[skeeter]

The left has long wanted to convert the Constitution from something that limited the power of government for the benefit of individual liberties (negative) to enhancing the power of government, "responsibilities" government has, at the expense of individual liberties (positive).

They have just about accomplished that goal. Which candidates are talking about reducing the size of and getting government out of the way vs. candidates who are promising to "fix" our problems?

[fhayek]

To liberals, the Constitution guarantees individual rights unless those in the 'elite priesthood' identify an issue which supersedes any claim to those individual rights. Unfortunately, there is no end to these more pressing issues. The environment, economic justice, animal rights, racial inequality, women's rights, the gay agenda...it goes on and on. And only they get to decide what issues apply.