[conservatism_IS_compassion]

If changing [the Constitution] is "conservative", what's there to conserve?

Conservative is when you restrict yourself to amending the Constitution by constitutional means . . . rather than by simply declaring that the Constitution means whatever you find convenient.

[tacticalogic]

Conservative is when you restrict yourself to amending the Constitution by constitutional means . . . rather than by simply declaring that the Constitution means whatever you find convenient.

Would it be "conservative" to use the amendment process to rescind the Bill of Rights?

[Soliton]

Conservative is when you restrict yourself to amending the Constitution by constitutional means . . . rather than by simply declaring that the Constitution means whatever you find convenient.

What does that mean? There is a constitutional process for amendments. Its not conservative or liberal It is the only way to do it and that's what Huck meant. This theocracy argument proves what I have said all along; casual Christians fear committed Christians

[AFA-Michigan]

“Conservative is when you restrict yourself to amending the Constitution by constitutional means . . . rather than by simply declaring that the Constitution means whatever you find convenient.”

Indeed.

And on abortion and marriage, Huckabee merely proposes doing the former, specifically to prevent the Supremes from doing the latter.