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Keyes is a genuine Conservative. The term "Neo-Con" is one that should be dropped. It is often used to refer to those who do not seek to conserve, but would moderate the attack upon some of our traditions. It is a philosophically confusing term.

I wish that some of the posters here would pursue the historical debates with less venom. I agree that they are important; that they have implications for the present. But we are more allied on present issues than these debates often suggest. We need to work together, where possible, to recapture the common aspects of our heritages.

Having said all of that, I feel that Keyes is seriously wrong in supporting Federal attempts to intervene in Oregon on questions that are clearly within the traditional State Police Powers. If Oregon wants to allow physician assisted suicide, what possible business is that of anyone outside of Oregon? This sort of interventionist approach embarrasses Conservatives in academic debates, and loses us the potential support of those who have not yet made real commitments.

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Well, if you think euthanasia is murder or subject to serious abuse, than of course it is a federal concern. If you are more agnostic about the issue, than perhaps you want to allow the states to experiment. Is it a prudential issue, and an issue that is influenced by one's a priori assumptions. To drape the constitution around it is misguided. I get so tired of folks invoking their own views of what the constitution means as a trump card on public policy issues, rather than just discussing the merits.

Of course he's wrong in doing it. It's not the place of the federal government to go meddling in state laws. I do agree with you though that euthansia is immoral and should be illegal at a state level. About the same feeling I have on the drug issue. I strongly disagree with the WOD but I also disagree that drugs should be legalized