A Conservative with no morals!
Or perhaps more accurately, someone who understands the difference between morality and politics.
If I had not seen this thread I easily could have thought the only issue of Libertarians were to attempt to legalize illegal drug use. It is almost all the Libertarians seem to post about on FR mostly. In my opinion.
I agree that the government most certainly is NOT always correct in everything they do by a long shot. Yet, to blanket drug addiction and illegal sales and use in freedom and our Constitution seems very bent to me. Wanting to grow addicts and legalize self medication is evil. So your lack of morals "issue" is relevant with them.
The party should take their grievances to court and see if the courts will overturn Congress. If they attempt it, they will find the ACLU as a buddy on many issues. That should also tell them something about whether they would be serving good or evil IMO.
Playing legal games or promoting evil in the name of freedom and the Constitution is bad, evil and immoral. IMO.
Might also serve the party well if they didn't have so many on FR cussing out people who differ with them in opinion. The cussing usually points out their view can't hold water by the way.
I used to thing Libertarians were conservatives on steroids to be honest. I started to read their views and platform and found I was shocked at how much left thinking was there.
I enjoy all points of view and opposing thoughts. But I don't enjoy the substitution of Libertarian intellect with cuss words.
I think the Libertarians should take their issues to court. GOOD LUCK!
A statist is someone who believes that, if he disapproves of something, then there should be a law against it, and if he approves of something, then there should be a government program subsidizing it
A Libertarian is someone who believes that government should be restricted to maintaining a safe environment where people can live, work, and raise a family without fear of violence (internal or foreign), and to providing a court system for resolving disputes. A Libertarian is someone who thinks that if you give lots of power to government officials (even for the "best" of reasons), eventually that power will be used against the people
Just because I think government should not be involved in suppressing some activity, does NOT mean that I approve of, or indulge in, that activity. Just because I'm against government subsidies for an activity, does NOT mean that I'm against that activity
No, a libertarian is a conservative who sees no need and no purpose in choosing and establishing your morality for you. He expects you to already have a strong moral code. Those who would be free can not remain free otherwise.
Would it be concidered moral to bear false witness?