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I did not say I oppose new production. There are many alternatives to petroleum and we should develop them rather perpetuating our dependence on petroleum. I am in favor of new production as long as it is not aimed at producing more petroleum. Giving up long-term environmental sustainability for the sake of energy independence is not an even trade.
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That's a reasonable position, but it's the typically liberal position.
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I don’t see where the 2nd Amendment gives anyone an unregulated right to own guns. If the 2nd Amendment did give such a right it would not include the concept a “well regulated militia”.
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Again, that's a reasonable position, but it's the typically liberal position.
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And it would be better to reduce/eliminate both.
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Ain't going to happen unless we privatize the roads, and mostly it's just the most radical libertarians who favor that. How do you feel about gas taxes? With your emphasis on conservation, I'd think you'd be for raising them to discourage gasoline use.
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How can the courts be an equal branch of government if Congress can easily nullify their rulings?
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I can't find the actual text of the proposed amendment anywhere. Since we can't be sure what happened there, I'll take this one off the list.
You didn't exactly, but you did include #17 Medical Malpractice in the list of issues you didn't like the ACU using for their ratings. But that issue is a huge left vs. right, liberal vs. conservative bone of contention whether we like it or not. I'll score you a half point for not taking sides.
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Actually I said I am in favor of the opposite. I am opposed to any effort to regulate the internet the way politicians and political organizations are regulated, because such regulations violate the 1st Amendment.
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Ok, good, we're on the same side there. So you should've agreed with the ACU on that one, because that was the side they came down on.
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What entitles you to be judge and jury of what constitutes conservatism?
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35 years of political activism for conservative organizations (such as Young Americans for Freedom, to name just one) and candidates. 35 years of personal involvement with the American conservative movement. 35 years of study of the intellectual history of it. 35 years of personal acquaintance with leading conservative activists. Trust me when I say I know what a conservative is and isn't.