Perhaps a better way to think about this is: pro-stasis and anti-stasis mentality?
Remember that liberals, who in theory are in favor of progress, were behind the Clipper Chip (Bill Clinton's first major tech initiative), banning "indecency" online (Dem. Sen. James Exon, signed by Clinton), banning linking to drug-related web sites (Dem. Sen. Dianne Feinstein), drafting key portions of the Patriot Act (Clinton admin, late 1999s), introducing key portions of the Patriot Act in September 2000 (Dem. Sen. Patrick Leahy), etc.
I can create a similar list for pro-stasis Republicans. Stasis-ism is orthogonal to major party affiliation. Small l-libertarians, on the other hand, tend to be uniformly anti-stasis. :)
Remember that liberals, who in theory are in favor of progress, were behind the Clipper Chip (Bill Clinton's first major tech initiative), banning "indecency" online (Dem. Sen. James Exon, signed by Clinton), banning linking to drug-related web sites (Dem. Sen. Dianne Feinstein), drafting key portions of the Patriot Act (Clinton admin, late 1999s), introducing key portions of the Patriot Act in September 2000 (Dem. Sen. Patrick Leahy), etc.
I'll give a link for the last one; the rest you can find on your own: http://news.cnet.com/8301-31921_3-20058797-281.html
I can create a similar list for pro-stasis Republicans. Stasis-ism is orthogonal to major party affiliation. Small l-libertarians, on the other hand, tend to be uniformly anti-stasis. :)