Liberals believe in the right to choose.  They believe that you should have the ability to make the best decision for yourself granting the power to you.  A major issue where liberals stand on this position is of course abortion, but this only one example.

As a liberal, I believe in the right to be able to make the best choice for yourself that you see fit.  Having the right to choose is a fundamental right of freedom in which America is based upon, but here is where I begin to stray from this belief.  If you believe in the right to choose, should you have the right to chose to get behind the wheel of a car and drive while intoxicated?  In this case I believe in government involvement.  I do believe in the blood alcohol level law that qualifies you for a DUI.  I think this is necessary for the safety of all people who drive and somehow they have to be protected.

If you believe in the right to chose, it should be your decision to smoke inside of a public restaurant right?  I disagree with this too.  By you smoking inside the restaurant, you are making the environment less healthy for everyone inside.  Now you might say, "Well, you don't have to dine there.  If you don't like that I smoke then you can go and eat elsewhere."  That is a true statement.  I do not have to eat at that particular place.  I can take my business elsewhere, but why should I have to tolerate your smoking when I want to eat there?  You don't have to smoke to stay alive.  What you have to do to stay alive and healthy is to breathe clean, smoke free air.

I guess to sum up my political view on the issue, I would have to conclude that I believe in the right to choose as long as it does not endanger other people around you.  Your choice to be gay is not harming anyone, so why should I try to ban you from getting married.  Your choice to take birth control or use other forms of contraception isn't harming a single sole, so why shouldn't you do this if you choose.  Looking at pornography or posing for pornography, having sex with whomever is of legal consent, and choosing your own religious beliefs only affects your life, no one else's and should be your choice to make.

Now, you driving drunk puts everyone on the roadway at risk of getting injured or killed, and this should not be your decision to make.  You smoking in public venues is making the environment harmful to everyone who has to breath it again, should not be your decision.  I think it is necessary for government involvement to step in when it comes to the overall well being of the American public and the human population.