My Mom asked me the other day if I considered myself a Libertarian or what?
First of all, I am a huge non-supporter of the “party system” especially a two party system. Political parties have too large of a influence over a Representative’s voting. Their #1 worry should be keeping their voters happy and not walking a party line.
Democrats and Republicans (this is a very broad stroke), for the most part, are both taking “We the People” to hell in a hand basket. They both do it at different speeds and different ways. Lately, there are very few of them that actually want to make the government “smaller” or “get back to basics”. They are both about taking away certain rights or voting tax dollars to their constituents. I think progress is nothing being done by the Federal government.
I am anti-abortion, but I think it is a moral problem not a legality problem. That being said, when abortions were legalized, the birth rate did not lessen. It just encouraged more people to exercise less care.
I am pro-Bill of Rights. Freedom of the press and media is being attacked by both parties at different fronts. Protection of speech is also dying on the table. Both parties to a horrible job at upholding the 2nd. Why are not democrats pro-choice about guns? And I think that income taxes are a giant fraud. Freedom of person and property is also dying on the floor. The Federal Reserve is a huge problem. Nearly every president who were anti “central bank” were assassinated. (another post for another day) I think that the Right to Vote should only be given to those who own property (this can include any race and sex). blah blah blah….
I am also Pro-Legal-Immigration. If we turned back to basics and the Fed and State stopped the Paternal care, then the only immigrant who would have incentive to come would be to contribute. I think that welfare Americans need to get that same spirit as well. This IS the land of Oppertunity, and should not be the land of welfare. I think that a physical “fence on the border” is a horrible idea. It is a political boundary. Free poeple are not surrounded by fences, because they can keep us in too.
Charity is a private action. Government Charity is not charity, it is “Robin Hood” robbery. It is voting money from the treasury. Let those American who are religous exercise their duty to “give” to the poor, not be “taxed” for the whoever.
If I had to be put into one box, I would feel most happy in the “Constitutionalist” box. (Yes, I love Ron Paul too).
I think that most our problems have come from the “People” becoming immoral, complacent, greedy, etc, and “Government” becoming too paternal, irresponsible, and large. I think both these problems can be solved by a return to the fundamentals that the country was based on.
