The Moderate Republican: Mojave Desert Cross: Update

What the Moderate Republican Stands For

Republicans came to power as the party of big ideas, and without returning to that model they could be looking at a long winter. Additionally, those big ideas need to focus on Middle America. Three issues that could work are conservation, reform and localism.

Conservation- a return to the Teddy Roosevelt model of conservation. One doesn’t necessarily have to buy into global warming to appreciate the need to protect the natural resources we have.

Reform- the federal government is bigger than ever, and won’t be getting any smaller over the next four years. Republicans need to fashion themselves as national reformers. Much of Middle America wants the government as safety net, but bloated bureaucracies breed corruption that needs to be dealt with.

Localism- this is the lynchpin that brings it all together. If we bought our food locally, shopped locally, governed locally, many of the issue we now have to deal with would go away, or at the least become manageable.

Below is a collection of writers who speak about the things that matter. Some are Right, some Left and some Center, but all intelligent and rational voices.

Jay Sekulow, Chief Counsel of the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), will address the constitutional issues raised in the Mojave Desert cross case following oral arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, October 7th. This is a First Amendment case that could affect displays and memorials across the United States.

The high court will hear oral arguments at 10:00 am. Sekulow will address the media about the arguments and the case immediately following oral arguments at 11:00 am on the plaza at the bottom of the steps to the main entrance of the Supreme Court.

For a detailed summary of the history of the Mojave Desert Cross see my article at Suite 101: The Mojave Desert Cross, Veteran’s Memorial Becomes a Federal Case

The Moderate Republican

What the Moderate Republican Stands For

The American Conservative » Rod Dreher

Via Meadia

Front Porch Republic

David Brooks

The Soap Box

Mojave Desert Cross: Update

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