The Mount Vernon Statement was recently released by a group of leading American conservatives and it is a statement of principles that the United States needs to return if we are to be the great force in the world.
The best thing is that we, regular Americans, can sign the statement.
I encourage all conservatives to read the statement and then sign it.
I want to highlight the crux of the statement:
It applies the principle of limited government based on the rule of law to every proposal.
It honors the central place of individual liberty in American politics and life.
It encourages free enterprise, the individual entrepreneur, and economic reforms grounded in market solutions.
It supports America’s national interest in advancing freedom and opposing tyranny in the world and prudently considers what we can and should do to that end.
It informs conservatism’s firm defense of family, neighborhood, community, and faith.
Yes, it is broad but it is true. It is the same thing that Barry Goldwater and later Ronald Reagan spoke about and governed accordingly.
We need to have a way to return to the kind of government that gets out of the way. Governs from the bottom up, not the top down. We need to have more of those running for office run on and govern on these principles.
HT: Mark Levin @ www.marklevinshow.com
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