re: "Fiscally conservative but socially liberal"

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See? That's exactly the problem. You believe in God. Great. But you are using your personal belief as justification for the role of government. That's just not a defensible position.

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What do you use to determine the role of government? The personal beliefs of someone else?

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Every government has some form of a moral framework. Where does morality come from? That can vary depending on that country. This doesn't mean you need to be a theocracy like Iran. But anyone who has read the founding documents would know the Constitution is based on a moral framework

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that's just false. This country was founded on liberty and property rights. Legislating morality is what has happened over time...and it's flawed. It necessarily presumes that government exists to impose its moral will on its citizens.

That is precisely what led to the founding of this country...getting away from the "morality" being forced upon the founders by the Church of England/Monarchy

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What do you use to determine the role of government? The personal beliefs of someone else?

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No. The objective nature of property ownership.

Like I said, I am *very* against lots of things that I think the government should not be touching with legislation.

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The objective nature of property ownership.

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I don't know how to break this to you, but the value you place on property ownership is a personal belief. Some people value it, some don't. Some think it's not "fair" and damaging to a culture.

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Your binary thinking is what tears countries apart.

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So how do you expect to pay for all this social liberalism if you are fiscally conservative?

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Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious People. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other

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Adams was one man among many who voiced opinio s at the time (Hell, he did not even attend the Constitutional Convention), and arguably the most-religious of the prominent Founders. His views are interesting, but hardly representative.

I want the government to GTFO of my wallet, GTFO of my family, and GTFO of my bedroom.

You say you oppose one or more of those things? Which one?

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Fiscally conservative

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Which party is this supposed to be? Last time I checked they both piss money away left and right.

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I know it's a pretty trite quote, but it's pretty applicable

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Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious People. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other

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And what if the religion is one that you don’t agree with? Or the morals of one is unlike the morals of others? You want the government to only apply to your religion and/or your moral code?

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Whether I own my body and the fruits of my endeavors is the very definition of objective.

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Whether you own property is objective. Whether that's a good or bad thing is not; it's your personal belief.

If you'll re-read my posts I talked about the VALUE you place on property rights. You keep ignoring that and pretending that "property rights" is a value.