January 16, 2004

It was only a matter of time.

After three years of the GOP trying to out-do the Clinton administration with regard to using the federal treasury to solidify their control in Washington, conservative leaders who still have a conscience are beginning to revolt. The Washington Times reports that "national leaders of six conservative organizations yesterday broke with the Republican majorities in the House and Senate, accusing them of spending like 'drunken sailors,' and had some strong words for President Bush as well." This is not some wild liberal-inspired tirade but rather the frustration of conservative leaders who see no end to the RNC's actions. Read the story here:

http://www.washingtontimes.com/functions/print.php?StoryID=20040115-112447-9758r

Compare the Bush administration's fiscal policy as noted in the attached article with that of the Constitution Party:

The only legitimate purpose of civil government is to safeguard the God-given rights of its citizens; namely, life, liberty, and property. Only those duties, functions, and programs specifically assigned to the federal government by the Constitution should be funded. We call upon Congress and the President to stop all federal expenditures which are not specifically authorized by the U. S. Constitution, and to restore to the states those powers, programs, and sources of revenue that the federal government has usurped.

We call upon the President to use his Constitutional veto power to stop irresponsible and unconstitutional appropriations, and use his Constitutional authority to refuse to spend any money appropriated by Congress for unconstitutional programs or in excess of Constitutionally imposed tax revenue.

We call for the systematic reduction of the federal debt through, but not limited to, the elimination of further borrowing and the elimination of unconstitutional programs and agencies.

We reject the misleading use of the terms surplus and balanced budget as long as public debt remains. We oppose dishonest accounting practices such as "off-budget items" used to hide unconstitutional spending practices...

(From Constitution Party National Platform: Cost of Big Government -- http://www.constitutionparty.com/ustp-99p1.html#Costofgov)

In light of the past three years performance of the Republican controlled federal legislature and the Bush administration, those that call themselves "fiscal conservatives" who continue to support President Bush and the GOP need to be asked whose fiscal policies are they trying to conserve? On what basis do they excuse such blatant socialist policies such as the recent $400 billion prescription drug benefit passed by a Republican controlled Congress and signed by Mr. Bush?

At this point we can either continue to repeat the empty Republican promises about fiscal restraint or roll up our sleeves and get to work to fix the problem by joining the Constitution Party and elect candidates who are serious about fighting for fiscal sanity.

If not now, when?

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With a vision of victory,


Ricardo Davis
State Chairman
Constitution Party of Georgia