The Proper Role of Government
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Like most of us on this site, I like to surf the Net to get a sampling of the thoughts and opinions of other bloggers. I have been posting for months about the need to take back the GOP from those politicians who don’t really believe in conservative principles, but just view the Party as a convenient vehicle for their personal ambition.
Below is a post on that theme from one of the pro Jason Chaffetz bloggers who was part of the grassroots campaign that swept Jason Chaffetz into office.
~John Cronin~~
Many of us are fed up with Republicans. Democrats will take that frustration and tell us to put them in office. However, here in Utah’s third district we’ve had our revolution without switching parties, ousting a long-time incumbent for a change back to actual conservative stands (NOT to be confused with the policies of Pres. Bush and the GOP of the last decade who have hijacked and tarnished the term “conservative”).
So what does it mean to be conservative in my opinion? It means having a government that protects our rights, our freedoms, and our lives. It means people should get assistance from other people, not entitlements from Uncle Sam. It means we live within our means, individuals and government alike. It means no socialism.
We believe these things because we have seen the failures of nations who violate those principles. No matter the good intentions, a country cannot prosper that doesn’t follow sound ideas - and I mean the Constitutional philosophies of Jefferson, Madison, Washington, Franklin and other inspired founders of the US.
July 13th, 2008 at 4:16 pm
Thanks John, its always good to be reminded of the success stories in these less-than-encouraging political times.