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Constitutionúl Conservatives
the hands of the people; but the means of making
such change (amending the Constitution) was
carefully prescribed to militate against hasty, un-
D allas conservatism does not represent any
wise decisions by the people. This system, unique
special group. It is a product of individual taste
in history, was designed to prevent both tyranny
and breeding. It is a way of life, a spirit, a faith.
by government, and reckless rebellion by the peo-
It is a conviction which neither springs from
ple.
bigotry nor produces it. It is the progeny of
American heritage. The strength of conservative
FI or 30 years, American liberals have sup-
conviction in Dallas is nourished by roots planted
in the Texas frontier. In that sense, we are unique;
ported lawless government - government not
bound by the specific terms of the Constitution,
but in a larger sense, constitutional conservatives
but usurping power to do anything which official-
of Dallas are like constitutional conservatives
dom claims will promote the general welfare.
everywhere else in America: they revere the
Constitutional conservatives resist lawless gov-
Founding Fathers of this nation and want to re-
ernment, because they know it produces a lawless
establish the constitutional system which they
created.
society. The end is either wild anarchy or oppres-
sive dictatorship. The fervor and dedication of
The War for American Independence (which
constitutional conservatives stems not from hate,
the Founding Fathers led to a successful con-
but from a sense of urgency: they want to restore
clusion) was unlike any other so-called revo-
lawful constitutional government, by lawful
lution in history. The French Revolution of the
means, before it is too late.
18th Century was conceived in hate and executed
in violence. Its purpose was the same as that of
The Harvest?
the bolshevik revolution in 20th-century Russia:
to overturn and destroy the existing order of
The current furor of liberal hatred for con-
things and to murder the existing leaders of so-
ciety. The American Revolution was not tinged
servatives may conceal a sense of guilt. The warped
with such purpose. The Founding Fathers, in re-
mind of Lee Harvey Oswald was first attracted to
belling against England, were resisting political
communism by communist propaganda leaflets.
tyranny - to preserve and improve the existing
Conservatives abhor governmental censorship
order.
(even of communist propaganda) which violates
constitutional guarantees of freedom of speech
They feared concentration of political power,
and freedom of the press. Conservatives also ab-
and they feared anarchy. Out of their wisdom
hor the distribution of communist propaganda in
and their fears, their experience and their great
the United States at taxpayers' expense. Liberal-
learning, they created the most marvelous govern-
ism, however, decrees that communist propaganda
mental system ever conceived in the minds of
must be distributed in the United States, without
men. Believing in government by law, and
restriction, at the expense of the American peo-
not government by the whims of men, they
ple.
wrote the Constitution which was a, bind-
ing contract - not only upon government
Constitutional conservatives do not believe in
but upon the people as well. By restricting gov-
violating the constitutional rights of anyone, not
ernment to the exercise of specifically-granted
even of communists; but they have for years con-
powers, the Constitution was intended to prohibit
tended that communists should not be given pref-
government officials from usurping power and
erential treatment. Conservatives have been par-
thus becoming lawless tyrants, under pretext of
ticularly concerned about State Department soft-
helping the people. Ultimate power to change
ness toward communism. What else, but this lib-
the organic structure of government was left in
eral attitude of special friendliness toward com-
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