Ten Reasons to Vote for Libertarians

http://www.votenorman.org ^ | ?/?/2002 | Clarence Young

[winner45]

Ten Reasons to Vote for Libertarians

....even if you don’t like them!

1..Libertarians understand that freedom requires responsibility. Freedom can be denied to those who harm others or the property of others.

2..Libertarians ALWAYS vote against tax increases and ALWAYS vote for freedom.

3..Libertarians understand that freedom and equality go hand in hand. Your freedom to live as you please is given to you by the same authority which gives freedom to the persons who may have different lifestyles. You have to give them their freedom to do that to obtain your freedom.

4..Your freedom is not given by the Constitution. It is given from a higher power. Libertarians understand that the Constitution merely sets it down on paper.

5..Libertarians understand that God is of libertarian spirit. He gave humanity free will. He could have just as easily made humanity incapable of free choice. It is kind of arrogant for government to deny the freedom that God Himself has given. When the Israelites wanted a king, God was offended. Laws by man are petty and inferior.

6..If you are unhappy with both Democrats and Republicans, register your unhappiness with a vote for a Libertarian. If a Libertarian got 30% of the vote, it would scare the pants off of the ruling class. They would become more receptive to reason.

7..Libertarians understand that a good society is built upon hard working individuals doing their best in a responsible way. It seems that the ruling parties think that a good society is built upon government group efforts wherein people work (shirk) together.

8..Libertarians understand that the Bill of Rights is as relevant and crucially important today as it was over 200 years ago. Libertarians even think that our government should start observing it once more.

9..Libertarians realize that freedom has many limitations. The winners of elections do not have the right to lord the will of the majority over the rights of the minorities.

10..Libertarians are the only political people that believe that 98% of our citizens are morally good enough and intelligent enough to run their own lives. Basic laws are there to protect us from the other 2%.

[Bush2000]

By the way, I have to say that a lot of you are led around like cattle to slaughter by Democratic spoilers. It's truly pathetic.

[Teacher317]

I'm saying that when someone who knows they are going to lose throws an election to someone like, oh, Maria Cantwell - and in so doing impacts the balance of power in this country in favor of a bunch of socialists, that is worse than throwing their vote away

Well, now, I never said that the SOLE decision-making process should involve picking the candidate that you like the most... we all learned that (harsh, painful, ghastly, unconscionable) lesson from Perot. However, if, after weighing all the pertinent factors, someone votes for a candidate that loses, it is simply untrue, counterproductive, and overly-emotional to call it a "wasted" vote. Our votes for GHWB in 1992 weren't "wasted."

(Personally, I throw a few votes to the Libertarian and Constitutional parties when they are available and the election outcome was basically decided back in the primaries.)

[Bush2000]

However, if, after weighing all the pertinent factors, someone votes for a candidate that loses, it is simply untrue, counterproductive, and overly-emotional to call it a "wasted" vote. Our votes for GHWB in 1992 weren't "wasted."

At least GHWB had a chance of being elected. Perot didn't. And the votes that went to Perot were deducted from Bush. So of course they were wasted. We wouldn't have had to endure 8 years of Clinton follies if morons hadn't cast their votes for Perot.

[galt-jw]

You've thrown away your vote on a candidate who will never be elected

You've thrown your vote away your vote on a canditate who may be elected, and defy individual liberty.

[Poser]

Libertarians are losers. Their only function is to guarantee the election of Democrats in close races.

Wake up, fools.

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

Seems obvious to me. It's worse than a "wasted vote". Much worse.

This kind of thinking could give us another President Clinton, with a Democratic House and Senate. That scares the hell out of me.

[WhiteGuy]

GREAT POST

My creed exactly.

[Teacher317]

Quite obviously, you either believe in having a voice in politics or you don't... You have to settle for something. But Libertarians who whine, stamp their feet, and vote for people without any realistic chance of getting elected remind me of 5 year olds throwing a tantrum. If you want to have a voice, use your voice. Don't throw it away.

