The 9-12 Project: 9 Principles

This is my 2nd post on Glenn Beck's 9-12 Project.  Below are the 9 Principles that guide the 9-12 Project.  As stated in their mission statement, if you believe in at least 7 of the 9, then you have a lot in common with those in the movement.

9 Principles:

1.  America Is Good.

2.  I believe in God and He is the Center of my Life.

God “The propitious smiles of Heaven can never be expected on a nation that disregards the external rules of order and right which Heaven itself has ordained.” from George Washington’s first Inaugural address.

3.  I must always try to be a more honest person than I was yesterday.

Honesty “I hope that I shall always possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider to be the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man.” George Washington

4.  The family is sacred. My spouse and I are the ultimate authority, not the government.

Marriage/Family “It is in the love of one’s family only that heartfelt happiness is known. By a law of our nature, we cannot be happy without the endearing connections of a family.” Thomas Jefferson

5. If you break the law you pay the penalty. Justice is blind and no one is above it.

Justice “I deem one of the essential principles of our government… equal and exact justice to all men of whatever state or persuasion, religious or political.” Thomas Jefferson

6. I have a right to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness, but there is no guarantee of equal results.

Life, Liberty, & The Pursuit of Happiness “Everyone has a natural right to choose that vocation in life which he thinks most likely to give him comfortable subsistence.” Thomas Jefferson

7. I work hard for what I have and I will share it with who I want to. Government cannot force me to be charitable.

Charity “It is not everyone who asketh that deserveth charity; all however, are worth of the inquiry or the deserving may suffer.” George Washington

8. It is not un-American for me to disagree with authority or to share my personal opinion.

On your right to disagree “In a free and republican government, you cannot restrain the voice of the multitude; every man will speak as he thinks, or more properly without thinking.” George Washington

9. The government works for me. I do not answer to them, they answer to me.

Who works for whom? “I consider the people who constitute a society or a nation as the source of all authority in that nation.” Thomas Jefferson

The 9-12 Project

I used to enjoy listening to Glenn Beck's radio program when he was being broadcast in the DC market.  I also used to watch his show when he was on CNN Headline News.  Since he has made the switch over to the Fox News Channel, I have not been able to watch his new show because I never make it home in time.  However, I still receive his daily newsletter via email.

It was in today's email that I learned of The 9-12 Project.  Over the next few days, I will have a few posts highlighting the 9 Principals, and the 12 Values of the 9-12 Project.  Today, I am posting the mission statement of the project, which is the primary reason that I feel the 9-12 Project is important, at least to me, and I hope to you

The Mission Statement of the 9-12 Project:

This is a non-political movement.  The 9-12 Project is designed to bring us all back to the place we were on September 12, 2001.  The day after America was attacked we were not obsessed with Red States, Blue States, or political parties.   We were united as Americans, standing together to protect the greatest nation ever created.

That same feeling-that commitment to country is what we are hoping to foster with this idea.  We want to get everyone thinking like it is September 12th, 2001 again.