[dirtboy]

When I refer to "The libertarians" or "Libertarians" I am speaking about them as a party. As a party they support legalized prostitution, open boarders, legalization of all drugs, and many other positions such as Abortion which I find offensive.

But does support for legalized drugs promote drug use? Does the government make things better, or worse in these areas? I think prostitution is abhorrent - but does forcing it underground increase the public health hazards associated with prostitution?

Claiming that legalization equals promotion equals immorality clouds the debate. And of your list above, the GOP promotes more or less open borders, and, although they are against abortion in their platform, the national party really doesn't do much against abortion. So to say these are just libertarian matters is not entirely a sound approach.

[Khepera]

the GOP promotes more or less open borders, and, although they are against abortion in their platform, the national party really doesn't do much against abortion.

Well you are right about that. I don't vote straight party because of this very thing. They have been doing more as of late to fight abortion but it has amounted to very little over all.

While I do not support drug use I too believe that the war on drugs (Especially Marijuana) is ruinous to our liberties in a wider sense. I believe it should be up to the states as was intended by our constitutional republic. (Actually Democracy only works locally and I think state coverage may be to broad. County would be better.) Same thing with Prostitution, Gambling, Homosexuality and many other things. This would help ensure that everyone would have at least 1 state (County) they could stomach raising their kids in.