Thanks Bjsiders for your reply Okay here is what I define as civil libertiesthe same thing that the Bill of Rights defines as civil liberties Here are two of those liberties not defended by the Democrats   freedom of speech  not defended by Democrats Democrats tend to jump on people who say offensive things offensive how or to whom is guess what the Democrats They tend to jump on people who do not use what they consider to be the current politically correct lingo People have lost their jobs because of this sort of thing freedom of speech is a right A God given right enforced in our Constitution  the right to bear arms  Obviously the right to bear arms torn down by their own admissionPlease see article page crime and gun control under Democrat Party Stances httpenwikipediaorgwikiDemocraticPartyUnitedStates  The right to from a militia and the right to bear arms Shall not be infringed This seems pretty clear and simple to me The right to defend ourselves against tyranny Another God given and therfore inalienable right I hope I havent offended too many Democrats by using the word God in public Thanks for actually reading this and applying thought to it Maggie