I will never vote on their ticket. I have voted Republican for nearly 35 years, and that is the only ticket I have ever voted on..
But 'conservativism' is undergoing an identity crisis now in the Republican Party.
They are right- but I don't think the Libertarian party can win national elections anytime soon.
They need to infiltrate the Republican party and move it farther right, and they need to learn how to play politics.
As long as they want felons to vote and legalizing recreational drugs in this country, they can sure as hell count me out.
Conservatism in the Republican party died with Ronald Reagan.
R.I.P.
The Libertarians are on the mark on most fiscal issues, way off on foreign policy, and sometimes right, sometimes wrong on social issues. The problem is this-most Republicans I know are more libertarian than they realize, but think that most Libertarian party candidates are nuts.
Give me Reaganite conservatism any day of the week.
True moral-liberals looking for true conservatives.
Sure does with this life-long republican.
"As long as they [libertarians]want felons to vote and legalizing recreational drugs in this country, they can sure as hell count me out."
They also want to legalized porn & prostitution to have open borders, and believe that greed is good.
Libertarianism would spell the death of the Republic. With them, no real social cohesion is possible.
I used to have libertarian leanings. The Libertarian Party is isolationist, wants totally open borders with Mexico, and has no philosophy that shares my cultural values. I have no use for them.
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Their fiscal conservatism was certainly demonstrated in their behavior in the Ohio and New Mexico elections.
The only name I recall was sinkspur, so I guess a "PING!" is called for (since I'm mentioning him).
Show me a "true conservative" who can support abortion on demand or dissolving of the nations borders and I'll show you a liar. Two of the main reasons I could not vote for the Libertarian platform.
I consider myself a "libertarian," but I consistently vote for the GOP candidate over the Libertarian candidate, because those candidates, at least where I live, tend to be outlandish kooks and/or self-aggrandizing charlatans. I also agree with you that the concept of conservatism is in a crisis right now, especially here on Free Republic, where it seems conservatism is a synonym for prudery---and nothing more.
The Libertarian Party has actually been bad for the libertarian movement, IMO. Especially in the hands of the likes of Badnarik and Browne.
I think it was Hayek who once said that a small "l" libertarian's best chance at influencing policy was via the GOP. That certainly seems much less true today, with the current administration and its direction. I still hold out hope, but right now there's not really even much debate within the GOP and that frustrates me. I let my senators and congressman know it.
Fun little debate going on here.
IMHO, Libertarians are liberals...who want a balanced budget, and legal MJ.
The LP can kiss my butt after their behavior in Ohio and Washington State.