MY inspiration

I've always been interested in national politics, but the 2008 elections followed by more bailouts and "spending our way out of a recession" inspired me to try to find a way to participate more as a concerned citizen. I am proud to be a part of the TEA (taxed enough already) parties. The vast majority of people who attended, like me, had never participated in any "protest" before. I used to believe the deficit didn't matter since our economy was strong. After crunching the numbers myself, I now believe we are in grave danger. Spending is out of control. Most funds are spent on pet projects that don't reflect the desires or needs of the community and are not authorized by the constitution.

As the federal government spends more, it will need to increase taxes and/or print more money, causing inflation in order to pay off it's (our) debt. The need to protect ourselves on the local level has never been more important! I believe states need to re-claim their 10th ammendment rights (the check and balance on the federal government). All powers not enumerated by the constitution to the federal government belong to the states. Moral and social issues belong to the states.

We need to be fiscally conservative now more than ever. "Can we afford it?," "Do the vast majority of people want it?," and "Are we authorized to spend the people's money this way?" are three basic questions I will use as my guide.