Brilliant politics, Einstein. 4 days before Election Day, and you're rudely sowing dissention among the factions of the Right. Apparently, you're settling for obscurity because you can't engage potential allies with anything other than name-calling, like, say, a 9-year old might. Truly inspiring logic and political maneuvering, there.

But at least you can take solace in knowing that you're 4 years ahaed on the immaturity scale.

So much for winning hearrts and minds...

[hinckley buzzard]

"A Libertarian would never give you free drugs."

Well, gee, that's kind of mean-spirited isn't it? I mean, aren't Libertarians all in favor of replacing government with private charity?

[Bush2000]

Brilliant politics, Einstein. 4 days before Election Day, and you're rudely sowing dissention among the factions of the Right. Apparently, you're settling for obscurity because you can't engage potential allies with anything other than name-calling, like, say, a 9-year old might. Truly inspiring logic and political maneuvering, there. But at least you can take solace in knowing that you're 4 years ahaed on the immaturity scale.

Whoopie shit. You're the one throwing your vote away. I'm merely shining the light of reality on your foolishness.

[Schmedlap]

"(1) Libertarian candidates focuse exclusively on the War on Drugs, which doesn't concern many people and also portrays the Libertarians as druggies and hippies."

Actually, they don't. That is just an easy topic to bash them on, because most non-thinking Americans think that it is the government's business to regulate what people do in the privacy of their homes, beyond harm, fraud, or coercion against others. Critics constantly raise the issue that you raised above. When Libertarians respond, their response is regarded as exclusive focus on the War on Drugs.

"(5) Libertarians favor open borders, which means that terrorists can waltz right through."

I still don't understand this. They are right about so many other issues, but so wrong on this one.

"(6) Libertarians offer NO SPECIFICS as to what type of revenue system the government would use if taxes are abolished."

See Harry Browne's website, unless you mean that this isn't specific enough. What specifically, do you want to know?

[Bush2000]

What bothers me about Libertarians is their utter disregard for reality. Like how we're going to defend our country without a military. Like how we're going to keep a government operational without any taxes. Like how we're going to deal with the skyrocketing drug addiction that would accompany legalization. All that I see is a a lot of hand-waving and hocus-pocus: "Trust us. Things will get better. We've got a plan. Wink, wink, nudge, nudge." It's all a bunch of crap.

[WhiteGuy]

I regestered republican on my 18th birthday.

I cast my first vote for Ronald Wilson Reagan.

I had tears in my eyes the morning after the '94 election sweep.

In 8 years the republican revolution has become big government status quo, with a little 4th reich tossed in.

There is not a single republican on the ballot in my voting area who deserves, or has earned my vote or my money.

I refuse to waste my vote.

[Bush2000]

I refuse to waste my vote.

Then vote for a Democrat. Because nobody else is going to get elected but a Democrat or a Republican.

[Schmedlap]

"Like how we're going to keep a government operational without any taxes."

I'm sure Libertarians agree with you on this. You need taxes to fund government.

"Like how we're going to deal with the skyrocketing drug addiction that would accompany legalization."

I think the disagreement between you and Libertarians on this issue is that you think drug addiction would accompany legalization and that you think we need to deal with it.

[Bush2000]

Libertarians ... get used to it. The Democratic Party is using you like Monica's blue dress.

[WhiteGuy]

I guess you missed my point.

There are no democrats who deserve my vote.
Therefore I will not vote for any.

[Bush2000]

There are no democrats who deserve my vote. Therefore I will not vote for any.

Which means that (a) you're not going to vote, or (b) you're going to throw your vote to a third party candidate. Either way, the Democrats win.

[Bush2000]

P.S Remember to wear your blue dress to the polls...

[WhiteGuy]

Exactly my point,

the best you have to offer is the fear of democrats, not the rightousness of republicans.

I'd love to have a republican candidate to believe in.

There are none.