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To: willstayfree
Sounds to me like you are 100% Constitution Party."............. "I was going to say the same thing, not that there is anything wrong with that. FastCoyote just has to add lower taxes ( smaller government) and eliminate this bogus 'separation of state' argument which can be found nowhere in the Constitution."

Okay, since this thread is alive again, here's a restatement of what I think:

I would consider myself closer to libertarian than conservative, I am a true republican by definition, based on a Constitution which is 40% conservative and 60% libertarian. I am pro-defense, anti-abortion, pro-prayer and pro 10 commandments. Where I differ is 1) I don't do drugs nor want others to but believe the FDA and DEA and WOD are abominations, 2) I'd hack the education department to pieces 3) I'd cut taxes and welfare at the same time, 4) I'd send MADD and the nanny state liberals AND conservatives packing. If this combination makes me a crazy libertine, so be it.

As far as separation of church and state, no religion (i.e. atheism) is itself a religion. Therefore I see no problem with moral and religious pronouncements forming the basis of government, but it can be concluded that not all religions are created equal. Judaism and Christianity have coexisted because Judaism does not proselytize, and while Christians are evangelical, American Christians have been averse to forced endoctrination. Not so Islam, and I see no reason to believe a multicultural state which includes large numbers of suicide bombing ayatollahs is desireable.

I'm for closing the borders to illegals, but I'm for free trade because limited trade always bites you in the butt. As a libertarian sort, a strong defense is necessary because the world as a whole still includes a lot of crazy messed up people. So, GWBush is great for defense but a disaster on the "small government" side. Finally, I think Cultural Jihad is the type of conservative I want nothing to do with.

So, maybe I'm a constitutionalist-libertarian-republican. A dangerous threat to society.

86 posted on 12/12/2003 6:22:10 PM PST by FastCoyote
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