"The bigger the government, the smaller the individual."
In a speech to the Maryland GOP Convention, Chairman Audrey Scott challenged Republicans to go one step further in discussing the dangers of big government. The term itself has become overused and not understood. We must get in the habit of explaining that we cannot grow government without taking away resources from individuals, diminishing individual human beings and stifling their potential.
MDGOP Chairman Audrey Scott addresses Convention - photo by S. Green
The three key messages of Republicans should be: We need smaller government, lower taxes and individual responsibility."
The venue for Mrs. Scott's speech was the State Convention of the Maryland Republican Party, held in Ocean City on April 30 and May 1. The weekend included several training sessions, hospitality suites hosted by candidates, and guest speakers. Among the speakers were Gov. Bob Ehrlich, former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson, Pollster David Winston, RNC National Committeewoman Joyce Terhes and RNC National Committeeman Louis Pope.
After being introduced as "The 60th and the 62nd Governor of Maryland," Bob Ehrlich launched into an impassioned keynote address that highlighted the reality that "progress is not Democrat or Republican . . . it is what it is. Progress is progress."
"We need to support businesses. . . Enough of class warfare. Enough of making the people who create the wealth the bad guys."
Gov. Bob Ehrlich addresses MDGOP Convention - photo by S. Green
Gov. Ehrlich's focus will be not only to cut taxes, but to expand the law to develop more educational opportunities and charter schools.
- S. Green
MCGOP CONVENTION!