Namely, that your assumptions that “social” conservatives advocate for evolution to be banned in schools, despite the fact that the most popular position right now (which is the libertarian position) is that the Federal government shouldn’t have any say in what schools teach, period. It should be a private matter. The government should get out of education, because private enterprise always produces superior results. So far as I know, there aren’t any groups in the United States (of any major note) advocating for evolution to be banned from schools. However, there are plenty of groups advocating that intelligent design also be taught, or that children are better off being homeschooled. There is nothing “statist” in these positions. In other words, you’ve invented an issue and placed it on your opponents.
You also downplay the rights of the unborn, and suggest that people who believe that these rights exist are ‘statists’, when, in reality, we can trace these ideas to the foundation of our philosophy.
Your post has more to do with your problems with Christians than it does with anything to do with “Statists” or “small government” divisions. If Ron Paul was strong on foreign policy, he’d be our nominee yesterday. Ron Paul, FYI, is pro-life, and apparently disbelieves the theory of evolution. If he weren’t a traitor on foreign matters, I guarantee he’d be the top contender for the “eeeevil” social conservatives.
Of course, I don’t deny that there are plenty of stupid people out there who lack the ability to properly judge a candidate. There is no difference between Santorum or any of the candidates on social matters, so why is Santorum the superior candidate for it? The reason is because he shot up in the polls, and people believe “he can win”. Once they have this impression in their minds, they ignore reality out of pure desperation to get a “not-romney” candidate certified before Romney wins it all. It’s that simple. They are tossed around by the wind of the media, going wherever it goes. They are truly a farce this time around. However, the wind may turn back to our favor any time now, so the sword that has threatened to kill us might swing somewhere else in our favor.
To me, religion is a private matter and should be the cornerstone of anyone’s moral and ethical code. And that code should be used to judge any form of legislation that a politician generates.
That's it. In no way, shape, or form should religion be codified into law simply because it's your (not you personally, but the hypothetical politician in question) religion.
If religion and law match, it should only be because aids in the maintenance of a free people.
As for Santorum, I'm speaking more to his actual, dedicated supporters. Not the large mass of idiots that flit from candidate to candidate because their poll numbers are up that day. And those dedicated supporters tend to be social conservatives, where their primary interest is solely focused on social issues.
And those supporters, as well as Santorum himself, have proven that their have no problems with a large and powerful government, capable of forcing others to obey their whims... well, that is, until that apparatus is then turned against them.
Then there is a problem. (and yet, the irony of that situation is impossible for them to understand)