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By MARK WALKER | Posted: January 15, 2010 9:15 pm
"Bono Mack inherited much of the estate of that district's former representative, Sonny Bono, and won a special election to succeed him in Congress after he was killed in a skiing accident in 1998.
Bono Mack hasn't faced serious opposition until this year. She has a conservative primary opponent in Clayton Thibodeau running under the banner of the Republican Liberty Caucus of Riverside County."
The Desert Sun
Conservative alternative to Rep. Mary Bono Mack
Peter Osbaldeston • The Desert Sun • March 24, 2010
Rep. Mary Bono Mack is facing a challenger in the June 8 primary. His name is Clayton Thibodeau (Ti-bah-do), and it will come as a shock to Mary, but he will be a formidable candidate.
Thibodeau is a consistent conservative. For those readers without a simple and clear idea of just what American conservatism is, this single sentence from the Sharon Statement of l960 is worth remembering: “Conservatism applies the principle of limited government based on the rule of law to every proposal and informing conservatism's firm defense of family, neighborhood, community and faith.”
Thibodeau actually believes in the American Constitution; he knows and understands it, thinks it a superb foundation for freedom and will honor his oath of office to uphold it.
I interviewed Mr. Thibodeau at length, asking a series of questions relating to our most serious problems. The first was “do you actually have any idea what to do about the debt/deficit which is rapidly approaching 100 percent of GDP? (Think Greece)?” I expected some political bull, but I got a solid answer that, if, put into effect, would actually work.
“Attrition accounts for a 5 percent drop in government employees per year. If these people are not replaced, in 10 years the size of government will be cut in half. To do this, all Cabinet offices and departments not specifically authorized by the constitution must be eliminated beginning with the Department of Education.
“All entitlements, Ponzi schemes, operated at the federal level should gradually evolve to the states. Since all taxpayers are the same people, this will not make them solvent, but it will, in time, allow them to be crafted of by and for the people of each state — 50 solutions designed locally and tailored to 50 different cultural and environmental situations.”
On the social issues: “Gay marriage is a state issue. Gays in the military should be a military decision. Abortion was made a federal issue by judicial edict (Roe v. Wade). The Fourth Amendment, which requires the police to get a search warrant before looking at your bank records, was ‘interpreted' to overrule the states and permit nationwide termination of a pregnancy! This is absurd. Roe v. Wade should be overturned and the issue returned to the states.”
Thibodeau believes in free trade, term limits and a flat tax.
Thibodeau is also opposed to the formation of a new party. Although active in the Tea Party movement, he agrees with Reagan, Gingrich, and Palin that such a path would be self-destructive. He believes that the Republican Party can be rebuilt by a focus on conservative values. Reagan did it; Gingrich did it. The voters can do it again.
These are your choices on June 8: “I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take it anymore” or business as usual. (Note: Independents can vote in the Republican primary only if they re-register as Republicans by May 24.)
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