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If the conservative movement can't repair its links to its libertarian roots, it's at risk of being frozen out of the debate by the other two major threads of American politics.

In particular, conservatives need to loudly get out in front on the Big Brother civil-liberties issues that are coming to the forefront (commendably, some conservatives already are, but the GOP Establishment has been much too tolerant of Big Brother apologists like the odious (and fortunately on his way out) Mike Rogers). As long as civil liberties is seen primarily as a "liberal" issue, conservatives are behind the eight ball.

1 posted on 06/27/2014 6:43:51 AM PDT by koanhead
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To: koanhead
The Roberts Court certainly seems like a conservative juggernaut.

Obamacare.
2 posted on 06/27/2014 6:45:02 AM PDT by mmichaels1970
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I wonder why the authors think conservatives would be in favor of police not needing a warrant to search your phone.

There have been several FR threads on the subject, and I don’t think I’ve seen a single post disagreeing with the decision.


3 posted on 06/27/2014 6:45:42 AM PDT by Sherman Logan (Perception wins all the battles. Reality wins all the wars.)
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To: koanhead
The Roberts Court certainly seems like a conservative juggernaut.

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

5 posted on 06/27/2014 6:49:25 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: koanhead

Who thinks that?


6 posted on 06/27/2014 6:51:07 AM PDT by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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To: koanhead

More shallow end analysis of the Supreme Court from the Compost. Doug Kendall and Brannie Gorod are utterly clueless when talking about things “conservative” in terms of jurisprudence, and probably in any other context, as well.


7 posted on 06/27/2014 6:51:16 AM PDT by cdcdawg
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To: koanhead
Why the Roberts Court Is Less Conservative Than You Think,

oh Jeeeze.....I'm laughing so hard I'm crying. what vapid POSs those WAPO idjits are

9 posted on 06/27/2014 6:51:27 AM PDT by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: koanhead

Roberts seems to be more interested in “consensus” on the court and unanimous decisions than advancing a conservative ideology. I suppose in some ways that can be good because conservatives have been getting half a loaf in most of these recent decisions, but the flip side is liberals also get half a loaf in the process.


11 posted on 06/27/2014 6:57:46 AM PDT by apillar
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Not less than I think (and some others here). I’ve been railing at the Roberts Court for some time. They are NOT Conservative. Oh they toss us a little bone now and again. But they are the grand architects of an American police state run, and owned, by mega corporations not in any way answerable to the People.

Worst SCOTUS in our history.


12 posted on 06/27/2014 6:58:32 AM PDT by RIghtwardHo
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What about any of these issues would a conservative support? All of them are implemented by lefties, so how does it make the left against them?

Spinning


14 posted on 06/27/2014 7:04:54 AM PDT by School of Rational Thought
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Why the Roberts Court Is Less Conservative Than You Think

The current crop of supremes could hardly be less conservative than I think they are.

17 posted on 06/27/2014 7:25:11 AM PDT by from occupied ga (Your government is your most dangerous enemy)
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Straw men are so much fun to knock down, and it enables you think you’re so intelligent.


18 posted on 06/27/2014 7:32:49 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ("The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government." --Tacitus)
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t has moved the law dramatically to the right

Pure BS.

20 posted on 06/27/2014 7:41:22 AM PDT by Freedom_Is_Not_Free (Free goodies for all -- Freedom for none.)
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And it's only the latest case in which the court's relatively liberal justices have peeled off one of the court's conservatives''

The Compost stoops to new lows, implying the liberals dragged a conservative kicking and screaming to this ruling while most disagreed with it. The Conservatives were unanimous for the ruling. The MSM is pure and utter rubbish. I hate their ever living guts.

21 posted on 06/27/2014 7:47:47 AM PDT by Freedom_Is_Not_Free (Free goodies for all -- Freedom for none.)
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That must be pretty bad, because I don’t think Roberts is conservative at all.


23 posted on 06/27/2014 7:52:13 AM PDT by broken_arrow1 (I regret that I have but one life to give for my country - Nathan Hale "Patriot")
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Irony.

A newspaper that supports a President who oversees NSA “eavesdropping” on cell phone communications, praising a USSC ruling that preserves cell phone privacy.


32 posted on 06/27/2014 5:51:22 PM PDT by Bratch
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What a stupid headline

Who but a commie would call it conservative?


33 posted on 06/27/2014 5:53:45 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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