Limited Government – to preserve and protect
“We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal and endowed by their Creator with certain, unalienable rights.” When those words were written, there were certain things that everyone knew were rights because they were obvious. But today everything is being called a “right” and, as time goes on, more and more [...]
Limited Government – blessing or a curse?
So what’s wrong with a big government? That’s the question our critics ask. According to their logic, the purpose of any government is to provide for the general welfare of its citizens, which is exactly what the preamble of our Constitution says. Then, if that’s the case, our critics contend it’s only logical that the more [...]
Limited Government – what does that mean?
When the Tea Parties say they want limited or smaller government, many of our critics try to make it sound like we are against any form of government control. If that was true then the Tea party would be advocating anarchy. However, nothing could be farther from the truth. What we want is Constitutional government. [...]
Having a “Town Hall” Mindset
I attended the Town Hall Wednesday evening at James River High School in Chesterfield County. Sponsored by The Virginia Tea Party Patriots Cooperative Legislative Action Committee and moderated by RTP’s Legislative Committee Chairman Joe Guarino, the event attracted (my estimate) 150-200 citizens and seven state legislators: Delegate M. Kirkland Cox Delegate Riley E. Ingram Delegate [...]
Worth Savoring
Yesterday’s victory was tremendous, and one we should savor. The hard work is still ahead of us, of course. But I think all of the supporters of the Richmond Tea Party and supporters of Tea Party / Patriot / 9/12 groups across Virginia truly earned the following comments taken from this morning’s Richmond Times-Dispatch editorial: [...]
Five Things the New Republican Majority Must Do…and Won’t
1. Implement Constitutional Adherence. The list of possibilities here in endless, isn’t it? 2. Implement Limited Government. For starters, someone can show me where in the Constitution it says that taxpayers are supposed to bail out banks. If no one can, then maybe we can consider NOT BAILING THEM OUT. 3. Implement Fiscal Restraint. Refuse [...]
Five Reasons, and Then Some, to VOTE November 2nd
1. Constitutional Adherence 2. Limited Government 3. Fiscal responsibility 4. Virtue and Accountability 5. Free markets I’ve listed the five Tea Party Principles above as a reminder to us all that we started this rebellion over far more than recent frustrations and indignation. We recognized that Tarp, Stimulus, Health Care, soaring unemployment and an economy [...]
Is the Tea Party the GOP? Is the GOP the Tea Party?
It depends who you ask. If you ask the GOP leadership, “we’re all the Tea Party…” Read about it here. To excerpt: House Republican leader John Boehner says: “There really is no difference between what Republicans believe in and what the Tea Party activists believe in.” Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele says: “If I [...]
Why Limited Government?
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. We live in an age in which the political systems of Limited Government and Big Government are at war, and [...]
Help in Getting out the Limited Government Vote
An excellent new resource was just made available for helping proponents of constitutionally limited government organize their get-out-the-vote efforts more effectively than we have in the past to have a real impact on elections. It’s called the Concord Project and is found at www.concordproject.org. For a detailed post about this initiative, click here.
