I really don't understand this definition. According to your definition only Americans can be conservatives. and that the the rulings by the the Supreme court shoulds only follow the strictist guidelines. What you are defining sounds more like libertarian, or constitutionalist. Most conservatives favor some flexibilty in the constitution when it lines up with their beliefs. (R vs W fer instance)shootthesheet wrote:
Conservatives exist to conserve the COTUS as a reflection of God given (natural) rights. If they do anything else they are not Conservatives. They are liberals with conservative leanings.
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stevie_d_64 wrote:There are a lot more things that are damaging, that a liberal elected official can do other than just be an A+ NRA rated elected official...
Case in point, Nick Lampson TxCD-22
And when it comes to him standing up for our individual rights in regard to the 2nd Amendment, sure, we might be able to be comfortable in his position on the issue...
But I am not a one issue constituent though...He might as well start packing now...
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Exactly, Fred!KBCraig wrote:I know one politician who still supports the Constitution as intended by the Founders.badkarma56 wrote:It's sad that our current political landscape has become overly politicized and muddled to the point that many politicians from both major parties have disregarded the thoughts, writings and deeds of our nation's founders.
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Well said.stroo wrote:This really shouldn't be a conservative versus liberal issue.
Think not in terms of right vs left (a hold-over from late 18th-century Estates General in France), but up versus down, or authority vs liberty. There are plenty of authoritarian Republicans (so-called "conservatives") as well as plenty of authoritarian Democrats (so-called "liberals"). As I see it, they differ only in style and the constituent groups to whom they pander and depend upon for (re)election.
Sadly, the true friends of liberty seem vastly outnumbered by those who wish to use the apparatus of government to coerce others for various agenda.