Apparently you didn't read the article. They were moral. They believed that morality and religion would keep these evils at bay. Of course leftists, in a relatively short time, managed to destroy morality in America and take it out of our constitution and our government. With that obstacle removed it was only a matter of time until they convinced so called conservatives that their issues (pot, porn and abortion among others) were hot topic issues that are protected by the constitution. Snort...it's like Dr. Evil has succeeded in a master plan.
That's the way it should be. I sure as hell don't want government doing it.
Where do you get off posting an inane vanity as "News", anyway?
How many of the Founders used to visit the local brothel regularly?
Most of the problems we see in society today because of these issues are mostly because there are very few negative consequences left. Giving government more power won't solve these issues, but it will make government bigger.
If that is what you want, at least be honest about it.
It turns out that leftists aren't the problem: