Upholding individual dignity, freedom, and responsibility is essential for a respectful and vibrant society. It ensures every person is valued, free to pursue their aspirations, and accountable for their actions, fostering a community where everyone can thrive.

Promoting free enterprise, fiscal responsibility, and minimal government interference champions an environment where businesses can innovate and grow, economies thrive, and individuals enjoy greater freedom. This approach encourages entrepreneurs to take risks, supports the wise use of resources, and limits the role of government to create a more dynamic and prosperous society. It underscores the belief in the power of the market to allocate resources efficiently, the importance of balanced budgets, and the value of personal and economic freedom.

Emphasizing government as a servant, not a master, alongside the importance of state sovereignty, is pivotal for maintaining a balance of power that respects the rights and liberties of individuals. This perspective ensures that government actions are always in the service of its citizens, prioritizing their well-being and freedoms above all. It also highlights the significance of state sovereignty in preserving the unique identities and rights of states within a federal system, allowing for more tailored and responsive governance. Such an approach fosters a more accountable, decentralized, and people-centric government.

Idaho Republican Party Platform

WE ARE REPUBLICANS BECAUSE:

We believe the strength of our nation lies with our faith and reliance on God our Creator, the individual, and the family; and that each person’s dignity, freedom, ability and responsibility must be honored. We believe we are inheritors of a distinct Western Civilization and that our traditional culture safeguards our identity as a free people.

We believe in American Exceptionalism.

We believe the United States of America is unlike any other country on earth.

We believe the United States Constitution is the greatest and most inspired document to govern a nation, and the republican form of government it gives us, (U.S. Const. Art. IV §4), is the best guarantor of freedom in history.

We believe in equal rights, equal justice and equal opportunity for all, regardless of race, creed, sex, age or disability.

We believe human life begins at conception and is protected by the unalienable rights endowed by our Creator along with the fundamental right to life and shall not be infringed upon.

We believe free enterprise and encouraging individual initiative have brought this Nation opportunity, economic growth and prosperity.

We believe government must practice fiscal responsibility, and that taxpayers shall allow the government only the money necessary to provide appropriate functions.

We believe that our Founding Fathers gave us a government that is a servant of the people, not our master. The proper role of government is to provide for the people only those critical functions, which individuals or private organizations cannot perform.

We believe the most effective, responsible, responsive government is government closest to the people, and the sovereignty of the state must be protected. That government is best that governs least. We believe Idahoans must protect the principles and values that have made us strong.

We believe Idahoans value and should preserve our national strength and pride while working to promote peace, freedom and human rights throughout the world.

We believe the protection of individual rights is upheld when personal responsibility for behavior is exercised.

We believe the Republican Party is the best vehicle for translating these ideals into positive and successful principles of government.