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A good question about liberal and conservative politics re: Constitutional rights
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<blockquote data-quote="vvvvvvv" data-source="post: 2099465" data-attributes="member: 5151"><p>I never said such a thing.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Nor did I label "everyone in between [the extremists]".</p><p></p><p>By definition, those who are elected to hold representative office hold views (at least on the campaign trail) that appeal to the average person that cast their vote for them. If they are re-elected, especially by a large margin, then it can be concluded that the views they have expressed while in office are either representative of their average voter or their average voter finds such things inconsequential enough to themselves to be ignored.</p><p></p><p>Most voters don't vote for freedom - most voters vote for their own self-benefit.</p><p></p><p>If I'm not homosexual, why should I vote for someone who supports LGBT equality? If I'm not Muslim, why should I not vote to re-elect someone who voted to label all Americans as terrorists? If I don't carry a gun, why should I vote for someone who supports the right to keep and bear arms in addition to my right to hunt game? If I'm Christian, why should I vote against someone who wants to convert America to a Christian theocracy?</p><p></p><p>The bankruptcy of principles and values I see from elected officials make me wonder about the average voter who elected them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vvvvvvv, post: 2099465, member: 5151"] I never said such a thing. Nor did I label "everyone in between [the extremists]". By definition, those who are elected to hold representative office hold views (at least on the campaign trail) that appeal to the average person that cast their vote for them. If they are re-elected, especially by a large margin, then it can be concluded that the views they have expressed while in office are either representative of their average voter or their average voter finds such things inconsequential enough to themselves to be ignored. Most voters don't vote for freedom - most voters vote for their own self-benefit. If I'm not homosexual, why should I vote for someone who supports LGBT equality? If I'm not Muslim, why should I not vote to re-elect someone who voted to label all Americans as terrorists? If I don't carry a gun, why should I vote for someone who supports the right to keep and bear arms in addition to my right to hunt game? If I'm Christian, why should I vote against someone who wants to convert America to a Christian theocracy? The bankruptcy of principles and values I see from elected officials make me wonder about the average voter who elected them. [/QUOTE]
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