And I resent their presence. They have nothing to offer and if an original thought ever crossed their vacuous minds, it'd be the shortest trip on the planet.
They have no credibility and no forum because libertarianism is stupid. It only appeals to addicts. Addicts applaud anything that enables their addiction.
But they're here. On a conservative forum. Go figure.
That is crazy talk. Are you sure you aren't a "pot addict." Seriously, you might want to learn more about a subject before making declarative statements based on false information. That's what Leftist Liberals do.
The "War on Drugs" has been ongoing for almost fifty years now and we are no better off than when it started. We need to stop putting the drug users in prison and allow our churches and institutions to assist in interdiction, support and recovery. Lock up the traffickers. Make marijuana legal to an extent for minor possession. Control it better with fines and jail for offenses committed while impaired, as with alcohol. Lock up the marijuana traffickers or put them out of business with legal and bonded growers.
If you looked into libertarianism you would find it never had anything at all to do with drugs. Our Founding Fathers were libertarian.
From Wikipedia: The term libertarianism refers to a political philosophy maintaining that all persons are the absolute owners of their own lives, and should be free to do whatever they wish with their persons or property, provided they allow others the same liberty and avoid harming others by abusing their liberty.Doesn't that sound like the Golden Rule applied to Adults? Twenty years ago I was a large "L" libertarian for a year or two and I never saw a single pot smoker at any event nor anyone who advocated or even mentioned marijuana use.
I haven't given dues to, or been to a meeting of, the Libertarian Party since just after 9/11 when I saw the schism building between those in the Libertarian Party that saw attacks by Islam as initiation of force (thus requiring a principled libertarian response), and those that thought the use of force by Islam was retaliation for transgressions by the the US (Paulists, etc.). I will not support those LP pacifists ever again.
It was never about the drugs.