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Who is "We The Hoosiers"?
We the Hoosiers is a grassroots,
non-partisan organization of private citizens, born out of the Tea
Party Movement, and united by our shared values.
Our mission is to restore and adhere to the
Constitution of the United States in its original content,
reestablish God given individual rights and freedoms, and protect
the sovereignty of the Republic through citizen involvement in
education and support of Constitutional candidates.
Beliefs of We The Hoosiers
The 9 Principles
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America Is Good.
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I believe in God and He
is the Center of my Life.
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God “The propitious smiles of Heaven can never be
expected on a nation that disregards the eternal rules of
order and right which Heaven itself has ordained.” from
George Washington’s first Inaugural address.
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I must always try to be a
more honest person than I was yesterday.
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Honesty “I hope that I shall always possess firmness and
virtue enough to maintain what I consider to be the most
enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man.”
George Washington
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The family is sacred. My
spouse and I are the ultimate authority, not the government.
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Marriage/Family “It is in the love of one’s family only that
heartfelt happiness is known. By a law of our nature, we
cannot be happy without the endearing connections of a
family.” Thomas Jefferson
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If you break the law you
pay the penalty. Justice is blind and no one is above it.
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Justice “I deem one of the essential principles of our
government… equal and exact justice to all men of whatever
state or persuasion, religious or political.” Thomas
Jefferson
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I have a right to life,
liberty and pursuit of happiness, but there is no guarantee
of equal results.
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Life, Liberty, & The
Pursuit of Happiness
“Everyone has a natural right to choose that vocation in
life which he thinks most likely to give him comfortable
subsistence.” Thomas Jefferson
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I work hard for what I
have and I will share it with who I want to. Government
cannot force me to be charitable.
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Charity “It is not everyone who asketh that deserveth
charity; all however, are worth of the inquiry or the
deserving may suffer.” George Washington
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It is not un-American for
me to disagree with authority or to share my personal
opinion.
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On your right to disagree
“In a free and republican government, you cannot
restrain the voice of the multitude; every man will speak as
he thinks, or more properly without thinking.” George
Washington
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The government works for
me. I do not answer to them, they answer to me.
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Who works for whom? “I consider the people who constitute a society
or a nation as the source of all authority in that nation.”
Thomas Jefferson
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The 12 Values
* Honesty:
To self and others
* Reverence: To God
* Hope: A
positive position
* Thrift:
To live within our means
* Humility:
To remember our place in the scheme of things
* Charity:
To help those less fortunate of our own free will.
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Sincerity: To say what
we mean and mean what we say.
* Moderation: To avoid extremism in
thought and deed
* Hard Work:
By example and personal commitment
* Courage:
To stand firm in my beliefs and convictions against
adversaries.
* Personal Responsibility:
To be responsible for my life in thought and deed
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Gratitude: To be
thankful to God for what He has given us.
These beliefs and values are derived from our shared heritage and a
belief that a free person exercises personal responsibility.
We believe these beliefs and values, which define the foundation of
America, to be an extension of natural God given rights, and
therefore necessary in upholding what our Declaration of
Independence calls: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.
Pursuit of these rights cans not be possible without preservation of
those principles and values.
To this end, our founders shed tyranny and formed a Republic under
a Constitution which was designed to protect those values.
In short - natural rights cannot be protected unless upheld by
these values. We believe these God given rights, beliefs, and values
to be the core of the Constitution
Goals of We The Hoosiers
1.
Read and understand the Declaration of Independence and the
Constitution of the United States.
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Read, discuss, and understand other writings of the Founding
Fathers.
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Monitor all levels of government as bills are purposed, in
committee, or being voted upon.
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To communicate with elected officials as necessary to insure they
are working in the best interest of the people.
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Unite like-minded individuals in restoring the Constitution.
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To take a stand against ideals and actions contrary to our values
and principles.
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Restore these core values as primary cultural and political
ideology.
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Elect officials which support our core values
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Reform all levels of government to insure adherence to core values.
Objectives of We The Hoosiers
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Education the electorate through: reading, writing, seminar series,
group discussions, websites, social networking, blogs, media, etc.
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Preservation of Life liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
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Preservation of the Constitution of the United States and the Bill
of Rights as originally intended by God and the Founding Fathers.
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Use community groups to help elect officials which support our core
values.
5.
Lead dialogue on policy and agenda at every level of government
General Ideas for Reform
or Policy (complete list or specifics too long to provide)
Limited Government
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Strengthen State Sovereignty
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Make local/state governments stronger and more independent from
national government
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Stop legislation which hinders personal liberties: property rights,
moral legislation, free speech, etc.
and most legislation which removes personal choice from
citizens
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Reform tax code (with focus on lowering tax burden for all
citizens)
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Term limits for all elected officials
Fiscal Responsibility
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Shrink the size of all government departments and bureaucracies at
every level
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Eliminate multiple departments
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Reform federal redistribution
to states and localities
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Reform/eliminate entitlement programs at the federal level
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Limit grants, subsidies and foreign aid
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Common sense approach to budgeting: balanced budget, no new debt,
spend what you have, stop what doesn’t work
Free Markets
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Limit regulation of any sector of business or industry
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Reform the federal reserve
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Reform subsidies and taxation
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Eliminate government intervention or ownership in any single
company or industry
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