Uh, how is that avoiding the issue? That was my whole point - I was trying to demonstrate that, no, that certainly hasn't always been the case in the past, and to assume that it will continue to be into the future is a pretty big assumption. From how you've described about yourself, you aren't a one issue social-conservative. By one issue, I mean people who are ideologically focused purely on social issue and whose positions on government and economics are pretty much random at best, anything but conservative at worst. And having met with people like that, and talked with them, I worry about the coalition with them - because they seem to have a strong "there oughta to be a law" mentality that could very easily seep into other spheres. To put it in other terms, quite a few of them don't care so much about the power of government itself, they just feel that the power is being used in an inappropriate manner right now and that everything would be fine if the right people were in charge.
If you are a social conservative, then you hide it well, even your short posting history doesn't reveal it. You do give the impression of being a social liberal though.
And again, I'm not sure what I might have posted to give you that impression, assuming I have actually given you any sort of impression - this forum isn't exactly laid out in a manner that makes it easy to recognize people. You've been here far longer then I have and I don't recognize you. But alright, I'll play. I believe that life begins at conception, and that the only circumstance in which abortion could be justified is if there is significant physical risk to the life of the mother, as that would be a case of medical triage. I'm opposed to homosexual marriage, and I'm a pretty skeptical about civil-unions - marriage is something that exists only between one man and one woman. I do feel that many people are having their religious beliefs infringed upon by the government - be it little things like schools refusing to allow the Boy Scouts to use their buildings, or bigger things like the contraceptive mandates by the feds. In regards to drugs, I feel that the issue should be handled by the states, as the federal government lacks the power to handle such matters without a constitutional amendment(excluding such areas where they do have jurisdiction, such as the Federal District and non-self governing territories). I feel that no-fault divorce has harmed marriage, and shouldn't have been passed into law in the various states. Do you want me to go on?
I read your posting history, and you are not a social conservative, as can be seen on this thread. I don’t recall describing myself, and I am a social conservative, so all this wandering around, and staying off topic seems to be some sort of wordy game that you play.
You use the language, and express the sentiments of the left and the lefties called libertarians, when you describe true conservatives as “one issue social-conservative”
Post 6 was spot on and a fact of voting in America. “”Economic conservatives who consider themselves to be moderate ALWAYS defer to their leftist instincts. SoCons have a solid base that doesn’t drift with the wind and supports a strong economically conservative anchor.””
The number one measure of people’s politics is social conservatism.
Social conservatives are solidly right, and vote right.
Anti-social conservatives are mostly left, and vote left, even those in the republican party are squishy moderates, and the first to join with the left, against the right.
If you want to know how someone is going to vote, then check their church attendance, not their income.