1. The general weal can only be found by government based upon democratic and representative (republican) principles.

2. Minimum government maximizes liberty of its citizens.

3. The Constitutional plan of a balanced tripartite government is essential for stability in government.

4. The Constitutional plan of scrupulous separation of the three branches of government is essential for balance of power in government.

5. All legitimate Federal powers are divided between the three branches. Hence there is no legitimate place for the administrative branch of the Federal government. Therefore:

• Legislative powers cannot be delegated to non-elected bureaucrats
• Legislative powers cannot be delegated to the executive branch
• Judicial functions cannot be delegated to the executive branch or agencies therein
• Agencies never solve problems, lest they be out of work
• Agencies always add expense and exasperation to any procedure or product.

6. Government violating Constitutional limitations loses its legitimacy to govern.

7. Public service should be temporary, and part-time lest aristocracy of office develop.

8. The general weal will never be found by politicians selling privilege, or favors.

9. Campaign contributions are the corrupter of politics.

10. Subsidies and Tax cuts are never in the public interest.

11. The free market system is the most efficient system to deliver goods and services.

12. Attempts to improve on the efficiency of the free market system by political "means'' always lead to higher prices, and inferior goods.

13. Governments can never save money (be a stable repository of wealth)

14. The government solution is always the most extravagant solution to any problem.

15. Most government "solutions" have been carefully engineered not to work.

16. "Bigness'' in business or government is never in the best interest of the public.

17. The present government agendas are not economically sustainable.