Wait, that's a conservative ideal? As far as I can see from their behavior, the conservatives are just as happy not having the responsibility as anyone else; m

Wait, that's a conservative ideal? As far as I can see from their behavior, the conservatives are just as happy not having the responsibility as anyone else; most of their talk about "legislation from the bench" and "overreaching regulations" has been little more than attacks on abortion rights, same-sex marriage, and so on. Further, when they have had the opportunity, they have been completely unable to legislate, even so far as to reverse previous legislation that they hate.