The Mount Vernon Statement

A group of conservative leaders have drafted a document providing a framework for what they believe called The Mount Vernon Statement. This appears to be a pre-emptive move to retain the leadership of the conservative movement; a move that appears to be designed to not lose their prominence to the rapidly expanding Tea Party Movement's Contract From America.

The key points of the Mount Vernon Statement are as follows:

• It applies the principle of limited government based on the rule of law to every proposal.
• It honors the central place of individual liberty in American politics and life.
• It encourages free enterprise, the individual entrepreneur, and economic reforms grounded in market solutions.
• It supports America’s national interest in advancing freedom and opposing tyranny in the world and prudently considers what we can and should do to that end.
• It informs conservatism’s firm defense of family, neighborhood, community, and faith.

I think there is more substance to the Tea Party Movement's statement which we will examine in our next post. See you then!