I consider myself pretty conservative on some issues, libertarian on others. What bothers me and what I cannot figure out though, is why most Conservative leaning folks will say they want smaller government, reduced government in our life, etc..............and I FULLY agree, but why is that only for certain things? For example, marijuana and sports gambling...if I want to do these 2 things as a grown man, why should the US government stop me yet most conservatives would be against those things. Help me to understand please.
Like me many of us are definitely not liberals but we are actually fiscal conservatives more than anything else. In other words we should not spend more than we take in. As such we are not far right although many trolls (not you lol) on here think anyone who does not think like them is far right. I think marijuana and gambling should be legalized. I do not smoke but I do gamble. I want smaller government, less spending, and controlled immigration. We must do away with Obamacare also that is a major goal for liberal control and bigger government.
I'm a fiscal conservative, I consider myself a constitutionalist as I want stricter adherence to the consitution. I want a much smaller federal government and I espouse the states rights the founding fathers wanted.
I don't believe most social issues are addressed by the constitution, so conservative vs liberal are not accurate descriptions, and I believe those positions are grossly misrepresented in discussions.
So I want a smaller federal government, lower taxes and fewer regulations. I believe the constitution is pure brilliance and I oppose people wanting to change it to serve themselves. I believe changes to the constitution can only be made by a constitutional amendment, and not by executive order as some people think.(Guns for example). I think Marijuana and cocaine should be legal, as should gambling, or at least leave it up to the States. I don't care who or what you fuck, I think abortions should be legal for every adult in the first trimester (minors need parental consent, we're responsible for our kids not idiot politicians) and abortions should be banned in the third trimester when the child can survive outside the womb and thus has constitutional rights.
I don't believe most social issues are addressed by the constitution, so conservative vs liberal are not accurate descriptions, and I believe those positions are grossly misrepresented in discussions.
So I want a smaller federal government, lower taxes and fewer regulations. I believe the constitution is pure brilliance and I oppose people wanting to change it to serve themselves. I believe changes to the constitution can only be made by a constitutional amendment, and not by executive order as some people think.(Guns for example). I think Marijuana and cocaine should be legal, as should gambling, or at least leave it up to the States. I don't care who or what you fuck, I think abortions should be legal for every adult in the first trimester (minors need parental consent, we're responsible for our kids not idiot politicians) and abortions should be banned in the third trimester when the child can survive outside the womb and thus has constitutional rights.
At the end of the day, a larger federal government and freedom are incompatible. Those arguments that Republicans take away freedoms is as dumb as it comes. It's more government and more regulations that does tha. There's one party that looks to government for everything, that's the party taking away freedoms
