Republican Club

The Republican Club meets the third Monday of each month at 7 p.m. in Clubhouse 3, Room 2. Club membership is free. To join the club or receive more information, residents can call (714) 928-1950. The Republican Club regularly discusses social and cultural issues at its monthly meetings.

An informal poll taken at a recent LW Republican Club meeting showed that a majority of club members consider social and cultural issues to be at the top of their political agenda.

For many decades the national Republican Party has consisted of three major factions:

• Social conservatives, who are most concerned about abortion, family values, and education.

• Economic conservatives, who care most about taxes, government spending, deficits, and excessive regulation of business; and

• Foreign policy conservatives who favor a strong national defense and support for American interests worldwide.

Many, if not most, Republicans, share all three conservative principles. Republican backing for conservative economic policies was seen in the Trump years in the form of support for the tax cuts and regulatory reform that improved economic growth and reduced unemployment. ••• The Republican Club booth is open Mondays from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. outside Clubhouse 6. Volunteers continue to collect signatures for the School Choice Initiative. This ballot proposition, if passed, will make it possible for parents of all income groups to send their children to the school of their choice, whether it be a secular private school, religious school, charter school, or home school. This will be done by providing up to $14,000 per child for parents who choose educational alternatives to public schools.