Eagle Forum

The Eagle Forum is a conservative organization founded in 1972 and led by Phyllis Schlafly. Primarily focused around social issues, it describes itself as pro-family. Membership is around 80,000 [1]. There are two programs geared towards today's youth: the "Teen Eagles" program for ages 12 - 17 and the "Eagle Forum Collegians" for conservative-minded college students.

The organization's mission is stated as:

Eagle Forum's Mission is to enable conservative and pro-family men and women to participate in the process of self-government and public policy making so that America will continue to be a land of individual liberty, respect for family integrity, public and private virtue, and private enterprise. [2]

The Eagle Forum maintains three offices: the Education Center is located in Clayton (Saint Louis), Missouri; the Operations Center is located in Alton, Illinois; and the Washington, D.C., which focuses on legislation and lobbying.

Stances

A version of this list from the organization itself can be found here

Opposed to:

• Encroachments on American soverignity through the United Nations or treaties
• Gun control
• Judicial activism
• Sending off U.S. troops for participation in foreign wars, unless national security is at risk and respect for constitutional power is shown.
• The calling of a new constitutional convention
• Outcome-based education, self-esteem courses, global education, and political correctness in the school setting.
• Statehood for Puerto Rico or the District of Columbia
• Federal involvement in education, such as the Goals 2000 program, School-to-work, and national testing / standards.
• The Copyright Term Extension Act and limitations on fair use (such as video recording).
• NAFTA and CAFTA.
• Psychological testing without parental consent.
• The federally financed and regulated childcare.
• The airing of "Channel One" programming in the classroom.
• The Law of the Sea Treaty
• Same-sex marriage
• Proposals for a national identification card
• The No Child Left Behind program
• Patent reform
• The use of Ritalin in schools
• Title IX
• Mandatory vaccination

Supports:

• A ballistic missile defense system.
• The establishment of English as the official language of the United States.
• A large reduction in personal income tax.
• Making health insurance tax-deductible for individuals.
• An end to electronic profiling.
• The private enterprise system
• The sanctity of human life and is strongly opposed to abortion.
• Requiring positive voter identification.
• The teaching of phonics and believes every child should be able to read and write by the end of the first grade (usually age 7).
• The rights of homeschoolers
• Teaching of intelligent design in schools.
• The "peer to peer" model for political expression and activism over the internet and through older forms of media. [3]
• The role of the full-time homemaker and the institution of marriage
• Stationing U.S. forces to guard the Panama Canal.

See also

• Phyllis Schlafly

External links

• Official Website