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We believe
We believe in:
- individual rights;
- free markets;
- and limited governments.
We believe that the federal government has grown far beyond its constitutional authority. It taxes and spends too much of the people’s money, and what it doesn’t take it tries to control through regulations. We believe that it is once again time to stand up for freedom and to put government back inside its constitutional limits.
Goals
Let’s face it: the believers in more and bigger government are in power in Congress and the Administration. They are aided by the special interests seeking handouts (of the people’s money) that have taken over Washington—environmental pressure groups, big business, labor unions, government workers, lawyers, and lobbyists.
Freedom Action's goal is to create a gathering of grassroots activists and make their voices heard above the special interests and big government advocates. We want to mobilize the tens of millions of Americans who believe in freedom and the Constitution in the way that MoveOn has mobilized the big government advocates.
Freedom Action’s immediate political goals are to preserve individual rights and to stop the expansion of federal government regulation, spending, and taxation that are being pushed by President Barack Obama and the Democratic majorities in the House and Senate, as well as some Republicans.
Background
Freedom Action was founded in 2009 by a small group of political activists and policy experts at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, a non-partisan, non-profit free market think tank with 25 years of experience in Washington, DC. Fred Smith, president and founder of CEI, is chairman of the board of Freedom Action. Myron Ebell, director of energy and global warming policy at CEI, is director of Freedom Action. Brian McGraw, energy policy analyst at CEI, is the coordinator of the Freedom Action Network. Sam Kazman, general counsel at CEI, also serves as counsel to Freedom Action. As Freedom Action grows, so will our staff, but we will remain a grassroots movement.
The Freedom Action Team
Myron Ebell, Director
Brian McGraw, Coordinator
Sam Kazman, Counsel
Al Canata, Development
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