ECONOMY- We need to stop the out-of-control spending that threatens our nation's fiscal security.  We must hold our elected officials accountable for every dollar they spend; no earmarks, pet projects, or uneccessary spending of Americans money.  I support Congressman Ron Paul's "Audit the Fed." proposal.

GOVERNMENT REFORM- The problems facing our citizens should be solved at the smallest levels of government possible.  The government should have to live on a balanced budget.  If necessary, they should have to make cuts and sacrifices just like the people they govern.

TAX REFORM- Simplify the tax code with a flat tax.  Our Declaration states "...all men are created equal..."  To that I say, "All men ought to be taxed equally."  We need to put the money back into the hands of the tax payers, all American taxpayers.  We need to realize that all taxes and fees levied on the business owner eventually find themselves on the doorstep of the employee and consumer.  We also need to explore the option of replacing the federal income tax with a national sales tax.

GUN CONTROL- The second amendment was not put into the Bill of Rights to protect the rights of hunters and home owners.  It was there to protect the right of patriots to defend their Constitution, even from their own government if need be.  I hope all future revolutions will be fought in the voting booth, but we must respect, remember, and recognize why we have the right to bear arms.

JOB CREATION- We must create an atmosphere that not only creates jobs, but sustains them.  The best way to do this is to harbor an environment that is conducive to the development of small business entrepreneurship giving all Americans the opportunity to go after the American Dream.

WELFARE- We need to ensure that all Americans have equal access to the American Dream.  Americans should not be held captive to a system of welfare that deprives them of their rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. 

EDUCATION- Vouchers can create competition in the education field.  Competition is the best thing to encourage and obtain the best results.  We need to also appreciate the value of homeschooling as an effective educational tool.

HEALTH CARE- Regulations do nothing but coerce private companies into doing what the federal government wishes them to do.  We need to realize that the problems we face with regards to medical health care costs have been imposed upon us by the regulations government places on health care related industries.  We must also recognize that the Federal Government was not granted the authority to oversee Americans' health care.

ABORTION- Our Declaration states that we shall recognize all individuals’ rights to “Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness…” and that said, rights are not only reserved for the individual, but for their “posterity” as well.  As posterity means "one's descendants,"  I interpret that to say that any man or woman or child, born or unborn, shall be granted the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. 

PERSONAL VALUES- We all have some degree of morality.  It shall be up to each individual to determine what that level of morality is.  As long as it does not infringe upon the rights, liberty, property, or prosperity of any other. Morality and virtue are not things that any government entity should attempt to legislate.  A government should be instituted to allow each individual to establish their own level of morality and virtue.