Candidate Notes on 00-RLC1

00-RLC1 on Dec 8, 2000

As adopted by the General Membership of the Republican Liberty Caucus at its Biannual Meeting held December 8, 2000.
• WHEREAS libertarian Republicans believe in limited government, individual freedom and personal responsibility;
• WHEREAS we believe that government has no money nor power not derived from the consent of the people;
• WHEREAS we believe that people have the right to keep the fruits of their labor; and
• WHEREAS we believe in upholding the US Constitution as the supreme law of the land;

BE IT RESOLVED that the Republican Liberty Caucus endorses the following [among its] principles:
1. The power of the federal government should be limited, as per the tenth amendment to the US Constitution.
2. The US Department of Commerce should be abolished, per the tenth amendment of the US Constitution.

The National Endowment for the Arts should be abolished, per the tenth amendment of the US Constitution.

The National Endowment for the Humanities should be abolished, per the tenth amendment of the US Constitution.

The US Department of Housing and Urban Development should be abolished, per the tenth amendment of the US Constitution.

Subsidies to agricultural and other businesses should be eliminated.

Corporate taxes should be eliminated simultaneously and proportionally with the elimination of subsidies to businesses.

Recommendations by the Grace Commission and the Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW) should be reviewed and implemented, where possible, beginning immediately.

Privatization of government assets, management and services should be implemented for cost-effectiveness wherever applicable.