Conservatism to me is:
Small limited government (Return Fed govt to Constitutional barriers/return rights back to states)
Upholding and following the Constitution
Godly values and principles
Pro-Life
Pro 2nd Amendment
Belief in America and American values
Pro-Military
Pro-Israel
Anti-war, but recognizing it may be necessary to fight the evils that threaten our national security
Anti-Islam
Anti-Nation Building
Anti-Global Warming/Climate Change
Equal rights for everyone, no special rights for specific groups (race, creed, religion, sexual preference)
Marriage between man and woman
To name just a few...
And the one who most closely and consistently aligns with those values, is Ted Cruz.
Thank you.
It’s quite obvious that Trump and his supporters are not conservative...Donald wouldn’t know a conservative if one fell on him:
“Well, I think I am, and to me, I view the word conservative as a derivative of the word “conserve.†We want to conserve our money. We want to conserve our wealth. We want to conserve. We want to be smart. We want to be smart where we go, where we spend, how we spend. We want to conserve our country. We want to save our country. And we have people that have no idea how to do that, and they are not doing it, and it’s a very important word and it’s something I believe in very, very strongly.â€
Read more: http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2016/02/is_trump_a_true_conservative.html#ixzz3zlx2J9c7
Conservatism as a political and social philosophy promotes retaining traditional social institutions in the context of culture and civilization. Some conservatives seek to preserve things as they are, emphasizing stability and continuity, while others, called reactionaries, oppose modernism and seek a return to "the way things were".[1][2] The first established use of the term in a political context originated with Francois-Rene de Chateaubriand in 1818,[3] during the period of Bourbon restoration that sought to roll back the policies of the French Revolution. The term, historically associated with right-wing politics, has since been used to describe a wide range of views
Very well stated - I agree.