Conservatism, at its core, has always stood for: • rule of law • national security • limited government • election integrity • individual liberty Expanding federal control over voter verification systems is not limited government. Government taking stakes in private companies is not free-market conservatism. DHS using administrative workarounds to sidestep judicial safeguards on U.S. citizens is not constitutionalism. Backing away from FISA reforms after years of concern about surveillance abuses is not defending civil liberties. If your principles only apply when it's politically convenient, they're not principles. You don't get to pick and choose depending on who's in power. These are bedrock principles that should apply under any administration. I'm still a conservative. My principles have not changed. If you're suddenly comfortable with more federal overreach and less privacy, you're the one who's changed. Not me.