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The problem with libertarians is they support big government as a way to limit small government. If they think a local ordinance is "oppressive", they join with the government-worshipping "liberals" and bring in the feds to strike down the local ordinance. From that day forward, the feds claim jurisdiction over the matter in question. The "liberals", having expanded federal power with help from the libertarians, snicker and high five one another. The libertarians then scratch their heads wondering what went wrong. They'll be doing it again when the full ramifications of this moronic sodomy ruling are realized.

Unless, of course, you think the following people (who no doubt applaud the sodomy ruling) are freedom loving folks who want to get government off our backs:

Ted Kennedy
Hillary Clinton
Barbara Boxer
Al Gore
Dianne Feinstein
Tom Harkin
Howard Dean
Chuck Schumer
Barney Frank
Sheila Jackson-Lee
John Kerry
Dick Gephardt
Al Sharpton
Jesse Jackson
Patrick Leahy

And many, many more....

The problem with libertarians is they support big government as a way to limit small government.

I don't agree. In general small L libertarians are quite strong on the Constitution and the 10th amendment. So while they don't like the federal WOD, for example, a state or municipality that makes drugs illegal is fine.