2006-10-27 05:50:11 · 20 answers · asked by MOVING 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
There used to be quite a few. Rockefeller and Hatfield to name a couple. Lately the extremist neocons have driven most of the moderates to the Democratic party.
2006-10-27 09:37:51 · answer #1 · answered by wyldfyr 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Republican premise is to minimize Federal governemnt and allow State and local government to do more. Democrats prefer to have Federal government do as much as possible and let State governemnt deal with local issues. Liberal/Conservative views are based more on social standards. Conservatives believe in stricter governance of individuals by governemnt and Liberals believe in the individual right of person to determine their own social standard. Actually, liberal views should be endorsed by Republicans more if you take these premises, but in the latter half of the 20th Century there was a shift of Republicans to more "Christian" based values which tended to the conservative side and Democrats started to shift to the liberal side. Unfortunately Democrats have become so ultra-liberal and Republican ultra-conservative they have become very confused on what their mandate were and are. So I'll be a conservative Democrat and you can eb a liberal Rebulican, hopefully we can get them all straightened out. Otherwise, we'll have to go over to the Independants or Green Party.
2006-10-27 13:01:06 · answer #2 · answered by xorosho 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think there are as many views as there are people. Ask one hundred people to express their opinion on any one subject, and you will get one hundred different answers.
You can have a Republican that tows the party line not matter what all the way to having a Republican in name only. The same can be said for Democrats or any other party for that matter.
PS: devilishblueyes Barry Goldwater is dead.
2006-10-27 13:09:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There really is no monolithic school of thought that defines Republicans or Democrats, and actually, in the past both parties had people that ran the gamut from conservative to liberal.
Even today, you have Republicans [!??] like Senator Chaffee (R-RI?) who not only sides a lot with Democrats, he actually voted for Kerry in 2004. Hopefully, you have fewer points of disagreement?
2006-10-27 13:08:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes everybody doesn't have to march in lock step. Liberals can also have views that resemble things Republicans think.
2006-10-27 12:53:12 · answer #5 · answered by slippped 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, that would pretty much describe me.
Pro-Gun Rights - crime went up over 100% in countries where guns were banned and it limits freedom
Anti-Abortion - for protecting rights of baby
Against invading Iraq - think there was little to no evidence
Against Bush's wire tapping - invasion of privacy and freedom
Against banning flag burning - it limits free speech to protest
For stem cell research - but look for other ways if possible
Against creating a national constitutional amendment banning gay marriage - should be left to the states and goes against policy of equal rights
For the right to pray in schools - must be student led, not faculty led - believe in separation of church and state but believe that not allowing a student to pray in school is going against the right to freedom of religion and freedom of speech
By the way, the views of Barry Goldwater have changed drastically from when he ran for president. You should watch some of his latest interviews. He almost sounds liberal now.
2006-10-27 12:55:47 · answer #6 · answered by devilishblueyes 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Of course. There are many varieties of people in both parties.
People are not static, either, btw.
I've always been a republican and I've altered my views several times over the years.
2006-10-27 12:56:25 · answer #7 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Of course, there are even some socialist and communist aspects of our government even though we live in a democracy. Anyone can think anything. Being a certain party doesn't mean that you have to agree with what every Republican in power says. We are all entitled to think whatever we want.
2006-10-27 12:54:50 · answer #8 · answered by Autogestion 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, in fact many people are fiscally republican and socially democratic. That is from the old definition of republican. New republicans are not fiscally republican.
2006-10-27 12:54:57 · answer #9 · answered by Take it from Toby 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm a Democrat with some Republican views (primarily Second Amendment rights).
I don't think you'll find any Republicans these days that subscribe to anything even remotely Liberal.
None that use these message boards, anyway...
2006-10-27 12:53:17 · answer #10 · answered by spire2000 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