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Plank Texts

The original data file consists of 2,722 GOP platform planks from 1856 to 2016. All the planks are available in an Excel spreadsheet that runs over 50 letter-size pages. It is too long to display in this website.

The spreadsheet follows the format below for all 2,722 planks. Here are all 18 Republican planks, with dates, receiving Code 100. Planks were also tagged according to their "Topics."

FREEDOM Codes 1 - -

Code 100 Expression/Privacy

CODE
YEAR
PLANK: ABBREVIATED SUMMARY
TOPIC
100
1940

principles of a free press and free speech should apply to the radio
media
100
1988

insist on freedom of speech in schools
education
100
1988

promote entertainment industry responsibility in addressing the youth market
order
100
1996

strengthen citizen privacy laws
freedom
100
2000

oppose creation of National ID card
freedom
100
2000

preserve everyone's right to express opinions
freedom
100
2000

preserve access to the internet for political speech and debate
freedom
100
2000

protect against invasion of privacy
freedom
100
2000

support faculty penalized for their conservatism
freedom
100
2004

oppose creating a national identification system
order
100
2008

support free speech on campus
freedom
100
2008

support freedom of association for Boy Scouts
freedom
100
2012

oppose restricting speech on the internet
freedom
100
2012

support freedom of association in the Boy Scouts
freedom
100
2012

oppose drone flyovers
order
100
2016

favor an open and free internet based on free expression and universal values
communications
100
2016

oppose intellectual intolerance of "safe zones"
education
100
2016

oppose aerial surveillance and tracking devices
freedom

Write me at k-janda@northwestern.edu if you wish to download the planks as an Excel spreadsheet or an SPSS file.