Principles

• Principle 1 - Government exist to protect rights, not to create them

• Principle 2 - The legitimate power of government begins and ends with the people, while its authority comes from the Creator

• Principle 3 - Just because a problem exist doesn't mean government should try to solve it

• Principle 4 - Long-term and cumulative consequences should be considered more carefully than short-term benefits

• Principle 5 - Government has nothing to give anyone except what it takes from someone else

• Principle 6 - Individuals are ultimately responsible for governing themselves and for the consequences of their decisions

• Principle 7 - Free enterprise, not government, is the engine of personal economic prosperity

• Principle 8 - The Free market should not be distorted by government-designed dictates or advantages

• Principle 9 - Parents, not government, are responsible for the education and upbringing of their children