If fiscal conservatism is being RINO, then who’s a conservative? No nation has ever spent its way to prosperity. And no state is going to do it.
Fiscal conservatism is a PART of conservatism.
REAL conservatism comes from an understanding of, and commitment to, the basic principles of government laid out by the Founding Fathers, not merely an ability to recognize an empty purse.
If you believe in those, fiscal conservatism, small government and belief in the basic rights of Americans as enshrined in the Bill of Rights will follow. It includes the concept of strict constructionism in the courts.
I’ve lived in New Jersey for many years and seen many of these “fiscal conservative” RINOs. A lot of them restrict their conservatism to purely not spending more than they have, or taxing us to pay for what they want.
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