There ought to be a law!! POLITICAL post

I get into arguments and discussions all the time about politics. I find there to be amazing hypocricy in these times. There are a zillion issues I could choose to discuss while I'm ranting about my inner demons on the broader subject; but for now, I'll narrow it down to one category.

We have all these so called "freedom fighter" types out there wrapping themselves in the American Flag. They are right wing Republican types who claim to hold the high ground on everything. One of the ridiculous things that I find is that they claim to be all about "freedom", yet only if it's on them or their issues. Others should not be so free.

What is freedom?

To me, it's freedom to live as you are, want, where you want and on your own terms. Freedom should be anything goes so long as it does not infringe on the rights of others. Laws to protect our right to live and not be killed for example are obviously necessary. Speeding laws should exist because it is proven that Autobahn Atlanta has a zillion accidents resulting from breaking that one.

What is hypocritical to me is how little freedom todays so called conservatives are really into. They are always raring to fight for it. But are the first to take it from others. We have people picketing to get the Dixie Chicks off the air because they dont' like Bush. What ever happened to "turn the channel". I do. When Rush Limbaugh comes on, I flip it. They want to decide what is moral for other women to do with their bodies regarding abortion. No freedom there. They have decided that I cannot or should not get married because I'm gay. I don't have that freedom. Never mind that it does not affect their ability to marry one iota.

We have people constantly flooding the AM radio waves with diatribes about big bad government infringing on our rights. I just don't see it. The definition of a true conservative is of someone who wants few regulations and laws.

I think I'll call these people faux conservatives. They claim to be so, but they are not. Every time they see somethng they don't like, or that is contradictory to their religious beliefs, they scream "there ought to be a law against it". I wonder what some of these same people would do if the shoe were on the other foot? Would they think their "laws" were ok for them. How would they react if they were told they could not get married or date the one they love because others objected to it? I'd like for one day to see how these people would take it.

I have a right wing cousin who has the audacity to espouse these conservative beliefs in front of me. He talked about the "sanctity of marriage". Of course I want the freedom to hit him. But lets hold the mirror up to him. He's on his second marriage. Some in my family don't care for me because of my last response to him when he brought it up. It went like this... "so which one of your marriages had sanctity, the first or the second?" I then added that in the Bible he professed to believe that there is no such thing as divorce. That is a fact. So by remarrying he and his new wife are committing adultery. I pointed that out too; not exactly the way to make peace with the family.

Well needless to say, I don't hear much from my cousin; nor does he seek me out to argue.