njcommuter
2008-11-16 19:43:32
These discussions are good, but I hope we remember the natural and necessary progression:
First: Principles
Then: Policies
Leading to: Message
The idea of unrestricted Civil Unions is a good one, though there is room to argue about how it will allow the definition of ‘family’ to be hijacked by … well, undesirables.
The point of Conservatism as a whole is that it is far easier to break society than to improve it; a highly optimized system should be tweaked slowly and carefully. The lessons of the past should be absorbed, not forgotten. Speaking for myself, I think that every Conservative principle must reflect this; if it does not then it diminishes Conservatism rather than preserving it.
