10 Key Conservative Principles
Today’s popular definition of “conservative” means little more than “that group of people/notions that stand opposite to what the ‘liberals’ stand for”. And even then I’m not sure how often they’re actually opposing.
Anthony G. Martin has a nice summary of 10 Key Conservative Principles.
1. ‘Government money’ does not belong to government. It belongs to the taxpayers who worked hard for it, and who had funds deleted from their paychecks even before they got to see them.
2. The government that governs best governs LEAST.
3. Government normally does not solve problems. People do. Big government usually IS the problem.
4. Oppressive large governments are responsible for more murders of citizens than all of the wars in history.
5. The private sector is where the juice of society lies. There you will find ingenuity, creativity, and the creation of wealth–provided government gets out of the way.
6. Government social programs reward pathological dependency. True adults, unless hindered by debilitating physical impairment, seek independent living as free persons who are not stuck in an infantile dependency on the government nanny.
7. The one role of government mandated by the U.S. Constitution is to provide for the national defense.
8. Human rights are not granted by government. They are inherent and automatic. We are ‘endowed by our Creator with certain unalienable rights.’ Government can only choose to recognize and protect those inherent rights.
9. The right to self-defense, as encapsulated in the 2nd Amendment, is the key to all of the other rights described in the Bill of Rights. Free speech, freedom of religion, freedom of assembly, and a free press are secured and kept secure by an armed citizenry.
10. Our form of government is NOT a ‘pure democracy’ or ‘majority rule.’ In a Constitutional Republic such as ours, the will of the majority is tempered and limited by the rights of the minority, which are always intact and unalienable regardless of the ‘will of the majority.’
Posted on February 15, 2009, in Me, Politics and tagged Freedom, Me, Philosophy, Politics. Bookmark the permalink. 3 Comments.
I like principle number 2 … govern best that governs the least. I totally vibe with that. Unfortunately, all round the world, governments are extending their reach into our lives; regulating almost everything. Plus the gross tax intakes are very very large. Big Gov is what we have to today.
longing for a small l liberal approach.
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What we have to remember is law restricts. Do we need some law? Yes: the notion of a Republic is based upon some law because without it you truly can’t have freedom (see this video). But like all good “truly simple” things, perfection is achieved when there’s nothing left to remove (not when there’s nothing left to add). So really, less restriction equates to more freedom, does it not?
So how do we stop this? It’s got to come from We The People. We have to stand up and stand strong. We have to let our feelings be known. We have to fight to regain the ground we’ve lost.
Our government is an oligarchy, it is run BY and FOR millionaires. Conservatives have ruined this country. When they say less regulation, they mean that our water and air will be like Mexico’s. When they say less taxes, they mean on millionaires. You better wake up!!