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If those who identify with the Tea Party support an Originalist view of the Constitution (as I do), then Mr. Hawkins is confusing social conservatism with Constitutionalism and he is mistaken about #s 18 - 20.
#18 & #19 (Gay Marriage and Abortion) Both are a State's rights issues under the Tenth Amendment. It is up to each State to choose whether it allows either. And no other State would be forced to acknowledge any private union made under the unique laws of another State.
#20 The Pledge of Allegiance is an oath to the Union, not to the Founding Principles of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, which the Union exists to protect. Preserving liberty is more important than Nationalist mantras.
If every American was a Christian conservative Tea Partier...
1) …There would be fewer regulations, lower taxes, a business-friendly environment, and a much smaller government that would lead to considerably stronger economic growth and job creation. In fact, we'd probably have to dramatically increase the number of work permits we hand out to foreign workers, not because there are "jobs Americans won't do" (which don't actually exist), but because so many Americans would be employed that we'd have to bring in more people to do all of the available work.
2) ...The richest Americans would have...
Regarding abortion, again, no enumerated Federal power exists. If you want to amend the Constitution to define life and criminalize abortion, say after the first trimester, many Constitutionalists would support it, but doing it any other way is a slippery slope to Federalism (which is what got us into this mess).
Respectfully.
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