutional on previously unarticulated grounds.
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"In this richly informed and timely book, Lewis Gould provides an illuminating, fluent, and persuasive history of the Republican Party. His saga addresses both issues and leaders in the frequently contentious politics of the party of Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, and Ronald Reagan, their heirs, their enemies, and their legacy. This is required reading for all political junkies, Republicans and Democrats alike."
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The first convention of the U.S. Republican Party was held on July 6, 1854, in Jackson. Many of its initial policies were inspired by the defunct Whig Party. Since its inception, its chief opponent has been the Democratic Party.
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The Illinois Republican Party spent $3,123,160. Most of that was pass-through money from the U.S. Chamber to the Karmeier campaign. Both parties played that game, but only the Republicans will really have to pay for it; look for the Illinois Republican Party to change its name to “Illinois Republican Party/U.S. Chamber” in the coming days.
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Back to Basics for the Republican Party is a history of the party with special emphasis on its origins and development through the Reconstruction era. The book ... tells the story of the Democratic Party as well as of the Whig, Greenback, and other parties. The narrative concludes during President Clinton's second term.
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The usefulness of the U.S. Republican Party as an effective opposition party has been severely limited, if not destroyed. The new conservatives and their allies regard modern Republicans as the real enemy; they despise them more than they do the Democrats. In the U.S. Senator Barry Goldwater movement, checking the drift toward socialism is the primary objective; winning elections is secondary. For this purpose, tight control of a minority party, which they have at the moment, puts them in a good position to fight a delaying and sabotaging rearguard action.
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