The most influential conservative grassroots leaders nationwide signed the Mount Vernon statement recommitting their movement to constitutional conservatism.

“This is something that all conservatives — those that are concerned about national security, those that are concerned about economic opportunity, those that are concerned about religious liberty and personal responsibility — there’ something here for everyone because this is simply a restatement to this generation of those enduring founding principles,” said Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council.

In the works since last summer, the one-page document seeks to unify conservatives in the era of Obama

The signing ceremony is took place at a library that was part of George Washington’s Mount Vernon Estate. Read more of this article here.

One of the affirmations in the Mount Vernon Statement upholds the importance of family and faith: “It informs conservatism’s firm defense of family, neighborhood, community, and faith.”

Read the entire Statement here.

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