Former YAF'ers here?

fromtheright · Mar 5, 2006

Any former members of Young Americans for Freedom (www.yaf.org)? I was, 25 years ago.

Here is it's founding document, the Sharon Statement:

Adopted in conference at Sharon, Connecticut, on 11 September 1960.

In this time of moral and political crises, it is the responsibility of the youth of America to affirm certain eternal truths.
We, as young conservatives, believe:

That foremost among the transcendent values is the individual's use of his God-given free will, whence derives his right to be free from the restrictions of arbitrary force;

That liberty is indivisible, and that political freedom cannot long exist without economic freedom;

That the purpose of government is to protect those freedoms through the preservation of internal order, the provision of national defense, and the administration of justice;

That when government ventures beyond these rightful functions, it accumulates power, which tends to diminish order and liberty;

That the Constitution of the United States is the best arrangement yet devised for empowering government to fulfill its proper role, while restraining it from the concentration and abuse of power;

That the genius of the Constitution- the division of powers- is summed up in the clause that reserves primacy to the several states, or to the people, in those spheres not specifically delegated to the Federal government;

That the market economy, allocating resources by the free play of supply and demand, is the single economic system compatible with the requirements of personal freedom and constitutional government, and that it is at the same time the most productive supplier of human needs;

That when government interferes with the work of the market economy, it tends to reduce the moral and physical strength of the nation; that when it takes from one man to bestow on another, it diminishes the incentive of the first, the integrity of the second, and the moral autonomy of both;

That we will be free only so long as the national sovereignty of the United States is secure; that history shows periods of freedom are rare, and can exist only when free citizens concertedly defend their rights against all enemies;

That the forces of international Communism are, at present, the greatest single threat to these liberties;

That the United States should stress victory over, rather than coexistance with, this menace; and

That American foreign policy must be judged by this criterion: does it serve the just interests of the United States?
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NaasPreacher (C4K) · Mar 5, 2006

I small type hoping no one will notice ....

I was a YAFer in 1974-77

fromtheright · Mar 5, 2006

I'm in good company!

NaasPreacher (C4K) · Mar 5, 2006

I am found out .

I didn't think any one else was ever a YAFer .

Jim1999 · Mar 5, 2006

I've been a gaffer for many years now. Does that count?

Cheers,

Jim

The Galatian · Mar 5, 2006

Some might think that the "big government" philosophy of todays "conservatives" left YAF with little to do.

You'll be pleased to know that there are still wrongs to right, and YAF is leading the way with causes that matter:

"YAF proved itself as the TRUE organization for animal rights, as our national chairman Jon Pastore lead a delegation of concerned YAFers out against sexual deviants who perform sexual acts upon unwilling innocent gerbils."
http://www.yaf.com/history.shtml

They are also progressing rapidly on their campaign to impeach Attorney General Janet Reno.

Who said they lost touch with America?

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