{"id":328279,"date":"2010-02-16T14:51:24","date_gmt":"2010-02-16T19:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.campaignforliberty.com\/blog.php?view=32647"},"modified":"2010-02-16T14:51:24","modified_gmt":"2010-02-16T19:51:24","slug":"conservatives-to-sign-mt-vernon-pledge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/328279","title":{"rendered":"Conservatives to Sign “Mt. Vernon” Pledge"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Matt Holdridge<\/p>\n

From Fox News<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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A group of more than 80 leaders are looking to solidify the direction of the conservative movement by putting their ideas into an official statement of belief this week.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The story goes on to say, <\/p>\n

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The group describes the document as “defining the movement’s principles, beliefs and values in light of the challenges facing the country and the need for Constitutional Conservatism since the Obama administration came to power.”…<\/p>\n

Those involved with the signing compare the new manifesto to “The Sharon Statement” signed at the home of William F. Buckley, Jr. in Sharon, Connecticut in 1960. The “Sharon Statement” was signed and formed by the Young Americans for Freedom.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

It looks like participants in the official signing will include Edwin Feulner, president of the Heritage Foundation; Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, Brent Bozell, president of the Media Research Center, and Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform.<\/p>\n

This makes one wonder, if the traditional conservative movement’s principles where fixed and have been since 1960, why would they need “defining” again in light of Obama? Shouldn’t they transcend administrations?<\/p>\n

I’m personally curious whether the statement addresses foreign policy and if it does, whether it is a continuation of the Bush Doctrine. <\/p>\n

Campaign for Liberty has had a Statement of Principles<\/a> listed on our website and printed in our brochures since we were formed in June of 2008.<\/p>\n

We simply reiterate the glorious tradition of freedom and resistance to oppression we’ve inherited from our ancestors which has and will transcended time or leadership.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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