I believe that anyone that wants to determine what I say, think, feel and do, as long as I do not in any way infringe upon someone elses civil rights, is at best a socialist, at worst a communist...
I do not care which side of the political spectrum you desire to rule me from, which side you draw laws from. Socialist is as socialist does.
This is why the country is continually drawn to the left... commmunists with to impose their laws and beliefs upon us.... but, the so called social(ist) conservatives with to impose their laws and beliefs up us also... only difference between the two is the side of the political spectrum they wish to impose upon us...
Here is a better idea, how about we live by the constitution, AS WRITTEN?
The constitution had been bastardized by both the liberals (communists) and social(ist) conservatives for so long, that there is just a very small group that realizes what it truly is, what it truly does, and what it truly represents. The author of this article mentions “Democracy”... well we do not live in a democracy, nor is our system of government a “Democracy”. We are a costitutionally mandated federation of indepenedent states. The authors ignorance of the very root of our system of govermnent is typical for a controller.
I do not need or do I desire to have a communist force their world and moralistic views upon me ( would you want bill clintons morals made law, have you forced to comply or face prison?). Nor do I want a social(ist) conservative forcing their world and moralistic views upon me.
I am a free and independent person, with the right to do what I want in my home, free from swat team raids. As long as I do not infringe upon your rights, you have no right to infringe upon mine.
Flame away...
There is a very common misconception on the Right that the Founders were libertarian. This is because they set up a FEDERAL government with limited powers.
However, the Constitution put very few restrictions on the powers of each state over its citizens. In fact, many pre-Civil War states had laws that we would today consider unconstitutional, including egregious violations of the Bill of Rights (which did not originally apply to the states).
The Founders would in all likelihood have been fully in favor of banning "drugs." They just would have insisted it be left up to each state.
No flame from this direction, joe. You have nailed it.
Originally America was truly a social conservative nation, created by true social conservatives, they would be disgusted at how anti-social conservative and liberal, and libertarian America has become in the last 90 years.