[Stepan12]

If you want a decent essay on libertarianism, read this pamphlet that was written in 1850 by a man that libertarians & strict constitutions like myself hold in high refard:

Yes. The great Bastait. Libertarianism used to mean something noble, just as Liberalism did back in the 18th century. Milton Friedman and Frederich Hayek called themselves Liberals.

But Liberalism and Libertarianism are no longer like that today. Today's liberalism is neo Communism and today's Libertarianism is just bizarre. We might leave the words Liberal and Libertarianism to their new owners and feel a tinge of sadness for what those words used to stand for.

[ChrisInAR]

No, I used to be a card-carrying member od the Libertarian Party, & I think they still hold true to the beliefs of Bastiat -- MUCH more than the current GOP ever would. They might do it w/o any spoken reverence to God, but their principles are similar.