A True Conservative

A political conservative is someone who believes that the least government is the best government. A political conservative believes the only valid function of the US Federal government is to provide for the common defense and to regulate interstate trade. A political conservative believes that anything more than this leads to tyranny and must be resisted at all costs.

A political conservative also believes that the sovereignty of the US is sacrosanct because it was purchased with the blood of her children. A political conservative believes that treaties and trade agreements that violate that sovereignty are anathema and those who support them are treasonous.

A social conservative believes that the US was founded on traditional Judeo-Christian values. A social conservative believes that personal responsibility is second only to fealty to God in importance as a personality trait. A social conservative believes that the traditional family is the most important social construct and is fundamental to the survival of our society.

A fiscal conservative believes that you have first rights to the fruits of your own labor. A fiscal conservative believes that just as we all must live within our means, so must the government. A fiscal conservative believes that it is immoral for the government to confiscate the wealth of its citizens in order to redistribute it, no matter what the reason.

A "true" conservative is a political, a social, and a fiscal conservative. Simple as that.

"A political conservative is someone who believes that the least government is the best government."

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Jim Robinson wrote:

I think the founders had it just about right. And their design for government is the one I'd like to pursue.

And I will add to that:
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed."

I believe a conservative should respect the founders' intent and design for limited government.
The government as established by the founders derives its power from the people and its purpose is to defend our God-given unalienable rights. This is not only from foreign invaders, it means defending our rights from all enemies foreign and domestic.
42 JR

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Joe Hadenuf wrote:

It's a shame we now have to pursue something we once had and held great respect for.

If the founders of this country walked into Congress today, they'd probably be arrested and labled radical, right wing extremist.

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Joe; --- If the founders of this country walked into Congress today, the radical socialist extremists in that body [from both 'parties'], --- would probably try to label them as libertarian utopian dreamers.

Arrest? -- No way.. They, and their ideas about small government & individual liberty would be scoffed at & ignored.

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