Posted on 02/19/2010 5:56:40 AM PST by Kfobbs
The conservative movement in America has been seeing its ranks grow steadily over the last year. The Tea Party Patriots and the growing support for Sarah Palin and her inspired leadership have energized people who are fed up with the direction our country has been taking. , But the momentous signing of “The Mount Vernon Statement” may herald the beginning of a Second Revolution.
Wednesday in Alexandria, Virginia, over 80 leaders representing tens of millions of conservative activists nationwide, signed The Mount Vernon Statement subtitled Constitutional Conservatism: A Statement for the 21st Century which is a declaration of leadership for a new generation of conservatives that defines the principles, values and beliefs of the conservative movement.
Consider the recent events predating the signing of the statement. Tea Party Patriots in Massachusetts rose up ...
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Two years from now, no one will be talking about it.
LOL, the movers/shakers in the GOP are little different from the libs in regard to self valuation. They imagine themselves indispensable but real change will come from the electorate. The GOP would do well to consider that the folks in fly over country are tired of tone deaf pols who want to micro-manage from arms length in DC. There are plenty of this type in both parties. I think regular folks are telling DC they would prefer ‘power’ to be local where its easier to keep a thumb on it.
No. It tells me that ALL of the “Mainstream””Conservative” orgs/people know how to glom on to a movement that they had VERY little with.
I’d like all candidates for the November elections as well as 2012 election to answer one question;
“What are YOU going to do to reverse the economic horrors that this administration has perpetrated?”
LOL...
Will the lowest setting on your stove bring water to a rolling boil?
From what I gather, it was an attempt to assert “conservatism”, ie, individual liberty with maximal freedom from gov’t involvement,
without addressing the necessity of individual virtue.
You can’t be a free AND amoral people. Choose one.
I don't think that we need to go any further than that.
Stick to the Constitution and don't screw with redoing the whole shooting match.
Just go back to the original design and stick to it. All these supernumerary departments can be disposed of and get us back on track.
Isn't that just what the "Mount Vernon Statement" says?
“Just words”.
LLS
So... what's the "revolution??"
I agree.....A constitutional republic.........
“supernumerary”
Ya learn something new every day on FR.
The Mt. Vernon Statement;
"A vague, nebulous manifesto" or "Why Republicans Lose Elections Because of the Their Failure to Communicate"
I agree with everything in it. I'd sign it, but it is so much flowery principle and so little practical that it can mean anything to anybody and so means nothing.
I thought that something more detailed was needed (plus, I was already supporting the Twelve Points, anyway), but I’m wondering whether the others here who are unhappy with the Mount Vernon Statement just think (like I do) that it should have been more detailed or instead that statements of principle in general are useless. Some critics in other places seemed to have been asking for a platform or some other list of specific policy proposals. I think that with all of the confusion over principle in our movement, though, it would be a good idea to make sure that we’re all clear as to what our goals and principles are and then go back to talking about specific policy proposals. What does everyone think? Would something more detailed, like the Sharon Statement (or the Twelve Points), have been useful?
Agreed.
“Government sucks.”
My version is more accurate and doesn’t waste trees.
I think it is an attempt to pacify those sitting on a fence but not really meaning to jump off.
The founding fathers risked everything, why should any less be required of those/us in the pursuit of restoring America?
Calling those who will destroy this country either by design or apathy, but the name that identifies what they are....
TRAITOR.
BINGO!
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