Chuck Norris Republican

The Republican Party is one of the two most popular political parties in the United States, competing only with the Democratic Party. Republicans support the use of conservative politics, in which they argue that all policies should be based on Christian values and ideals. Republicans argue against progressive politics that would allow woman to terminate fetuses, allow same sex marriage and provide federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. The Republican Party was founded in 1854 by a group of individuals who opposed slavery. Since the 2008 presidential election democrats have gained control of the White House as well as of congress. However, republicans are still notably influential in politics and policy making throughout the country. Likewise, republicans have played an extremely important part in politics throughout history, and many brilliant republicans have left their mark on history.

Abraham Lincoln was a republican who served as the sixteenth president of the United States. He was the first republican president. He assisted in leading the American people through one of the greatest domestic conflicts in the history of the country, the American Civil War. Lincoln successfully preserved the Union and introduced policies to abolish slavery. He circulated the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 and endorsed the thirteenth amendment of the United States Constitution. On April 15, 1865 he became the first president to be assassinated. Another notable republican is Clara Barton, who was a teacher and a nurse. She began her humanitarian efforts during the American Civil War when she created a program in order to collect supplies and redistribute them to soldiers who were wounded in the war. She was eventually given permission to serve as a nurse behind the lines during battle and was appointed as the “lady in charge” of the hospitals. Abraham Lincoln placed her in charge of searching for the missing soldiers from the Union Army. She is best known for establishing the Red Cross. Ronald Reagan was a republican who was elected the 40th president of the United States. He served during a period of constant increased tension between the United States and the Soviet Union, which was marked by an arms race and the threat of nuclear war. He is remembered most for ending the Cold War in peace, when the outcome could have been devastating. He also introduced political and economic reforms that sought to reduce regulations of businesses, reduce government spending and increase economic prosperity and growth through tax cuts. Republican Susan B. Anthony played an essential role in the women’s rights movement in the nineteenth century. It was her goal to introduce women’s suffrage into the United States, so that women could have the right to vote in elections. For forty five years she gave about a hundred speeches a year in Europe and the United States to promote her cause. Another of the influential republicans was Fredrick Douglass. He was a very intelligent mad that played a prominent role in civil rights during the 1800’s. He was an author, an orator, and a statesman. He is most well known for illustrating the tragic truth about slavery and bringing it to the attention of white Americans. Republicans have played and continue to play an essential role in American history and politics. Some of today’s celebrity republicans include Neil Armstrong, Clint Eastwood, Wayne Gretzky, Derek Jeter and Chuck Norris.