Isn't it strange in modern American politics that...?

It is pretty strange. My guess would be that because Democrats don’t believe that there is an objective morality, that government must create one in order to preserve the peace and protect its people. I would assume they think human nature is completely reckless and chaotic. Without some power constantly regulating the lives of the people, they would abuse their freedom. After all, if there is no right or wrong, why should anyone feel obligated to do the right thing? They think that unless the government bans guns, pollution, and unhealthy habits, people will automatically abuse them. I think also that because they believe it is human nature to do what we consider ‘immoral’ actions, they support more sympathetic punishments, often consisting of a short imprisonment period, or release after a short period of time. After all, the reason they were successful in committing the crime was because of the government’s failure to prevent it. I think this applies all around in their philosophy on personally life, government, and the economy.

As for Republicans, I think the opposite idea is the case. I would say that because they believe there is an objective morality, they feel people desire follow it and do the right thing. As far as religion, it creates many of the guidelines for morals. Any devout person will follow their religion and/or morals above all else. Government regulation is unnecessary for a population that is already focused on doing the right thing. As for those who do not feel the need to follow the law, that is why Republicans believe in strict punishments; people will be intimidated by harsh consequences and not do bad things. With fewer people wanting to do bad things, there will be less abuse. For this reason, there should not be official regulation, since there are already unwritten laws, as well as an official incentive (You do bad stuff- you pay BIG. You don’t do bad stuff, we leave you alone.) For example (I know it’s a bad example… but anyway), they think that people should have the choice to eat unhealthy if they want- they won’t do it in excess, because it’s not a good thing to do- but they still have the freedom to do it. A democrat might think they are only going to eat unhealthy- so they need the government to make sure they never have the option to eat unhealthy food.

Who knows though, that’s just what I think- I probably don’t have any idea what I’m talking about… I’m kinda stupid! haha

Yes, I've definitely noticed it. One thing I would take issue with is your claim that liberals tend to be relativists. In some cases, that is certainly true. However, I think that is at least an inadequate description most of the time; to analogize, I look at it like quantum physics - you may be unable to tell exactly where a particle is, but you can say with certainty that it is in a given area.

In the same way, there may not be a definitive, precise, certain right-or-wrong course of action in many cases. But, if you're concerned, informed, and thoughtful enough, you can generally tell - with some allowance for error, unforeseen change, and aberration - if a given action is morally proper or not.

You are right on the money. This is strange and they just go after insignificant social issues that seem to matter just slightly to their target in order to draw attention. They know that the public are sheep and try their best to fit in with their peers. They have done a great job molding a "Liberal" to think this way and vote that way as well as the "Conservative." It's crap and I vote on each issue how I see fit.

to a degree, yes...

but humanity has always had ideas about self preservation and society... making murder illegal, for example... everyone is against that...

so, liberals, maybe in a stretch, have taken that to encompass things that could kill you...

like smoking and guns... and maybe even global warming...

they would say it's a progression of modern community standards of living and promoting a healthy environment... most likely...

in short, personal rights stop when you put other people's, or your own life, in danger...

Obama is like the Hanson of politics. came out of nowhere, shown to have no substance or depth, made a quick splash with the media and bound to fade away into obscurity.

Actually, it's not strange at all, or at least we don't see it as strange. We just have minimum standards that we think should be met. I know that's an alien concept to you. ∠°)

lol....a very intelligent post....quite true!