First, I agree, we need to drop the abortion thing.
Nor is the Lp party going to attract liberals in any numbers. Liberals are in favor of ever increasing government. They just are not going to vote to reduce the size of government.
Many liberals ARE in favor of increasing the government, but you have to remember that the democrat party is made up of people with diverse views just like the republican party. Suggest legalizing MJ and you'd gain people from the party. Couch things in terms of freedoms, efficiencies, and you'll get more 'liberal' people.
Well, if I ever need to make that decision for myself, it shouldn't be a problem. No assistance necessary. I can do it myself, thank you. Not that I would. If it comes to that, I vow to simply live increasingly more unhealthy everyday, enjoying myself until my then-frail form just can't take the strain.
It depends on what the problem is, and whether they end up hooking up various life support devices to you when you're to the point that you can't clearly express your will.
I think we can generally agree on the major stuff of what's wrong or right: Stealing, murder, violent crime, breaking oaths, and wanton gov't waste are probably all real bad.
I have to agree with this. One person's pork program is another's healthy spending, but that's why we're supposed to have a group of people deciding the budget. In addition, one person's murder is another's good shoot.
Buying beer on Sunday, nudie mags, smoking exotic plants, gambling, and riding loud motorcycles are open to individual interpretation, so get the politics of the individual's own personal business.
Agree, though loud motorcycles, especially late at night, is interfering with my ability to sleep/watch TV, etc... Controlling noise, especially in cities is acceptable. Just as long as you don't discriminate between the stereo, the loud pipes, or the home firing range.
Liberalization of drugs? - most of them were legal up until the early 1900's way back in the good old days of old time religion. I forget exactly when they were outlawed, but most were common out West.
Agreed
Assisted suicide? - Yeah, no one ever gave someone a gun and walked away before the 1960's or ever tried to ease someone's suffering. I don't like that crazy guy with the suicide machine either, but it isn't really new.
Don't forget that before the rules, opium and morphine were easy to obtain, not that expensive or difficult to administer. They'd give enough to ease a person's pain, even if it killed them faster.
I agree with the concern that some of these things are tolerated socially these days a great deal more than they should be, but they aren't new.
Well, I think gay marriage is new, but a side effect of the increase in tolerance for homosexuality in general. As for drug use, I think that the old manifestation of the 'opium den' where you went in, used, and then stayed until you were reasonably sober wouldn't be a bad idea.
