OPINION: How to tell who's a real conservative
Jim Jones
I recently heard from a long time Republican friend who was “troubled by how people just look for the word ‘conservative’ when they decide to vote. They are not looking outside the box to find out who candidates are, who they associate with, and deeper information on how long they have lived in Idaho. There are so many small groups, like ConservativesOf:PAC, that are financing events for their ‘conservative’ candidates.”
My friend is absolutely correct. The “conservative” label is used by almost everyone running in the Republican party’s closed primary election.
What does it mean and how do you tell if a candidate is really a conservative? There are probably a variety of tests that one could use, but I think the most accurate test would be which candidate most-closely follows the U.S. and Idaho constitutions. After all, as John Adams once said, “We are a nation of laws, not of men.” Our constitutions are the bedrock upon which all of our laws are based.
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