09/26/2026
What Are Your Political Non-Negotiables?
Before discussing Democrats, Republicans or individual politicians, here's a question for everyone:
What principles are so important to you that you would oppose your own political party if it abandoned them?
Please Consider: Sanctity of life, the Constitution, Bill of Rights, freedom of speech, religious liberty, equal protection, private property, economic policy, national security and the rule of law
Political parties evolve. For example, the 1960 Democratic platform opposed Communist expansion, supported free competitive enterprise and generally advocated balanced federal budgets outside recessions and national emergencies. It also supported expanded federal social programs and civil-rights enforcement.
Today, democratic socialists are winning Democratic primaries. Other Democrats disagree with aspects of their economic and foreign-policy proposals. These differences raise questions about how political parties and their coalitions evolve.
What about Islam and constitutional government?
America guarantees freedom of religion, including the right to practice Islam, and prohibits religious tests for public office.
However, religious freedom and religious government are different concepts. Iran's Islamic republic and Britain's legal framework offer contrasting examples of how religion and government interact.
How do we protect religious liberty while ensuring that our Constitution, rather than religious doctrine, remains the foundation of American government?
Here are the original documents so everyone can examine the evidence:
1960 Democratic Party Platform: https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/1960-democratic-party-platform
2024 Democratic Party Platform: https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/2024-democratic-party-platform
DSA endorsement criteria: https://www.dsausa.org/
Two questions for the discussion:
1. What are your political non-negotiables?
2. What would your own party or preferred candidate have to do for you to withdraw your support?
I'm interested in the principles behind people's decisions, not personal attacks or another argument about political personalities.