"I have always thought that one of the phoniest claims in California politics is that 'I'm a fiscal conservative but a social liberal,' which always invites the question: 'How do you plan to pay for your socially liberal programs with your fiscally conservative policies?'"
Squaring that philosophy with the Constitution is also an impossible endeavor.
That's correct. Right now, however, at this stage of our discussion I'm concentrating on getting clear, unambiguous definitions of the terms being employed.