Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: The Old Hoosier
Conservatives believe in the principles set forth in the U.S. Constitution, and the vision of the Founding Fathers for our country.

Except for drug control, gun control, sex control, God control, and about 15 other controls...

72 posted on 01/12/2003 10:43:25 PM PST by krb (the statement on the other side of ths tagline is false)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 9 | View Replies ]


To: krb
Libertarians believe "Lord of the Flies" is a users manual.
78 posted on 01/12/2003 10:47:10 PM PST by Texasforever
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 72 | View Replies ]

To: krb; spartan
Except for drug control, gun control, sex control, God control, and about 15 other controls...

I wouldn't call anyone who supports gun control "conservative." I don't think that anyone who advocates a state-established religion is conservative, either.

I don't know what you mean by "sex control." I don't want the gov't teaching my kids to accept gaydom, but I don't think any libertarian would want that either. I also don't want hard core porn broadcast over the airwaves. But if libertarians had their way, we wouldn't have open airwaves anyway, with everyone and their mother broadcasting on whatever wavelength they want.

As for "drug control," drug trafficking is clearly a form of foreign and/or interstate commerce, and so the Constitution allows the feds to get involved. That's one instance where libertarian ideology is at odds with a perfectly constitutional form of government--although in fairness, the Constitution certainly doesn't require a federal drug trafficking policy.

203 posted on 01/13/2003 10:28:55 AM PST by The Old Hoosier
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 72 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson