I'm with Art. Please define your terms.

When it comes to our Constitution, especially the Bill Of Rights, I consider myself pretty conservative -- a lot more than a lot of "right wingers" are. I'm hardly a Marxist (not because the ideal isn't worthy, but because I think it can't work in society at large). As others have said, I take a very conservative approach when it comes to the issue of the use of our natural resources. But if "liberal" means tolerance of diversity and freedom from unnecessary restrictions on personal behavior, I'm for that.

Why do we call someone "conservative" who wants to restrict who can be legally partnered with whom in a domestic unit, but who is quite ready to throw out the first and fourth Amendments for the sake of "national security" and to throw caution to the winds when it comes to dealing with potential global warming?

Just wondering.

Genie