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Funny, for a party w/ relatively few members in office, the (L) sure do a lot of ‘damage’. Now I can empathize with the ‘ape/dummy’ Bush :).

Sorry, but you should (if you haven’t) started to note that (C) are just as happy as the Left to use gov’t to CONTROL through ‘the Law’.

Not much will you read “Not that the States DON’T have a Right to do X, Y, or Z; whereas the Fed has NONE...”. More likely, you’d get “There outta be a LAW...”

Outside of abortion, which this (L) DOES oppose [not that the (C) would acknowledge as much]), the (C) love to lose the battle on the, for lack of a better word, minutia. EG: Instead of realizing the partnership in limiting gov’t and returning to PERSONAL responsibility (*cough* drug use *cough*), they’d just as readily slap you across the face than shake your hand over their own idea of what (L) encompasses; when I have yet to hear exactly what (C) is ‘conserving’ (the 80’s, the 60’s, the 20’s....)

Note the ‘issues’ of today that go away when the Constitution is FOLLOWED: No ‘safety net’ = low/no abortion, no illegal immigration, intact families, etc. Nope, the two-headed beast is just as happy chopping the heads off the hydra instead of going for the heart

"The Libertarian Party was formed in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in the home of David F. Nolan on December 11, 1971.[8] The founding of the party was prompted in part due to concerns about the Vietnam War, conscription, and the end of the gold standard.[9]

Although there is not an explicitly-labeled "left" or "right" designation of the party, many members, such as 2012 presidential nominee Gary Johnson, state that they are more socially liberal than the Democrats, but more fiscally conservative than the Republicans.

The party has generally promoted a classical liberal platform, in contrast to the social liberal and progressive platform of the Democrats and the more conservative platform of the Republicans.[10]

Current policy positions include lowering taxes,[11] allowing people to opt-out of Social Security,[12] abolishing welfare,[13] ending the prohibition of illegal drugs,[14] and supporting gun ownership rights.[15]

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