re: "Real Conservatives would conserve energy, without government creating law."
The main thing "real conservatives" conserve is tradition. They think this country started out on what was generally the right track, and you shouldn't mess very much with a good thing.
When changes are REALLY needed, they should be dictated and executed primarily by the states and the free market - with the Federal government being something of a last resort. The Founders wisely understood that the Federal government is the body most likely to seriously harm American freedom.
Americans used to treasure their freedom. These days, I don't think many of them give it a moment's thought. Certainly, none of the left do. They think the answer to everything is to take away another freedom.
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