Reply #89: Same as they're supposed to stand up for womens' reproductive rights. Same as they're supposed to [View All]

stand up for civil liberties. Same as they're supposed to stand up to would-be government nannies and censors that would tell consenting adults what they can read or watch in the privacy of their own home. Same as they're supposed to stand up for the right of our gay and lesbian friends to full equality, including the right to get married. Same as they're supposed to stand up for separation of church and state. Same as they're supposed to stand up for the right of cancer patients to smoke a joint without having to worry about DEA agents kicking down the door. Same as they're supposed to stand up for the right of Willie Nelson, or any other consenting adult who isn't endangering anyone else, to do the same. Same as they're supposed to stand up for the right of the terminally ill to a pain-free exit of their own choosing without interference from big-hair televangelists and self appointed medical experts in the U.S. Senate.

For the record, I strongly support a liveable minimum wage. And a SPHC system. I think THOSE are the ways we appeal to the so-called "heartland values" crowd, NOT by tossing our commitments to personal freedom overboard. FYI.