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To: tpaine
" You have a confused notion of what encompasses 'libertarian theory'.

There is no confusion at all. The only legitimate justificaiton for govm't, or govm't action is to protect rights. That is libertarian theory. The Constitution is irrelevant to libertarian theory.

" Here's a fairly current libertarian view on our Constitution:"

That may be a libertarian commenting on original intent. That is not an examinaiton of the Constitution with regard to libertarian theory.

175 posted on 05/03/2006 7:11:37 PM PDT by spunkets
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To: spunkets
You have a confused notion of what encompasses 'libertarian theory'.

There is no confusion at all. The only legitimate justificaiton for govm't, or govm't action is to protect rights.
That is [ONE aspect of many] libertarian theor[ies] .

I corrected your last line.
Sorry, but imho you have not been appointed as FR's arbiter of libertarian theory. Try to prove me wrong.

The Constitution is irrelevant to libertarian theory.

Not to American libertarians. I've known very few that reject our Constitution as irrelevent. -- Most at FR view it as a very libertarian document, and support it wholeheartedly.

Here's a fairly current libertarian view on our Constitution: - Citing Barnetts "Presumption of Liberty".

That may be a libertarian commenting on original intent. That is not an examinaiton of the Constitution with regard to libertarian theory.

You're simply denying the whole thrust of Barnetts book.
-- Feel free to dream on that you have some sort of a 'special insight' into libertarianism, -- but seems to me you're just trolling the issue.

181 posted on 05/03/2006 7:55:39 PM PDT by tpaine
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