zukiphile,
The first priority of a traditional conservative (as I understand it) is to resolve conflicts at the lowest possible level, thus limiting the scope and power of higher levels of government.
This matter could have been handled at a much lower level than the United States House of Representatives and should have been IMO. But of course election year politics have a habit of overriding ideals.
Brings up the next point:
Could the real reason behind the liberal drift (more accurately populist) be that the political reality on the ground is that people won't vote for candidates who don't promise to "do stuff"?
After all, populism and libertarianism are mutually exclusive...
Now I've got you doing itAn honest traditional conservative
The first priority of a traditional conservative (as I understand it) is to resolve conflicts at the lowest possible level, thus limiting the scope and power of higher levels of government.
This matter could have been handled at a much lower level than the United States House of Representatives and should have been IMO. But of course election year politics have a habit of overriding ideals.
Brings up the next point:
Could the real reason behind the liberal drift (more accurately populist) be that the political reality on the ground is that people won't vote for candidates who don't promise to "do stuff"?
After all, populism and libertarianism are mutually exclusive...