I have news for you self proclaimed "conservatives" that post here... you are not conservatives at all... you are either Neo Liberals or Anarchists... Do you really agree with what "conservatives" actually do or are you just applying the "conservative" label that these politicians are touting because they oppose the Democrats? There is actually very little divide between The Republicans and The Democrats... really only minor differences.
The "Tea Party Movement" is actually a neo-liberal movement that the Republicans have claimed as their own in rhetoric... but they don't really even have anything in common except for opposition to the Democrats. Show me ANY instance where the Republicans substantially reduced government while they were the majority. You can't... it's as simple as that. Any reduction in regulation by the Republicans was purely a handout to Corporations... since when have they reduced Federal Power over the states? Since when have they done substantial welfare reform? "Conservatives" are blowing smoke up your ass and you seem to be liking it because you have allowed yourself to be brainwashed into thinking you were actually part of some "conservative" movement... when the FACT is that the neo-liberal movement is being used as a propaganda tool to further corporate control of our Democracy.
Educate Yourself.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoliberalism
The real threat to our Democracy is before the Supreme Court as we speak. They are deliberating whether or not Corporations have the same rights as individuals and are afforded the same free speech rights as an individual. If they are afforded free speech rights... then what's next? Voting rights? This is an affront to our freedoms in grand spectacle. If those corporations are allowed free reign over our election process... we won't have a democracy anymore... we will have a fascist state where corporations control the government even more than they do now.