Preamble
Original Plank
We the members of the Utah County Republican Party do hereby affirm our belief and trust in God and that it was through His intervention that this nation was established. The foundation of our platform is the knowledge that all people are created equal and that the role of government should be limited to protecting and preserving the God-given rights of life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness, and the ownership and control of property. And in order to identify our Party and our elected officials with certain shared values and principles, we do hereby present this platform to convention delegates and the public and invite all who share these values and principles to vote for Republican candidates.
Proposed Changes
We the members of the Utah County Republican Party do hereby affirm our belief and trust in God and that it was through His intervention that this nation was established. The foundation of our platform is the knowledge that all people are created equal and that the role of government should be limited to protecting and preserving the God-given rights of life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness, and the ownership and control of property. Morality and virtue are the foundation of a republic and necessary for a society to be free. And In order to identify our Party and our elected officials with certain shared values and principles, and in order to put these principles into governance, we do hereby present this platform to convention delegates and the public and invite all who share these values and principles to vote for Republican candidates. (Utah Constitution: Preamble; Article I, Sections 1, 2 & 22)
Proposed Final Version
We the members of the Utah County Republican Party do hereby affirm our belief and trust in God and that it was through His intervention that this nation was established. The foundation of our platform is the knowledge that all people are created equal and that the role of government should be limited to protecting and preserving the God-given rights of life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness, and the ownership and control of property. Morality and virtue are the foundation of a republic and necessary for a society to be free. In order to identify our Party and our elected officials with certain shared values and principles, and in order to put these principles into governance, we do hereby present this platform to convention delegates and the public and invite all who share these values and principles to vote for Republican candidates. (Utah Constitution: Preamble; Article I, Sections 1, 2 & 22)