Republicans for Environmental Protection (REP) is a national grassroots organization dedicated to resurrecting the Republican Party’s great conservation tradition and strengthening its commitment to the responsible stewardship of our environment and natural resources.
REP is based on the idea that Conservation is Conservative® and that dedicated Republicans can and should be dedicated conservationists. We work to advance the original conservative philosophy that compels us to be good stewards of our great American heritage—clean air, clean water, wildlife, and wild lands.
Americans want their elected representatives to be good stewards. The liberals are winning because conservatives have allowed them to seize the stewardship mantle and to claim that only they care about the environment.
Reclaiming that stewardship mantle is an important key to broadening our party’s appeal and winning elections. It is a path to victory that does not require compromising conservative values, just rediscovering them.
As the Republican Party charts its way forward in challenging times, there could not be a better opportunity for you to join us. Together we can play a critical role in moving our party and our country forward.
What the Moderate Republican Stands For
Republicans came to power as the party of big ideas, and without returning to that model they could be looking at a long winter. Additionally, those big ideas need to focus on Middle America. Three issues that could work are conservation, reform and localism.
Conservation- a return to the Teddy Roosevelt model of conservation. One doesn’t necessarily have to buy into global warming to appreciate the need to protect the natural resources we have.
Reform- the federal government is bigger than ever, and won’t be getting any smaller over the next four years. Republicans need to fashion themselves as national reformers. Much of Middle America wants the government as safety net, but bloated bureaucracies breed corruption that needs to be dealt with.
Localism- this is the lynchpin that brings it all together. If we bought our food locally, shopped locally, governed locally, many of the issue we now have to deal with would go away, or at the least become manageable.Below is a collection of writers who speak about the things that matter. Some are Right, some Left and some Center, but all intelligent and rational voices.
The Soap Box
Conservation is Conservative
Stumbled across this organization the other day. Forward thinking groups like this are what a revitalized conservative party needs. From their site:
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