2005 ... The year of the Black Christmas ?

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Quote from Mvic:

Why is it that conservatives place great faith in the common sense of people to do what is best for them when it comes to credit cards, guns, and healthy eating habits (despite "massive" evidence to the contrary) and yet when it comes to religion, justice(ie giving judges discretion in sentencing and bankruptcy), drug use, abortion, and sexual preference and freedom of speech, they suddenly change their minds about the level of common sense that consumers are able to exercise.

That's why I am an anarcho-capitalist (libertarian).

However, your list is a bit faulty. The question with abortion is not about whether people have common sense. One side believes abortion is murder and the other does not. We all agree that murder is wrong. It's not the same issue as choosing whether to use drugs or your religious freedom. (I am not saying which side is right and which is wrong, just that it's a different kind of issue.)