I am preparing for an attempt to set up a petition feature on this site, which will finally allow supporters of the Twelve Points to sign the document. In the course of this preparation, I have written a few sentences that explain very effectively why the American conservative movement needs the Twelve Points as its definitive statement of conservative principles -- and why adopting the Twelve Points as a definitive statement of principles can actually be expected to work:
Many Americans, including many professed conservatives, do not have a clear, meaningfully detailed understanding of the conservative philosophy. This has resulted in practical difficulties, including political challenges, in implementing conservative reforms in the United States. The Twelve Points are an attempt to solve this problem, both by allowing conservatives to reaffirm details of the conservative philosophy and by helping to give those details a higher profile.
The desired outcome is first to demonstrate conclusively that American conservatives understand and support certain inconspicuous but important aspects of the conservative philosophy, and then second to use that evidence in continuing to spread this information.
We hope to influence our fellow conservatives, particularly other American conservatives, but also people of other political labels who share our philosophy of individual liberty and rights, personal responsibility, and constitutionalism, a philosophy that is set forth in greater detail in the text of the Twelve Points.
It is intended that the Twelve Points will be well-established within a year or two, but we will continue to promote them as long as they continue to be necessary and relevant.
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