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To: little jeremiah
What precisely are “libertarian values and goals”?

A "libertarian" is defined "as a person who upholds the principles of individual liberty especially of thought and action." (Merriam-webster.com.) I'm a libertarian, which is a one-word way of saying I'm a lover of freedom. I believe in limited Constitutional government. I believe in capitalism and an economy and market free of government interference. I think that's basically what the Tea Party is.

As far as “libertarian values and goals”, I can't speak precisely for others in the Tea Party and elsewhere who love freedom, but my values and goals include reducing government back to its Constitutionally delegated limits as much as possible at this late date and giving powers not Constitutionally delegated to the Federal Government back to "the states and people respectively" (10th Amendment). That's a good start and basically addresses the heart of our political and economic problems right now. Basically, if I could, I'd give this country back to the American People.

By “libertarian” do you mean as in the Libertarian Party Platform

No. I really know very little about the Libertarian Party, so I can't speak for it or against it. As I began with my first post on this thread, I think the party system has shown itself to be inherently corrupt and has failed to deliver the kinds of ideals, values, and candidates America needs.

43 posted on 12/26/2012 7:36:02 PM PST by PapaNew
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To: PapaNew
No. I really know very little about the Libertarian Party, so I can't speak for it or against it.

You keep saying the same vague nothing over and over, yet claiming Jesus as a libertarian, the Libertarian party speaks for you, you should make an effort to find out something about them and what the goals of libertarians are, and why Bill Maher and David Letterman, and Noam Chomsky, are all libertarians. Jesus is not one.

44 posted on 12/26/2012 9:29:18 PM PST by ansel12 (Romney--guns not for recreation or self-defense"sole purpose of hunting down and killing people".)
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