Democrats led by Senator Byrd had adopted many of the arguements of the so called conservative constitutionalist. They do so in order to split the republican party.
I find many of the constitutionalist views to be not conservative at all, but to be liberal in every way.(although not socialist in nature)
To be liberal is to be for provacative changes in the way we govern ourselves. That is the definition. A true conservative will protect the status quo and resist change. This you are not, and therefore are not truly conservative.
Frankly, I am not sure what label fits. Conservatism circa 1800 perhaps, but not now. I view your views as anti-everything except personal freedoms that were lost many years ago. (ie: drugs for the most part) I donot see how reverting to anarchy is at all a conservative value.
LOL!! You don't know me and just assume apparently that I'm some sort of 'drugs for all' libertarian. Yes I am anti-WOD at the national level, but not at the state level.
And Democrats were not 'led' by Robert Byrd to anything to adopt anything. Some of our most ardent 'Republicans' in the South were former Democrats. Jesse Helms and Strom Thurmond come to mind. And if you apparently find constitutionalist views to not be 'conservative' enough, I suggest you pick up and move. This nation of sovereign states was established on said document and every right or power not guaranteed to the federal government(now national) belongs to the states and in some instances the people.
To be liberal is to be for provacative changes in the way we govern ourselves. That is the definition. A true conservative will protect the status quo and resist change. This you are not, and therefore are not truly conservative
This is a joke right? To want to return to the values and style of government before 1860 is liberal? And to maintain status quo within the socialist empire is conservative? You like Social Security? High taxes? National government control at the local level? Public education? You must because to keep those would be maintaining the 'status quo'. And BTW, every one of those a true conservative would have a problem with