Do Republicans fight for people's rights that don't agree with their ideas?

Question

like... say if a liberal had their right to free speech infringed... would Republicans fight for him/defend him? and has it happened directly?

(you could say any soldier is fighting for this, but they would be fighting for conservatives too)...

like the ACLU defended Rush Limbaugh that time that they felt his rights were being violated... would a conservative group do the same if the situation was reversed?

why I'm asking is because so often it seems like Republicans confuse "fighting for rights" with "supporting an individual"... and it seems some don't understand that you can fight for someone's rights without supporting their ideas...

of course some probably feel otherwise... and some liberals probably wouldn't fight for Republican rights...

what do you think? and are there any direct examples of this?

while the "conservative/liberal" kick does get a little old... it just seemed that I noticed a trend...

I guess I was more or less hoping someone could prove me wrong... with citation of some sort...

Answer 1

No. Republicans only endorse actions that further their agenda. Look no further than Dick Cheney's daughter. She is an openly gay woman who been impregnated through artificial insemination. She wants to get "married" to her partner so that the baby will have two parents, but this is in direct conflict with this administration's platform of anti-gay marriage proposals. As such, Cheney refuses to speak about his daughter's rights to provide a "family" for her unborn child and also refuses to acknowledge her pregnancy.

Answer 2

Liberals basically have a looser intrepretation of the laws & constitution and are more apt to extend rights & or cultural mores than conservatives would. An example would be Roe vs Wade giving the right of a woman to have an abortion. Now liberals feel because of that that it should be extended to include stem cell research, which would mean that a fetus could be used (& basically destroyed) to do this. Also most liberals have pro-gay rights beliefs. Some believe that politics should have no bearing on the church and vice versa. But some are opposed to handgun ownership, & most are opposed to capital punishment because it seems as if they have a more idealistic approach to solving crime & other law enforcement issues. Conservatives usually have strict intrepretation of laws and of the constitution. An example of that would be gun control. They would strongly defend the right to bear arms because they believe it is a right given to them by the nation via the constitution. Conservatives resist change, are against quotas of any kind--such as racial, and tend to be more fundamental in their religious beliefs, which affects their decisions more so than liberals. I think both have good intentions in some respects. They just have different methods in which to arrive at finding answers for each issue.

Answer 3

Sadly, I can't come up with any examples for you. The ACLU defended Limbaugh who I suspect is one of the conservatives who so often accuse the ACLU of being anti-American for their bias-free support of the constitutional rights of even bad people. There seem to be more conservative politicians who want to pass laws like outlawing gay marriage for the good of "family values," who have even so had affairs, gotten divorces, or been propositioned under-age pages over the Internet. A friend of mine who worked for a family planning clinic more than once saw someone who was "pro-life" come in to get their own daughter an abortion because "this time it's different." Meaning, that time it was *their* life and not someone else's. And few of the Congressmen sending our nation's youth into war have family members of their own in the service. So no, I can't answer your question in the affirmative.

Answer 4

In general I would say no. Cheney, when asked if he thought Hillary Clinton would make a good president said no. Asked why he thought that, he said, she's a democrat and he disagrees with her philosophically. I view the republicans as they make themselves appear, you are either with us or against us. I can't imagine most of them supporting anyone not agreeing with their thinking, and the questions and answers on here prove that point.

Answer 5

of course some would. as for direct examples? here's one most people don't think of, the republican dominated senate refusing to convict president clinton and remove him from office. There are few individuals that are more of the opposition than the president from another party, if they were just playing politics they would have removed him when the house impeached him. They did not.

I fear for you.

I believe that only fanatics believe those who oppose their views are all fanatics.

For every moderate Democrat there is a moderate Republican, there are fanatics on both sides but both sides seem to have the same fringe percent of fanatics, about 15%.

Answer 6

Look up the early speeches of GW Bush? He blatently stated that he was going to curtail the Gay Community and their rights?
What does that tell you? They don't support him and he will never defend them. And what about the abortion issue? If you disagree with Bush, he attacks you and then gets you hung? eh? China he went there and he was scared to death, but he did say with humiltity that " We ( chinese government leader and Bush), agree to disagree"? What is that but a cowards way of saying wait till I get home and put the screws to them, but that vendetta did not work, did it?
You see there is a way to get more flies? With common sense, no hate and with honey, not vinegar. Good hunting

Answer 7

I would...and i did!