Don said: "I am a firm believer in the Conservative principle of allowing citizens to decide for themselves what they want to do with their lives, their finances, and their property."

Don two things. First that is not the principle. The principle of conservatism is to conserve advantage: the concept "What I have I hold". It is the principle that allows the rich to continue to steal from the poor. Your alleged principle if pursued would lead to no national helath, no national insurance, no unemployment benefit, no other welfare benefits, no speed limits, no restrictions on ownership of deadly weapons, no care system, - I could continue fo rhours (and you may think I frequently do).

Second - It is an (alleged) principle that could and does resound to the disadvantage of millions, who through no fault of their own (or incompetence) have screwed their lives up. Would you really endorse that, knowing who we know?