It took to post 16 for someone to recognize they support open borders -- thank you for stating that fact. It is amazing how some conservatives are so blinded that they cannot see beyond the end of their nose at what Libertarians really stand for and this Conservative is not buying into their spin -- am a Republican and will always be a Republican.
Those Republicans that want 100% or nothing are not going to be happy anywhere. You start at the local level in your County Party structure and build from there but the "pure" or "true" whatever they call themselves today are too far right and stringent to make much of a difference. You cannot shove it at people if you don't believe the way I do, then you are not a "true" conservative. That is Bravo Sierra in my book!
My two cents for the day.
Excellent choice if you embrace huge new entitlement programs and providing Viagra to rich seniors on the public dime.
There are some Libertian policies that conservatives (and especially Republicans) simply will not go for, and open borders are one of them. I don't think many on here are advocating voting for the LP. I simply wish that libertian-minded conservatives would have more influence within the GOP. I certainly don't agree with all LP policies, but as a principled small-government type who believes in personal responsibility and hates government waste, it's hard not to be alarmed at where the GOP is today. Was the Contract With America (which turned out to be all talk) really just 10 years ago?
I'm for secure borders, the death penalty and other things that don't jive with the LPP, but there are many libertarian/conservative ideas that the GOP continues to move away from.