[rwfromkansas]

The thing is, a conservative can be a member of the GOP or Constitution party etc.

A libertarian is well, a libertarian. :)

If you don't agree with the Libertarian party, don't call yourself one, even a "small l" libertarian. Use some other name you can think of to describe your principles.

[thoughtomator]

The problem is that 'libertarian' is in fact the accurate term for someone who feels that the liberty of men is the only legitimate purpose of government.

[Conservative til I die]

One can be a libertarian and be a conservative. Even under the "conservative" banner there are distinctions. You have your Christian conservatives, your Catholic conservatives, libertarian conservatives, economic conservatives, social conservatives, extreme conservatives.

[Nanodik]

If you don't agree with the Libertarian party, don't call yourself one, even a "small l" libertarian. Use some other name you can think of to describe your principles.

Exactly! Libertarianism was first described when the LP was created. The underlying political philosophy is what would be called "classical liberalism". If you believe you are a small "l" libertarian, you should actually refer to yourself as a liberal. Unfortunately, idiot talk-show hosts have associated this moniker with hard-left socialists. There is nothing liberal about today's "liberals".