Politics and government with a moderate approach based on conservative principles from the perspective of a card carrying Republican.
What does this mean for the viewer/reader?
Let’s start with the card-carrying republican part of the statement. I have been a member of the Republican National Committee since 2007. I agree with most of the party’s platform, but not necessarily how they have attempted to put it into policy, more on that later. I question how campaigns are conducted as well because I believe in civil campaigns.
Other Documents Next, lets talk about conservative principles like limited government, low taxes, national security, and pro-life. I look at legislation both governing parties put out and see how it stacks up with the Conservative Check Card from the House Republican Study Committee. I also compare them to the lists of free market principles put out by The Heartland Institute. Conservative Principles
Finally, there should be a moderate approach to governing. This means working with people from all sides of an issue until we come up with the best possible solution while allowing principles to be bent but not broken. No group can totally dominate the policy making process and the abuses of process that both major parties engage in to get what they desire for their base are unfair to a majority of Americans who would like to see an honest debate and hear all the ideas from both sides so they can decide what is worth pursuing at a given time. For example, we should not attempt to institute a pro-life policy through regulation rather than legislation. Any time it appears that you want to change a fundamental fact of law that change should go through the Congress and the Senate so the people can honestly review it. Regulations should only be made after a law has been passed. Law-making should not be done through executive orders or making lasting interpretations of law through presidential or gubernatorial signing statements. |
