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To: ghostmonkey
Libertarianism is an extreme form of Moral Liberalism. It is a political philosophy which advocates individual rights and a limited government; -- exactly as does our Constitution.

Libertarians Capitalists believe individuals should be free to do anything they want, so long as they do not infringe upon the equal rights of others; -- exactly as does our Constitution.

They further believe that the only legitimate use of force, whether public or private, is to protect those rights and our Constitution.

For libertarians, there are positive rights (such as to property of all kinds), and negative rights (such as to not be assaulted, abused, robbed or censored).

It's right there, plain as can be, in our Constitution.

ghostmonkey erroneously claims:

Libertarians are Liberals.

Nope, -- American libertarians are Constitutionalists.

117 posted on 05/03/2006 4:40:29 PM PDT by tpaine
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To: tpaine
"For libertarians, there are positive rights (such as to property of all kinds), and negative rights (such as to not be assaulted, abused, robbed or censored)."

There is no polarity of right. Rights just are. There is the right to life, the sovereignty of will, and property right. The term applies to those things that can not be legitimately infringed upon by another. The moral code is what prohibits the infringement. In libertarian law, the moral code is transfered into the legal code.

124 posted on 05/03/2006 4:52:22 PM PDT by spunkets
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