The
Jim Riis Platform to put Freedom First in Florida:
1. Restore a healthy electoral
process:
- Create an independent commission
for redistricting and to eliminate gerrymandering.
- Enact easier ballot access
for candidates and minor political parties.
- Require unopposed candidates
to face a yes or no vote.
2. Reform education:
- Promote vocational education
with participation of private businesses.
- Restore control to local school
boards.
- Resist federal interference.
- Remove political interference
in the curriculum.
- Restore real disciplinary powers
to teachers and eliminate politically inspired interference.
3. Protect private property
rights, individual and constitutional liberties:
- Oppose all bills that violate
the US and Florida Constitutions.
- Protect the privacy rights
of all citizens.
- Support the federal Second
amendment rights of all citizens without reservations.
- Eliminate the expensive and
corruption filled "War on Drugs."
- Protect the right of choice
in matters of abortion.
- Remove the state's interference
in matters of personal family and marriage arrangements.
4. Restore and expand the
free market:
- Eliminate barriers to the free
market
- Eliminate barriers to entrepreneurs.
- Oppose laws that regulate the
use of private property.
- Control spiraling taxes.
- Eliminate "corporate welfare."
- Allow property owners to sue
the state for environmental damages.
- Restrict regulatory paperwork.
- Oppose "pork" in the state
budget.
- Privatize as many state functions
as possible.