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Line 7: − A liberal generally supports many of the following political positions and practices: − − * Spending money on government programs (the significant economic problems in the [[Eurozone]] due to government debt will no doubt increasingly discredit this aspect of liberal ideology and make things more difficult for advocates of liberal economic ideologies) − * Government's ability to solve economic problems<ref>http://www.studentnewsdaily.com/conservative-vs-liberal-beliefs</ref> − * The belief that terrorism is not a huge threat, and that the main reason for Muslim extremists' hostility towards America is because of bad foreign policy <ref>http://www.studentnewsdaily.com/conservative-vs-liberal-beliefs</ref> − * Taxpayer-funded and/or legalized [[abortion]] − * Cessation of teacher-led [[prayer]] in classrooms and school/state-sponsored religious events. − * [[Gun control]] − * Affirmative action<ref>http://www.studentnewsdaily.com/conservative-vs-liberal-beliefs</ref> − * Opposition to government regulation or restriction of obscenity, pornography and violence in video games as a [[First Amendment]] right<ref>The [[Warren Court]], led by [[liberal]] Justices [[William O. Douglas]], [[Hugo Black]], [[Abe Fortas]], [[William Brennan]] and Chief Justice [[Earl Warren]] issued 36 decisions granting [[First Amendment]] rights to obscenity and pornography. These decisions remain fully supported by liberals today.</ref> − * Government-funded medical care, such as [[Obamacare]] − * Taxpayer-funded and government-controlled [[public education]] − * Placement of men and women in the same jobs in the [[military]] − * Legalized [[same-sex marriage]] and homosexual adoption − * [[Tax and spend]] economics − * Economic sector regulations<ref>http://www.studentnewsdaily.com/conservative-vs-liberal-beliefs</ref> − * Spreading of [[political correctness]] − * Non-syndicalist [[labor union|labor unions]] − * Encouraging promiscuity through sexual education (the teaching of safe sex) rather than teaching [[abstinence]] from premarital sex<ref> [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,286671,00.html Democrats Aim To Kill Abstinence-Only Program Funding], [[Fox News]], Monday, June 25, 2007</ref> − * A "[[living Constitution]]" that is reinterpreted as liberals prefer, rather than how it is thought to have been intended. − * Government programs to [[rehabilitate criminals]] − * Abolition of the death penalty − * [[Environmentalism]]<ref> and environmental organizations, for example [[Greenpeace]]</ref> − * [[Globalism]] − * Constitutionally mandated separation of church and state. − * Opposition to full private property rights.<ref> For example, the liberal wing of the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] issued the 5-4 [[Kelo v. City of New London]] decision authorizing the taking of private property by government in order to give the property to another private entity rather than convert it to a public use.</ref> − * Reinstatement of the [[Fairness Doctrine]] − * [[Theory of evolution and liberalism|The theory of evolution]]. − * Opposition to domestic wire-tapping as authorized in the [[Patriot Act]] − * Opposition of [[Operation Iraqi Freedom]], a major part of the [[War on Terrorism]] − * Opposition to the [[War on Terrorism]] and the [[War in Iraq]] − * Regulation of business rather than a laissez-faire capitalist economy − * Denial of traditional [[gender roles]] − * Support of financially irresponsible policies − * Advocating policies which are proven to be incorrect − * Encouragement of [[Global Warming|global warming alarmism]]
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The decline in liberal principles can be illustrated by how [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]] opposed and condemned public sector unions, stating that the idea of collective bargaining can't be transferred from the private to the public sector, as that would result in the government being unable to carry out its duties. Yet today, decades later, [[Democrats]] and liberals are in lock-step with public sector unions, as they "donate" money to the reelection campaign in exchange for more taxpayer money in their wallets and fluffed up pensions.
The decline in liberal principles can be illustrated by how [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]] opposed and condemned public sector unions, stating that the idea of collective bargaining can't be transferred from the private to the public sector, as that would result in the government being unable to carry out its duties. Yet today, decades later, [[Democrats]] and liberals are in lock-step with public sector unions, as they "donate" money to the reelection campaign in exchange for more taxpayer money in their wallets and fluffed up pensions.
Liberals currently use two Clauses of the Constitution to try to expand their power: the Commerce Clause and the General Welfare Clause. The General Welfare Clause mentions "promoting the general welfare". This to a liberal means taxing the rich at increased rates and redistributing that money. The Commerce Clause, on the other hand, says that Congress has the power to regulate trade with foreign nations, between the states and with the Indian tribes. Since the days of FDR this Clause has been interpreted very loosely and has resulted in the federal government expanding its power. The latest example is The Affordable Care Act (ACA), better know as [[Obamacare]]. In the ACA, the liberals justify the individual mandate by saying it regulates commerce between the states.
Liberals currently use two Clauses of the Constitution to try to expand their power: the Commerce Clause and the General Welfare Clause. The General Welfare Clause mentions "promoting the general welfare". This to a liberal means taxing the rich at increased rates and redistributing that money. The Commerce Clause, on the other hand, says that Congress has the power to regulate trade with foreign nations, between the states and with the Indian tribes. Since the days of FDR this Clause has been interpreted very loosely and has resulted in the federal government expanding its power. The latest example is The Affordable Care Act (ACA), better know as [[Obamacare]]. In the ACA, the liberals justify the individual mandate by saying it regulates commerce between the states.