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Monday, July 11, 2011

What “Constitutional Conservatism” Means to Me

I am a constitutional conservative. So what does that mean? I’ve earned a couple of law degrees, but defining “constitutional conservatism” shouldn’t require a legal scholar. Let me start by pointing out that the conservative movement, as Ronald Reagan believed, is a three-legged stool. One leg consists of peace-through-strength conservatives, another of fiscal and economic conservatives, and the third of social conservatives — the values voters.

Constitutional conservatism includes all three of those legs. My candidacy is based on the unity of the conservative movement — because each leg of the stool is vital.

I believe our founders knew what they were doing when they designed a limited government with specific, enumerated powers. I’m also convinced that many of our problems result from the federal government’s insatiable — and unconstitutional — grab for power and money. On issues ranging from light bulbs to bailouts, to the Dodd-Frank banking legislation, Washington has been on a destructive spree of bureaucratic empire-building. It’s time for that to stop.

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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

she voted for the PATRIOT act and the 2007 stimulus and pork.....doesn't sound like a constitutional conservative to me.

Anonymous said...

Just another candidate that hopes nobody looks up her voting record.
This is nuts!
Can we get some honest people to run for office and do the job?
Geesh!

Anonymous said...

go michele.