The Asheville Tea PAC endorsed Republican Ken Fortenberry over GOP incumbent Rep. Patrick McHenry in the 10th District primary. Here’s the press release from the Fortenberry campaign:
Asheville Tea PAC Endorses Ken Fortenberry Candidate for North Carolina Congressional District 10
Hendersonville, NC, April 13, 2012: Ken Fortenberry, candidate for North Carolina Congressional District 10, has received the endorsement of Asheville Tea PAC.
Ken Fortenberry has demonstrated that he is committed to fiscal responsibility through adherence to Constitutional authority. Asheville Tea PAC has determined that Ken Fortenberry embraces our principles and can defend them: individual rights, limited government, fiscal responsibility and free markets.
Asheville Tea PAC is dedicated to bringing the people back into the election process by their participation to replace compromised incumbents with good men and women who commit to fiscal responsibility through Constitutional authority. We focus on finding principled candidates, vetting, endorsing, and campaigning to get them elected. We then hold them accountable. Asheville Tea PAC proudly endorses Ken Fortenberry for North Carolina Congressional District 10.
Benjamin Franklin: “Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote!”
Ken Fortenberry would violate the rights of certain individuals whom he deems to be inferior according to his religious beliefs.
How can the tea party defend individual rights and violate them at the same time?
“Please listen to this important clip about Why Christians Are Called to Defend Marriage”
http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/family-policy-matters/id73799507
Amendment One violates rights.
http://timpeck.blogspot.com/2012/03/amendment-one_8957.html
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“How can the tea party defend individual rights and violate them at the same time?”
Because as many of us predicted, the ‘Tea Party’ movement quickly became a sheepdog to herd Libertarians and other principled former Republicans back into the fold.
If you identify as “conservative”, you have to love Jebus and hate the gays, dude.
“If you identify as “conservative”, you have to love Jebus and hate the gays, dude. ”
Hmmmm… I may be a conservative after all.
“How can the tea party defend individual rights and violate them at the same time?”
Yeah, who could have seen that one coming?