Governing by Principle: A Framework for Governing

Implementing the Principles - Questions to Evaluate Public Policy Ideas

Created by Mississippi Center for Public Policy

Parents, not government, are responsible for the education and upbringing of their children

Government has a responsibility to protect the foundational institution of society: the marriage-based, two-parent family

The free market should not be distorted by government-designed dictates or advantage

Free enterprise, not government, is the engine of personal economic prosperity

Individuals are ultimately responsible for governing themselves and for the consequences

Government has nothing to give anyone except what it takes from someone else

Long-term and cumulative consequences should be considered more carefully than short-term benefits

Just because a problem exists doesn’t mean government should try to solve it

The legitimate power of government begins and ends with the people, while its authority comes from the Creator

Government exists to protect rights, not to create them

Stewards of the Foundation