WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jim DeMint (R-South Carolina), chairman of the Senate Steering Committee, announced he will sign the Mount Vernon Statement which outlines the principles of Constitutional Conservatism.
“America became the world’s greatest nation because of the freedom of our people to take risks and succeed without the heavy hand of government dragging them down,” said Senator DeMint. “This didn’t happen by accident, our Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution to limit our federal government’s ability to interfere with our lives. Unfortunately, many of our elected leaders have forgotten this. They see no limits and create new government programs to address every problem. This has led to crushing debt and crippling taxes that threaten to pass on to our children and grandchildren a nation that is weaker than the one we inherited. We must act boldly if we’re going to save freedom.
“I fully support the Mount Vernon Statement as a vital recommitment to our Constitution and the liberty it was written to protect. If our leaders cannot agree to these fundamental American principles, they are part of the problem and should be replaced.”
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