Boardroom vs. Bedroom policies

A classic argument between liberalism and conservatism debates the merits of the government being involved with boardroom policies vs bedroom policies, or rather, fiscal issues vs social issues. Liberals accuse conservatives of preaching individual liberty and limited government at the expense of others while actively supporting policies that impose moral restrictions and regulations on the people. Conservatives accuse liberals of meddling into the affairs of the people's rights to do what they want with their own money while letting our country slip into a moral digression that will be devastating for our country.

So who is right? Or, better asked, where do liberals go wrong? Because they fail to acknowledge the moral fromework by which this country was founded upon. Our founding fathers designed a government which would be effective in as much as the people would be morally self-governed. The liberals fail to acknowledge that this country was founded on the unwavering belief that our prosperity would always be as a direct result to God's favor and blessing. The founders believed that a man should be able to worship his God how he seemed fit, that there should be no religious dictates from the government, and that religious freedom would always be garunteed to all. But make no mistake, they never intended for this country to loose sight of the fact that the belief in God and a humble desire to follow His will would always be crucial to the success of our people.

Our founding fathers did not debate over absolute rights and wrongs. They believed that all men would have a fundamental knowledge of this and therefore drafted bills on the basis that they would protect a person's right to do the right thing. They certainly would have known that such rights would undoubtedly lead to certain abusements and even some negative consequences, but they had enough faith in the American people to believe that we would always stand up against it and prevent it from ever becoming acceptable.

So while conservatism is based in the fundamental belief that individual liberty is absolutely paramount, it also is based in the core values that our founding fathers shared. And so we believe that a man may choose to do what he will with his life, but as soon as his actions infringe on the rights of others (abortion, for example), we stand up and say no, that is not ok and we will not tolerate it. When there are behaviors or lifestyles (homesexuality) that we know will destroy the moral framework that our founding fathers built, we stand up and say no, we will not give our society's stamp of approval to that. Most importantly, when our innocent children are at jeopardy of being exposed to filthy media and corrupt messages, we stand up and say no, we will not allow society to impress upon our children that which we know will make them miserable.

What do you think?