ale y ▁Bar bour ▁voted ▁for ▁Mississippi ▁In iti ative ▁ 2 6 . ▁ ▁In iti ative ▁# 2 6 ▁would ▁am end ▁the ▁Mississippi ▁Constitution ▁to ▁define ▁the ▁word ▁" person " ▁or ▁" pers ons ", ▁as ▁those ▁terms ▁are ▁used ▁in ▁Article ▁III ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁constitution , ▁to ▁include ▁every ▁human ▁being ▁from ▁the ▁moment ▁of ▁fert il ization , ▁cl oning , ▁or ▁the ▁functional ▁equivalent ▁there of . ▁ ▁Education ▁- ▁" O ur ▁instruct ors ▁must ▁have ▁the ▁freedom ▁to ▁teach , ▁our ▁students ▁must ▁have ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁learn , ▁and ▁our ▁policies ▁should ▁focus ▁on ▁the ▁class room ▁– ▁not ▁the ▁board room ." ▁▁ ▁Energy ▁policy ▁- ▁The ▁Republican ▁Party ▁bel ieves ▁there ▁needs ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁balance ▁in ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁both ▁renew able ▁and ▁non - ren ew able ▁energy ▁resources . ▁ ▁V oting ▁rights ▁- ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Republican ▁Senator ▁Jo ey ▁F illing ane ▁put ▁forward ▁Mississippi ▁In iti ative ▁ 2 7 ▁which ▁would ▁am end ▁the ▁Mississippi ▁Constitution ▁to ▁require ▁vot ers ▁to ▁submit ▁a ▁government ▁issued ▁photo ▁identification ▁before ▁being ▁allowed ▁to ▁vote . ▁This ▁initi ative ▁passed ▁on ▁November ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁▁ ▁Private ▁property ▁- ▁Republican ▁Party ▁members ▁supported ▁Mississippi ▁In iti ative ▁ 3 1 ▁on ▁the ▁topic ▁of ▁em inent ▁domain . ▁In iti ative ▁# 3 1 ▁would ▁am end ▁the ▁Mississippi ▁Constitution ▁to ▁prohib it ▁state ▁and ▁local