i call myself a conservative constitutionalist, because i believe in the constitution as written not interpreted to say what you want it to say. i also believe in personal responsability and that you should pay your own way in life not relie on the government to bail you out of your bad decisions
just wanted to add in response to someone, personal responabilty and no bail out as i see it refers to everyone rich, poor, coporations, everyone period
Moody Red
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My beliefs are conservative. I believe in self-reliance. Victory in Iraq,and winning the war on terror. I believe in security as the constitution assures us, and the need to secure the borders.
Ear marks and pork barrel spending needs to be cut. New ideas are needed for education, like vouchers where states compete and less of our tax dollars are spent on bureaucracy.
Immigration reform and stiff penalties for those hiring illegals.
Make president Bush's tax cuts permanent. Lower taxes fuel the economy, less taxes give more people the opportunity for disposable income, so more spending increases the GDP, which creates more business expansion, and more jobs, more jobs continue the flow of tax revenue to the government for services needed.
The only social programs I subscribe to are for the disabled, the elderly, and disadvantaged children. I know there are times when people do need assistance, but ongoing, cyclic welfare is not the answer. A short, limited term of assistance for hard times would meet with my approval.
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Jack P
Well, then I guess I'm a liberal because I believe that though the constitution was written in 1787, the 14th ammendment fundamentally changed the original meaning of the constitution making the states accountable for protecting the rights discussed in the Constitution from the states.
I also believe that if the 2nd ammendment had been inteneded to protect the people's right to bear arms, the word "people" would have been used rather than "militia".
I also believe that the government has an important rule to play in the economic lives of their citizens. The free market is great for most things, but sometimes there are market failures where the state has to get involved to make things most fair and productive for everyone involved. Take for example a natural monopoly like water supply. It would not be productive for 5 different companies to have each their own water pipes. It would be way too costly. So, the natural thing to happen is for there to be only 1 water supply company in any given area. But a monopoly does not maximize profit at a rate where marginal revenue equals marginal cost. It falls to the state to hire some pointy headed economists to figure out at what rate marginal revenue equals marginal cost and fix the rate at that level.
Anonymous
I believe in the greatest good for the biggest number of people. I would call myself a 'progressive' because I believe the whole purpose of government is to improve the standard of living of people, working people, not just the top 1%.
I believe 'good' things are 'good' because good comes from them, not because they are just -good- even if they cause bad results. Capitalism is not God's will or the natural order of things, we use capitalism because it is best for -everyone-. When it stops being best for everyone, when it becomes a tool for destroying liberties and concentrating wealth, then it is broken and needs to be fixed.
I believe in the Constitution too, and I don't believe -my- party has the right to ignore and flout the Constitution, and that ignoring the Constitution is only bad when the -other- party does it. I think the reason our government grows more and more corrupt every year is that people feel this corruption serves them, that it's in their own interest. I feel that the only way Republicans can continue to support President Bush is that they put party above country.
I believe that everyone should pay his fair share of taxes. The rich can afford to pay a little more because they -get- more.
As for paying your own way, the government not bailing out bad decisions, why is that only true for poor and underprivileged people? Why is it not also true for corporations who fail through gross mismanagement?
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definite, nicely this purely demonstrates that maximum folk finally end up being a contradiction in words. are you able to call that a paradox? on condition that the different is authentic for sure. as to if liberal conservatism could be embraced by ability of those conservatives who're extra liberal than certainly conservative, i think of, is something that could desire to be debated liberally in a conservatory way.
Ben D
Obviously I can't simply tell you what you should be - it depends on your opinions on social and economic issues. If you believe in social progressivism, (i.e. gay rights, racial equality etc.) then you would generally be considered liberal. Conversely, if you believe the religious viewpoint on these issues then you would usually be considered conservative. Also, believing in the constitution doesn't make you either really, as both sides have attempted to twist the words to suit their own end, as well as propose amendments in their own interests. I believe that the constitution should not be interpreted with any partisan bias, but it should be interpreted in the context of modern society, i.e. take into account what the intention was for today's society, not the society that was around when it was written