Tarrant GOP Rocks Boat, Opposes Stadium!

Tarrant GOP Rocks Boat, Opposes Stadium!

By

James Scott Trimm

Last night (9-27-2016) the Communications Committee of the Tarrant County Republican Party met to decide how best to support the Save Our Stadium effort in Arlington Texas.  The committee voted to implement several substantive measures to support the Save Our Stadium cause.

But why does the Tarrant County GOP care about this Stadium deal?  It has been suggested by some that the Tarrant County GOP could lose big money donors because of its opposition to a deal by which certain rich and powerful persons stand to profit.  Some establishment Republicans have even suggested that the Tarrant GOP should put money over principles and avoid such divisive topics.  But I am delighted to say that we have an amazing Executive Committee in the Tarrant County Republican Party that is unwilling to sell out conservative principles. 

The Texas GOP platform stands firmly against new taxes, corporate welfare and crony capitalism!  These principles were clearly declared by the TC GOP Executive Committee in its resolution in opposition to the new stadium deal which quotes the 2016 Texas Republican Party platform as the basis for the resolution:

Whereas, the 2016 Texas Republican Party Platform Preamble states: “We understand that our economic success depends upon free market principles;” and,

Whereas, the 2016 Texas Republican Party Platform Principles state that Texas Republicans believe in a “free enterprise society unencumbered by government interference or subsidies;” and,

Whereas, the 2016 Texas Republican Party Platform states “We encourage government to divest its ownership of all business that should be run in the private sector and allow the free market to prevail. We oppose all bailouts of domestic and foreign government entities, states and all businesses, public and private. We oppose local government handouts to businesses and other private entities in the name of economic development;” and,

Whereas, the 2016 Texas Republican Party Platform further states “We believe that the borrower truly is a slave to the lender, and so long as we continue to increase our tax and debt burdens we will never be a truly free people;” and,

Whereas, the Arlington City Council has voted to place a proposition entitled Proposition One on the November 8th, 2016 ballot which violates all the above, and further offends good government principals to be good stewards by allowing Globe Life Park to be demolished and replaced by a far more expensive and smaller stadium that will be funded primarily by more than $500 million dollars from taxpayers; and,

Whereas, Proposition One adds debt and taxes to private citizens and principally offends Republican core values and our platform,

Be It Therefore Resolved, the Tarrant County Republican Party opposes Proposition One as it will appear on the November 8th, 2016 ballot in the City of Arlington, and directs our County Party Chair to utilize reasonable Party resources to assist efforts to oppose this government handout.

I am proud to be a part of the Tarrant County Republican Party Executive Committee, and proud to say that we have ignored the voices of the Establishment that would have us sell out our principles in favor of money!

The TC GOP rocks the boat and sticks with its principles!