DECLARATION OF ACCOUNTIBILITY
Preamble
We hold these truths to be self-evident: that elected officials are the servants of the people, not their masters; that political parties are private associations, not extensions of the state; and that the authority granted to both must always be exercised in fidelity to truth, principle, and the Constitution.
When officials abandon virtue, mock accountability, and remain silent in the face of corruption, trust in government collapses. When political parties forget their duty to guard principles and protect their members’ rights, they decay from within. Our Republic, at this moment, is imperiled by complacency, confusion, and compromise.
Yet in Utah, the caucus-convention system remains a safeguard of self-government. Here, neighbors gather to deliberate, to select delegates, and to hold candidates accountable. It is the closest expression of republicanism we possess...a system threatened now by those who would substitute money and influence for grassroots participation.
Therefore, we declare that the time has come for accountability: accountability to the people, to the Platform, to the governing documents of the Utah Republican Party, and above all to the principles of constitutional self-government.
Our Principles
- Government exists to secure rights. Life, liberty, and property are God-given and must be defended against intrusion.
- The Republican Party exists to uphold its Platform. Its purpose is not expediency, but fidelity to principle.
- The Party’s Constitution and Bylaws are binding. Rules are not suggestions. Every member and candidate is accountable to them.
- Caucus-Convention is essential. It is the most direct means by which ordinary citizens govern themselves and preserve the integrity of the Party.
- Accountability is non-negotiable. Candidates who swear to support the Platform must be held to their word. To conceal or ignore their commitments is a betrayal.
Our Grievances
We declare the following abuses and failures:
- That many elected officials, though Republicans in name, remain silent as the Republic burns.
- That Party leaders have failed to enforce the candidate certification process required by our governing documents.
- That candidates who do not embrace Republican principles have been permitted to hijack the Party’s name and ballot line.
- That Count My Vote and SB54 have undermined the will of delegates, replacing grassroots authority with signature-gathering schemes backed by big money.
- That complacency within our own ranks has invited confusion, weakened trust, and surrendered accountability.
Our Resolve
Therefore, as free citizens, Party members, and stewards of self-government, we solemnly declare:
- We will defend the caucus-convention system against all efforts to dismantle or bypass it.
- We will require Party leaders to enforce the Constitution and Bylaws in full, without exception.
- We will demand that every candidate’s signed certification of loyalty to the Platform be made public as our rules require.
- We will hold our representatives accountable to the principles of the Party and remove support from those who betray them.
- We will preserve the Republican Party as a true vehicle of conservative principle, not a label for opportunists.
- We will restore integrity to our nomination process by requiring candidates to show genuine support among Party members, not just signatures gathered with money and influence.
Conclusion
Let it be known that the Utah Republican Party is not the property of elites, consultants, or opportunists. It belongs to its members, bound together by principle and duty.
We affirm that the future of our Republic rests not in the complacency of leaders, but in the vigilance of its citizens. We commit ourselves to accountability, to fidelity, and to the preservation of liberty.
In witness whereof, we pledge our honor, our effort, and our resolve to restore the Republican Party in Utah to its rightful purpose, and to preserve self-government for generations yet to come.
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The Utah Republican Party Platform is a statement of our principles and values. What does that mean and why is it important? Principles are the internal rules we live by to determine what is right and wrong, while values provide the general guidelines for our conduct within those rules. Principles are meant to represent our highest ideals and should be based on fundamental truths, they should mostly be unchanging.
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