Republicans Believe in Limited Government Only When it Suits Them

[Anonymous]

Now you know, I know, and the Supreme Court knows that abortion is legal in the United States. And our Republican Friends, in Congress, the Tea Party, and yes even in this very forum time and time again extol the virtues of a limited government. You would think they would respect the fact that this issue is not a federal one. But surprise, they don't care. Now you would think some upstanding DCUM conservatives would note the hypocrisy, yes? After all they wrote these gems:

DCUM Conservative:

The philosophy is empowering the individual , decentralizing and weakening the power of government. It is genius and it scares insecure types

Apparently sometimes it scares Republicans, too.

DCUM Conservative:

Breaking up consolidation of power , constraining and disempowering the Federal Government is th genius of the Constitution.

DCUM Conservative:

The problem starts in Washington and in the belief in certain sectors that the govt. can cure all social ills just by passing laws.

DCUM Conservative:

Great. In America we do things a little differently. The government doesn't control our lives and it doesn't tell us how to live and take away our incomes to give to other people because they feel they can do so.

OK, so where are you true Limited Government conservatives? Are you out there, or are you just like the people you elected, happy to put on a tri-corner hat and speak in flowery terms about our founders all campaign season, and then just go back to being Jerry Falwell conservatives after the election is over.

[Anonymous]

I suspect most DCUM conservatives are libertarians that always vote Republican. So they'll go on about how they are pro-choice, not racist, and for gay marriage.

[Anonymous]

Republicans Believe in Limited Government Only When it Suits Them

Uhh . . . yeah. This is not exactly a man-bites-dog revelation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I suspect most DCUM conservatives are libertarians that always vote Republican. So they'll go on about how they are pro-choice, not racist, and for gay marriage.

Oddly, not one such poster has touched the thread. Apparently they are hypocrites.

[Anonymous]

Do you also think that most Democrats favor big government unless big government tries to enact a law with which they strongly disagree? Truth is, most people of any party like things to go their way and enjoy soliciting opinions from others who share the same beliefs and opinions. Hence, this thread.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do you also think that most Democrats favor big government unless big government tries to enact a law with which they strongly disagree? Truth is, most people of any party like things to go their way and enjoy soliciting opinions from others who share the same beliefs and opinions. Hence, this thread.

Well, Obama did it on a really big one - gun control. His administration argued before the Supreme Court that the Second Amendment conferred an individual right to gun ownership. He did this even though he believes in gun control. A hypocrite would have argued that the second amendment does not limit the state's ability to regulate guns. But Obama rightly chose to stand behind the supremacy of the constitution over the state on civil liberties contained in the Bill of Rights. This is standing by your beliefs even when it hurts your cause.

Conservatives should take an equally consistent stand on limited government. If this is what you proclaim, then you believe that the government's only powers are what is specifically enumerated in the constitution. And if you say for nearly forty years that the regulation of abortion is and should be up to the states, then it is complete hypocrisy for Congress to tell the people of DC what to do on abortion.

This is the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution: "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.".

[Anonymous]

But I should add your analogy is not right, anyway. Being for big government does not compel you to vote for anything that is big, regardless of how absurd it is.

If you believe that it is wrong to eat beef, you don't get to pick and choose when you eat beef.

On the other hand, if you eat beef, that does not force you to eat it every time it is served to you.