The reason I am liberal is because I believe that government should not interfere in personal choices that only affect the individual.

Quote Originally Posted by Divinus Arma
Why do you believe that the government has more right to your personal property than you do?
This really has nothing to do with liberalism. Whatever 'liberal' often means in the US, liberalism does not mean socialism. I would assume that our word 'liberal' comes from the latin libertas, meaning 'freedom'.