WE BELIEVE
1. Principal of Subsidiarity – Government works best at the local level. The closer the control of government is to the people, the more interest and control citizens hold in political proceedings and operations.
2. America is a country of a distinguished founding, of distinctive historical experiences, and of a unique path to the future. We do not take lightly these characteristics. Thus, we do not believe that American institutions should be imposed upon nations of dissimilar origins and experiences.
3. Government cannot legislate a perfect life for its citizens. Government’s role is to make life tolerable and to allow citizens to achieve their best. Legislation has limited ability to change our true social condition. Politicians have unethically preached to the public they have a right to steady economic betterment.
4. American citizens have a contract with the past, the present, and the future to:
a. Preserve the best of our ancestors and change only that which leads to a better civil and social existence.
b. Voluntarily assist those less prosperous.
c. Conserve natural resources for our posterity
5. Government should not “do” anything that is not spelled out in the Constitution.
6. Conservatism opposes the socialistic style of government that promises an abundance of materialism for all. Conservatism promises Freedom and Liberty so that society can be successful and ordinary citizens can share in the wealth. Historically, Conservatives warned of a “creeping socialism” and in 2009 this is sadly coming to fruition as government continues to expand into all aspects of society.
7. Taxation, a free grant from the citizen to the government, has become extortion and the two national parties have used taxation as a means to create division among the citizens of the United States. Government re-distribution of wealth creates a covetous nature in the recipients. Spending of citizens’ ethically and legally earned money, and consuming our posterity’s resources are not signs of a virtuous political organization.
8. Conservatism is not a philosophy of avarice and consumerism. Conservatives believe that success is to be shared in a voluntary manner with poor and less fortunate. The primary benefits of charity is ascribed to the voluntary donor and the recipients of material goods from a central authority show no gratitude.
9. Those who believe that redistribution of wealth is an entitlement will cause great harm to future generations by incurring on them massive debt from current borrowing and spending.
10. Conservatives must rebuild their strength and never accept a diminished status on the national stage. For several years conservatives have not had true representation in the political process. The message of conservatism has been denigrated by Republicans claiming the title Conservative to capture votes. It is time to clarify Conservatism.
11. The local community is better designed to handle the problems of the citizen than the federal government. Conservatives stand firmly against the centralization of government, extension of economic functions by the government, a state education that enforces uniformity of character and opinion, and the decay of family life and local associations.
12. Conservatives have become mis-identified by associated with what John Adams warned as “A doctrinaire attachment to the accumulation of wealth.” Conservatives stand for private property, but despise the avarice that leads to the detriment of society.
13. Foreign policy should not be the imposition of American institutions around the world. American institutions are the product of a common history and people and should not be thrust frivolously upon other nations. To do so, trivializes the importance of the events surrounding the founding and historical experiences of our country.
14. Conservatives believe that life is a contract with our history, our present condition, and our posterity. Attachment to this belief system prescribes that we not consume to the detriment of our posterity, that we shun over-consumption and stand against the reckless use of natural resources through a desire to achieve gratification.
