Principles and Policies

•  First Principles of Fiscal Responsibility & Social Tolerance
  • Our Constitution must be read & respected
  • There’s no such thing as government money; there’s only taxpayers money
  • Our country seeks an invisible defense, always at the ready but rarely at war
  • Our borders should be made secure, even while we welcome law-abiding immigrants.
  • Our trade should be free, so our own businesses and industries can succeed across the globe.
  • Economic growth comes from private enterprise fairly taxed & produced wealth fairly shared
  • Government should stay out of your pocketbook & out of your bedroom
  • Individual rights to free exercise of personal choices exist in the context of the civil rights of all to be protected against senseless violence in their communities disproportionate societal impacts

 Policies

• The least government is the best government
  • Governor Weld streamlined regulations & cut taxes 21 times
• America’s competitive advantages should inform our trade and immigration policies.
  • Governor Weld was U.S. chair of the three-country pro-NAFTA task force
  • Governor Weld led 16 international trade missions
• Worker training & similar initiatives unleash everyone’s energies
  • Governor Weld invested in state & community colleges, adopted welfare to work programs, and enacted comprehensive criminal justice reforms
• Privatized governmental functions can be better performed by private enterprise
  • Governor Weld is the former Chair of the U.S. Privatization Council
  • Governor Weld oversaw state facility privatization & redevelopment
  • Governor Weld reformed state-level entitlements to increase privatization
• Our electoral system can be repaired by adopting term limits & other reforms
  • Governor Weld is the former Chair of U.S. Term Limits