The Hope for America Coalition is leading the charge to re-awaken and refresh the spirit of individual rights and freedom.  As strict Constitutionalists of all walks of life and all party affiliations, we believe that the spirit of freedom transcends political parties, ethnic boundaries, and socioeconomic status.  All of us yearn to breathe free - free of onerous taxation, free of oppressive bureaucratic regulation, free of the interference and encroachment of an increasingly large, complex, and unaccountable Federal government.

We believe that the solution to this is not more rules, more regulations, and more centralized control over our lives; but, instead, it is surprisingly simple.  We need to get back to the basics upon which this country was founded over 230 years ago, which are enshrined in the Constitution of the United States.
 HFAC Basic Assumptions

1. Human beings are endowed by their Creator with the inalienable, irrevocable rights to life, liberty, estate (property), and the pursuit of happiness. As such, they are also endowed by the same Creator with the means of self-government – with the ability to serve as, in effect, a “government unto themselves.”
    
2. In the interests of commerce, order, sovereignty, and security, humans cede a small portion of their self-government and rights in a social contract with government, according to the rule of law.
    
3. The Constitution is the only social contract of the modern era that dictates to government the limit of its authority over the people, instead of dictating to the people how much freedom the government will allow them to have. Because of this, the Constitution has proven to be a remarkably resilient and inspired document of national governance that has stood the test of time for over 220 years.
    
4. However, the Constitution today is under assault. The influence of wealthy and powerful corporate interests and lobbies, legislation “created” via Executive Orders (fiats) and court rulings, and the corrupt machinations of increasingly bloated and centralized bureaucracies have allowed a culture in Washington to take root in which the Constitution is either selectively followed or ignored outright. In fact, many of those in power have become so twisted in their collective thinking that those who insist on Constitutional compliance are called “radicals” and ridiculed.
    
5. These assaults have resulted in a concentration of power and authority in the hands of a select few people at the very highest levels of business and government the likes of which this country has not seen before in its history, with the possible exception of the US Civil War.
    
6. As all Federal officeholders and government employees are required to take an oath of office that states that they will “support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic,” it can be reasonably adjudged that in allowing these assaults on the Constitution to occur, these “representatives” have violated their oath of office and must be called to account for this egregious act by their constituents.

“Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.” 
- Thomas Paine