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I bet if I looked up "libertarian" in the dictionary it would read "classic liberal in the mold of John Locke".

What do you mean "Ask a libertarian". I thought I did. Care to answer my question?

I'll tell you what. I'll re-phrase my question so you can answer it.

You called individual rights and individual liberties a conservative position. Then what constitutes a classic liberal's (in the mold of John Locke) position when it comes to rights and liberty?

Already answered, but I'll rephrase: I believe in the sovereignty of an individual pre-empts the power of the state except for when the state can provide compelling, overwhelming reason to legislate, make administrative rules, or exercise power in the areas not clearly defined in its formative document (i.e., the Constitution).

I am not a libertarian, no matter how hard you and the other GOP cheerleaders on FR try to "tar" us non-Tories with the term, because I do not believe in the infallibility of the free market system, and as such I do not believe the free market system serves as a model for all human interaction.