As the November Elections are on our door step, we can look at what will be the lasting lesson of the TEA Party, and other popular movements. We can also look at what will be the future direction of the Right in general. The greater message of the TEA Party should be universal; this is a movement which calls for a more accountable, and less encroaching government. These are principles which should be easy for many to accept.
Domestically there may be some complication and argument, even on the Right, on how these principles should be implemented. For instance, what does accountability and less encroachment look like? Should social programs (entitlements) be reformed, or done away with? Is reviving any federal, or State, money unacceptable? There is not consensus on how many of these questions would be answered beyond November.
However, differences can be very healthy. In fact, in the process of debate and wrangling, a functional product often results, such as the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution; in these cases, there were bitter differences, and “special interests,” which led to greater compromises. The truth is that were it not for such differences, The Senate would not have two seats per State.
On the foreign front, there are directions which the Right should not accept. In January, we put out Five Principles that would be a healthy direction for the future of the Right.
Beyond the Five principle, there are other directions, which the Right can not go. Some would argue that to be “a good Mormon” (or other observing believer), one must accept a stance from a libertarian foreign policy.
This argument is addressed here. (audio)
Some have argued that further that our nation should withdraw from foreign countries in a libertarian way. They would even argue that our “constructionist” principles were libertarian. Theses arguments are addressed here.
Response 2 (audio)
While the country is moving more to the Right, there are some principles, masquerading as “constructionist,” which would aid in harming future prosperity.
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