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Fewer Families, Less Religion -- and Less Freedom

maryanne24 Wrote: Dec 09, 2012 8:49 PM

Liberals should realize that this has been the democrats plan all along...and it's working. The only way they win is if a majority of people depend on government and many things in this article are correct. Liberals have been doing everything they can to make excuses for these people.....the laws and stuff are there to encourage people to continue being irresponsible. It is sad because still I think people know what is right....Maybe there is hope.

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Fewer Families, Less Religion -- and Less Freedom

The kind of limited government, democratic republic America has always been is possible for only two reasons: (1) The government isn't the sole (or even major) source of economic and social support for its citizens; and (2) Principles, ethics and incentives other than the simple fear of punishment has been effective in deterring anti-social behavior.

That's why it's so disconcerting to learn that two big factors in President Obama's re-election was his electoral dominance among both unmarried Americans (at an all time high) and the religiously unaffiliated (also growing ever larger).

The statistics about single voters are discouraging because...