Posted on 04/16/2012 5:17:55 PM PDT by Kaslin
On Friday Gov. Mitt Romney spoke to the National Rifle Association meeting in St. Louis. Just below we are publishing excerpts from that address. Scroll farther down for the full text. Take your pick or read both. As the general election campaign opens, these words are clearly a key part of Romney's philosophical foundation.
Here are the excerpts:
"The framework of law created by the Declaration and the Constitution is the source of our greatness. It has generated unparalleled opportunity and prosperity. Our Founders understood this, which is why they created a system of government that is limited.
"This President is moving us away from our Founders vision. Instead of limited government, he is leading us toward limited freedom and limited opportunity.....
"The Obama administrations assault on our economic freedom is the principal reason why the recovery has been so tepid why it couldnt meet their projections, let alone our expectations.
"The President's assault on economic freedom begins with his tax hikes. By their very nature, taxes reduce our freedom. Their only role in a free economy should be to fund services that are absolutely essential, such as national security, education and the care of those who cannot care for themselves.
"And, yet, President Obama has proposed raising the marginal tax rate from 35% to 40%. The Vice President has proposed a new global business tax. Medical device companies are soon to be subject to a new tax on revenues. And the President is now touring the country, touting a new tax on investment and the wealthy.
"Congress does not need more money to spend; Congress needs to learn to spend less!........
(Excerpt) Read more at news.investors.com ...
I seriously doubt that Romney even understands the Founders’ vision and intentions. He probably should not even speak of the Founders without playing a laugh track.
The Founders had nothing in common with cultists from another planet.
Whooaaa!!!...that’s hitting him hard Mitt!!!
what a joke this guy is.
It’s a COUP, you dumb $hit. Why don’t you grow a pair and call it what it is?
Pot, meet kettle.
I think Bishop Romney is getting the Founding Fathers mixed up with the founder of Mormonism (Joseph Smith). He doens’t care about the founding fathers....he cares more about Joseph Smith who wanted to RULE America. Scary guy!
Funny ... I didn’t know that Obama was a “Christian” LDS member ...
He should talk. Romney’s record in office was about as far away from the Framers’ vision as one can get.
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