The National Platform of the Libertarian Party is one that I agree with in many ways. I would like to have smaller government, lower taxes and more personal freedom.
Their Preamble states:
"As Libertarians, we seek a world of liberty; a world in which all individuals are sovereign over their own lives and no one is forced to sacrifice his or her values for the benefit of others.
We believe that respect for individual rights is the essential precondition for a free and prosperous world, that force and fraud must be banished from human relationships, and that only through freedom can peace and prosperity be realized.
Consequently, we defend each person's right to engage in any activity that is peaceful and honest, and welcome the diversity that freedom brings. The world we seek to build is one where individuals are free to follow their own dreams in their own ways, without interference from government or any authoritarian power.
In the following pages we have set forth our basic principles and enumerated various policy stands derived from those principles.
These specific policies are not our goal, however. Our goal is nothing more nor less than a world set free in our lifetime, and it is to this end that we take these stands."
I found these two interesting articles that try to make the Libertarian case for supporting either McCain or Obama. It is thought-provoking if you have the time to read through them.
The Libertarian Case for McCain
The Libertarian Case for Obama
Monday, September 22, 2008
The Libertarian Case
Posted by Andy at 3:37 PM
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What they say is captivating but in all reality how can we have "a world in which all individuals are sovereign over their own lives and no one is forced to sacrifice his or her values for the benefit of others."
Do they mean this is every situtation and sense? If so, then there would be no laws, government, and protection from those who would impose harm or take advantage of others.
I am assuming they mean this in the sense of religion and morals because when it comes to protections and rights mentioned in the consitution, laws have to be invoked and enforced that some may not agree with therefore imposing restriant on their sovereign abilities.
Just a thought I had, I am not trying to attack the Libertarians.
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