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I believe my viewpoint on this issue is in both accord with being a conservative as it is with being a staunch believer in personal freedoms.

Conservative != libertarian. The American tradition is not libertarian–or we wouldn’t have a long history of laws that seek to promote public morality. Laws discouraging alcohol consumption. Laws prohibiting adultery, premarital sex, homosexuality, polygamy, obscene publications and entertainments, etc.

Argue if you want that these laws are a bad idea. But that’s a libertarian argument, not a conservative one.