Posted on 11/16/2012 3:21:20 AM PST by Reaganite Republican
Ending the federal drug war would not legalize drugs. Next.
Wow... 3 non sequiturs in a row. That has to be some kind of FR record.
Look, if you didn’t want reasoned and logical arguments you should have just said so.
RINO’s like you are why we don’t win elections...
They aren’t human
I would like to say that too,
BUT Obama is far more damaging than Romney
There’s not any more to it than that imho
“They are pro-abortion, pro-gay, pro-drugs, and anti-foreign defense footprint.”
They are neither “pro-abortion” nor “anti-abortion” and I have found Libertarians with personal views on both sides, with the exception of the law, where they are pro-Liberty and pro-personal responsibility, as opposed to pro-government.
The same holds true for “gay” and “drug” issues. They don’t just mouth Conservative small government, limited government precepts, they believe in them, in matters of law, above and beyond their own moral choces they might make.
their excessive foreign policy isolationism is another matter
am convinced that libertarians running for office - most often - do not have their heads in the sand, they know their prospects of winning the election race they are in is most often slim to none
which makes me think most of them are running just to say that they ran, knowing there is little greater consequence to their action, other than a possible defeat of someone who is politically closer to them
that’s narcissistic and dumb
Paul is too extreme to appoint to any normal Republican administration, but auditing the fed and opposing NDAA would have helped. But we know why that would never happen. The same big money interests that wanted Romney nominated are all for the Fed, unaccountable federal police power, the degradation of human life, the abolition of Christianity, a borderless world and a huge big spending federal government larding out goodies to connected business interests.
Because Santorum and Newt aren't on board with the entire GOPe agenda they weren't getting any bones either.
And worst of all, the people who foisted Romney on us don't even care that he lost. Obama is just as much a globalist as he is.
Whoever wins, we lose.
Incorrect. REPUBLICANS are still asking themselves why Mitt Romney lost.
CONSERVATIVES, on the other hand, already know why Mitt Romney lost.
Chavez's demonstrable confusion, on this baseline point, sums up the hopeless nature of this problem in sad, perfect miniature.
Not sure I agree 100%. Your still denying allowing the voters a ‘view’ of those on the ballot.
Just ‘cuz someone may have the name recognition, backing or big $$ doesn’t mean they got the best ideas.
It should be an open and honest opportunity to put out ones thoughts, ideals and plans and the People are left to choose whom they want to put into office with all the information available.
My contention has always been if they let the other parties in, you’d see a mass exodus from the R&D party as most would see others are more inline w/ what they’d want, instead of what the party wants.
Elimination of welfare should come first. :) So long as we are paying for welfare, we are subsidizing drug distribution. But then, that’s why you are pushing for legalization.
Again, show me where the Founders endorsed gay marriage.
“The Constitution overturned the Common Law.”
It did no such thing. Again - read Reynolds. I encourage all the libertarians to do so.
If you’re not going to bother to become informed on this issue aside from supporting gay marriage - then there’s not much point.
Vote for a Democrat next time. :)
Since, as you assert, gay marriage, drug legalization and abortion are not essential parts of what it means to be a libertarian - libertarians ought to be willing to concede these issues to conservatives.
If they are considered to be essential planks - then the libertarians are not going to concede either of these three.
Based on the posts so far - the libertarians seem very clear that abortion, gay marriage and drug legalization are all core principles.
Don’t inject thoughtful/insightful commentary into a thread based on FEELINGS or ‘one-plank-wonders’ . Most of the (R) following lemmings’ heads would explode.
There’s always been the (R) hard-cores with their heads up the GOPe ass to see the forest for the trees.
Too many cliches? :P
Give you one better.
They’re the vanguard, telling the people of what to beware and their own road to serfdom is nearly upon.
Instead, they are attacked, marginalized and besmirched as kooks/crazies by the same people whom should be barking the warning themselves.
Too many people to try to shoo under the Big Tent. Freebies to some minority for votes....Not a dimes difference anymore.
Libertarians also cost Massachusetts the opportunity to send a Republican to Congress (a rare event nowadays).
Every state has it's own drug laws on the books right now. If the Controlled Substances Act was repealed, and the DEA de-authorized today, every one of those laws would still be valid and in effect tomorrow. There is no enumerated power of the federal government that gives them the authority to legalize drugs.
What is your motive for accusing me of wanting to legalize drugs just for telling people the truth?
The federal government does have the ability to control substances entering the country per taxes and tariffs power granted by the constitution.
Explain to me why drug legalization takes priority over getting our fiscal house in order.
Second question.
Drug legalization + medical dope paid for by O-Care.
Do you not see this coming - where we are all paying for everyone’s dope habits? I see it. Do you not see it?
Ignorant newbie... They never gave the power to the government. In fact, that made Religion hands off for regulation in the 1st Amendment.
Why do you WANT our currently Democrat controlled government having the POWER to tell the various Faiths who they can marry? Enough power to limit it to one Religions view point is enough to open a whole can of worms...
Of course, you aren’t interested in reasoned debate... Are you? You just signed up to start sh*t... You won’t last long.
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