Here'a a contrast between the Democratic and Republican Party Platforms......

Contrasting the Party Platforms Democratic Platform * "support the full inclusion of all families, including same-sex couples, in the life of our nation, and support equal responsibility, benefits, and protections." * "oppose the Defense of Marriage Act" * "reproductive health care" * "reaffirm our support for the Equal Rights Amendment, recommit to enforcing Title IX, and urge passage of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women." * universal "comprehensive healthcare" * "vigorously oppose 'Right-to-Work' Laws and 'paycheck protection' efforts" * "expand the Family and Medical Leave Act . . . and make leave paid." * "an economy-wide cap and trade program" * "a world-class education, from early childhood through college" * "early childhood care and education available to every American child from the day he or she is born" * "bilingual education" * "the first $4,000 of a college education is completely free for most Americans" * "lift the current Administration's ban on using federal funding for embryonic stem cells" * "need stronger international institutions" * "a free, quality, basic education for every child in the world." * "reduce oil consumption by at least 35 percent, or ten million barrels per day, by 2030." * "defeat the epochal, man-made threat to the planet: climate change." * "comprehensive immigration reform, not just piecemeal efforts." * "Global climate change is the planet's greatest threat" * "increase funding to domestic violence and sexual assault prevention programs." * "support the Violence Against Women Act" * "support affirmative action" * "oppose laws that require identification in order to vote or register to vote" . . . "oppose tactics which purge eligible voters from voter rolls." * "support congressional representation for the citizens of our nation's capital." Republican Platform * "uphold the rule of law" . . . "completing the border fence quickly" . . . "enforcement at the workplace against illegal workers and lawbreaking employers" . . . "use the E-Verify system" . . . "denial of federal funds for sanctuary cities" . . . "oppose amnesty" * "reject UN convention on women's rights . . . UN convention on the rights of the child . . . Law of the Sea Treaty" * "not accept the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court over Americans" * "not lead to a North American union or a unified currency" * "ensure that China fulfills its WTO obligations, especially those related to protecting intellectual property rights, elimination of subsidies, and repeal of import restrictions." * "Judicial activism is a grave threat to the rule of law because unaccountable federal judges are usurping democracy, ignoring the Constitution . . . This must stop." * "condemn the Supreme Court's disregard of homeowners' property rights in its Kelo decision" * "insist on the appointment of constitutionalist judges, men and women who will not distort our founding documents to deny the people's right to self-government . . . or inject foreign law into American jurisprudence" * "support the right of states to require an official government-issued photo identification for voting" * "support tax credits for health care and medical expenses" * "a secret ballot in union referenda" * "a truly level playing field will mean more American jobs, higher wages, and a better standard of living" * "trade rules [must] make sure that free trade is indeed a two-way street" * "more American oil from American soil . . . support accelerated exploration , drilling and development in America" * "caution against the doomsday climate change scenarios peddled by the aficionados of centralized command-and-control government" * "address the risk of climate change based on sound science without succumbing to no-growth radicalism" * "All Americans should receive the same tax benefit as those who are insured through work" * "support parental rights to consent to medical treatment for their children including mental health treatment, drug treatment, alcohol treatment, and treatment involving pregnancy, contraceptives and abortion" * "education is a parental right" * "support the law prohibiting gambling over the Internet" * "call for a constitutional amendment that fully protects marriage as a union of a man and a woman, so that judges cannot make other arrangements equivalent to it." * "urge Congress to use its Article III, Section 2 power to prevent activist federal judges from imposing upon the rest of the nation the judicial activism in Massachusetts and California" * "the public display of the Ten Commandments" * "the First Amendment right of freedom of association of the Boy Scouts of America"