Marion County IL TEA Party

Are You a Liberal or a Conservative?

What Does It Mean To Be A Liberal?

Your philosophies are:  You are often in favor of government intervention and government programs (pro-regulation).  You are for an ever-growing government. You believe that national security must be attained by negotiation and dialog. You emphasize economic redistribution.  A “liberal” individual tends to philosophically believe in a majority of the following political positions:

• Abolition of the death penalty
• Believe in affirmative action
• Disapproves of  prayer in classrooms & school sponsored events.
• Equal opportunities for men and women in the military including female combat troops.
• Government-rationed & taxpayer-funded health care (example: Single Payer Health Care Coverage).
• Government spends more on social programs (also higher taxes to fund these programs).
• Income redistribution (through progressive taxation) (tends to buy votes with freebies).
• Legalizing abortion & pro-choice.
• Legalizing same-sex marriages and freedom to use whatever gendered bathroom you choose.
• Supports by-passing the process of congressional law making for executive branch regulations excluding the wishes of the American voters.  The bureaucrats are making the laws not Congress.
• Opposes full private property rights (Eminent Domain)(Permission for the government to take your property).
• Support of labor unions that take ever-growing dues from members and turns over a portion of dues to liberal candidates.
• Supports Globalism (“one world government”), and abolishing borders for all countries.
• Supports obscenity and pornography as our First Amendment rights.
• Supports teaching comprehensive sex education programs in schools (as opposed to abstinence-only programs).
• Supports a “Living Constitution” reinterpreted for modern times (ignoring the  original interpretation).
• Supports the by-passing of the U.S. Constitution by the executive branch of government through executive orders.
• Supports disarmament treaties and the reduction of our military.
• Supports anti-gun laws.
• Supports sanctuary cities and counties in which illegal immigrants are seldom prosecuted for felonies.
• You oppose laws requiring the presentation of a photo I.D. before one can vote.

What Does It Mean To Be A Conservative?

Your philosophies are: You are for fiscal responsibility.  You are for more freedom and less government.  You tend to be pro-business growth, anti-tax and anti-regulation.  You are against run away government spending and debt.  You are for border security and a strong national defense to protect our nation.  You believe that prosperity comes from economic growth.  A “conservative” individual tends to philosophically believe in a majority of the following political positions:

• Believes in the original intent of our Constitution and wants to see it preserved.
• Actively supports a return of prayer in schools.
• Believes in our Second Amendment ‘Right to Keep and Bear Arms’.
• Believes that local school districts should decide curriculum not the federal government.
• Believes in a strong national defense.
• Endorses school vouchers and school choice.
• Endorses lower taxes & tax cuts.
• Favors stronger law enforcement,  the death penalty, and are pro-police.
• Generally doesn’t care much for the United Nations and foreign aid.
• Opposes same-sex marriages and believes whatever the gender on your birth certificate says is the bathroom you use.
• Staunchly pro-life and wants to stop abortions used for family planning.
• Supports free enterprise & wants to open foreign markets to products made in the USA.
• Supports limited government, free markets, and a balanced budget.
• Supports strong public morality.
• Supports laws against pornography & obscenities.
• Supports enforcement of current immigration laws and a tightening of our border security.
• Supports private medical care, doctor-patient decision making, & the exclusion of government bureaucrats in making our health decisions.