[mugs99]

They should maintain their ideas and piggyback and vote Republican as a practical matter

The majority of libertarians are Republican now. The Libertarian Party was formed in 1971 when Nixon implemented price controls. Many Republicans felt the party was swinging to the left and abondoning the libertarian principles of the founding fathers.

Many Republicans today feel the same as those who left the party in '71. I think this new platform is a reflection of that. Many of us are tired of voting for the lesser of two evils. The LP may not win, but at least I will no longer feel like I've betrayed the Constitution when I vote.
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[Common Tator]

Lets see if i understand your logic. Nixon in 1971 is taking the Republican party where some members do not want it to go.

Some one stands up and says, "Are we going to let Nixon take the Republican party to the left?" And a bunch of people say,"Hell Yes! Lets drop out of the party so Nixon has no opposition to taking the party to the left!"

So you form a third party that typically gets less than one percent of the vote. .. Talk about turning some influence into NO influence... You people sure no how to do it.

If Libertarians worked in a Bank and heard that bank robbers were coming they would unlock the vault an leave the building ... just to teach those bankrobbers a real lesson.