I think no matter where your political views fall their always is (should?) be a tension between political and religious ideals. I was struck particularly by the question of Public interest and National interest. (My mind contrasted them not against each other , but instead against personal interest.)

With a large part of the electorate, on the right and left, fighting for personal rights and liberties, I wonder how often we step back and ask ourselves whether those personal choices are in the public or national interest.

Is a particular tax policy in the public interest, even if I personally do not benefit from it?
Does a particular military action help or hurt the national interest?
Does a public policy that annoys me help the public interest in some way?
Does this thing I am about to say or do, impact the national interests? Does the fact that I am protected in saying it mean that I should say it?

Certainly this makes me think that public and national interest may well be more important to Christ, rather than if we made a bad choice that hurt other but we officially had a right to do so, when we come to answer for our lives. We claim the personal right to apply to the Word of Wisdom and wearing modest clothing, as a right of conscience.

There are lots of areas were we do not have direct revelations, beyond D&C 134. I think that is wise, since it gives us a framework to think about our choices, without being told exactly what to think. In a worldwide church it would be impossible to answer every question that will ever come up for every member. Since we are given a framework to think and pray, I would expect that whether we follow those thought processes will be more important than the exact answer or choice we make.