Texas Liberty Defender

  I have a core political philosophy from which all meaningful policy positions naturally arise. It's simple, powerful, and distinctly American: More freedom, less government. Personal responsibility. I am the Texas Liberty Defender . If you truly believe in these ideals, they lead—without contradiction—to a consistent worldview. That worldview doesn’t pick and choose when to favor freedom. It doesn’t embrace government expansion when it happens to serve your pet issue. It means standing for liberty even when it's uncomfortable or inconvenient. Historically, this is what set us apart from big-government Democrats. They may not have agreed on much—environmentalists and union loggers often found themselves at odds—but they were united by one thing: a belief in an ever-growing state powerful enough to enforce their respective agendas. They didn’t need to be ideologically consistent. All they needed was a big enough government to get their way. Unfortunately, many in the Repub...