To: BeforeISleep
The difference is that conservatives recognize that the application of the coercive power of government for the imposition of values is a very dangerous thing not to be undertaken lightly.
The issue is not what you believe in or what you don't believe in. The issue is the appropriate use of government power, and how centralized or de-centralized it should be.
221 posted on
07/12/2004 12:20:55 PM PDT by
lugsoul
(Until at last I threw down my enemy and smote his ruin on the mountainside.)
To: lugsoul
I agree the Constitution should seldom be amended. It has been amended only 27 times in our nation's history. Its not like conservatives have gotten a single amendment through Congress since the GOP gained a majority 10 years ago.
226 posted on
07/12/2004 12:24:47 PM PDT by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
To: lugsoul
The difference is that conservatives recognize that the application of the coercive power of government for the imposition of values is a very dangerous thing not to be undertaken lightly. American conservatives, cut from the same ideological cloth as the founders, have never had a problem with legislating against evil.
That's what laws are for: the protection of society from the effects of the actions of evil-doers.
To: lugsoul
What's your deal? The Constitutional amendment process is completely legitimate, and the American people are capable of handling it. This is all part of the process.
239 posted on
07/12/2004 12:31:03 PM PDT by
Huck
(I love the USA!)
To: lugsoul
The issue is not what you believe in or what you don't believe in.
Wasn't the Constition based on this? (what men believed in)
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