What if we had a Libertarian led government?

[uscitizen]

We currently and have for a long time intervened in other nations business on the behalf of US companies with foreign interests.
This is far outside the boundaries of protecting US citizens.

 

[Kevin_Kennedy]

Imho it would lead quickly to citizen revolt once most of the govt that actually helped the people went away.
How would libertarians handle that?

a REAL libertarian?


well

first

pot would be legalized, regulated and taxed!

which woud piss off MOST conservatives and SOME of the leftwing

then prostitution would be legalized, regulated and taxed

which would piss off MOST of the conservatives (even though they are MORE LIKELY to UTILIZE the services of prostitutes)

then they would legalize gay marriage

which would piss off MOST of the conservatives

and then remove "under god" from our pledge

which would REALLY piss off MOST conservatives

and offically declare America a secular nation

which would TOTALLY piss off ALL conservatives

and then glenn beck and every deranged hate radio dj and conservative spinmeister in the country would start a propaganda hate campaign against that so-called libertarian president
and say that he was REALLY a LEFTWING SOCIALIST and a TERRORIST lover who HATES christians and god wants to destroy our traditional family values and take ALL of our RIGHTS away and how do we know he is an American citizen anyway where is his REAL birth certificate that's what I want to know!

which would cause conservatives to load all their guns
and put on their white robes
with the hoods
and join anti-government militia groups
and threaten everyone to the left of ann coulter with physical violence
which would be ignored by ALL police and the ENTIRE military

no doubt a revolution wouild ensue because even though conservatives are always calling OTHER PEOPLE "freedom haters" the truth is they REALLY REALLY hate the idea of OTHER PEOPLE "getting away with something"

I think a real libertarian would want to legalize marijuana and prostitution, and then not tax or regulate either. Let the market function. As for legalizing gay marriage, a real libertarian would realize that religions are private institutions and should have the final say about what they do or do not consider marriage.

 

[Modbert]

As for legalizing gay marriage, a real libertarian would realize that religions are private institutions and should have the final say about what they do or do not consider marriage.

Actually, a real Libertarian would have a real solution and not have their head stuck up Ron Paul's Religious ass on the subject.

 

[Oscar Wao]

So.. If another country is killing itself we have no obligation as part of NATO and our Military to intervene and take him out?

We shouldn't be in NATO, and no we should not intervene. We can't stop all the evil in the world, and most of the time we end up causing more problems than we solve.

“[America] goes not abroad in search of monsters to destroy. She is the well-wisher to the freedom and independence of all. She is the champion and vindicator only of her own.” - John Quincy Adams

We should be part of NATO. We should be keeping our Alliances strong. Who knows if another Dictator decides to invade another country?

That's in the 1700's.. We are in 2010.. We're at War and have Muslim Extremists trying to kill us all..

This is the only issue that i don't agree with the Libertarian Party.. Other than that i'm a Conservative Libertarian..

There's Muslim fundies and extremists EVERYWHERE...where do we stop? Do we wage war on most of or even the entire Middle East?! Do we set even more draconian restrictions upon the American people?! After all, there ARE Muslim extremists living in our midst.

The line HAS to be drawn somewhere.

 

[uscitizen]

Rand Paul said we should send the GITMO detaines to Afganistan and it would take them a while to get back over here.

 

[Political Junky]

Libertarians don't Believe in ALL Government or Programs to be gone.

We just realize there are a lot of Programs out there that do more harm than good and are wasting Tax Payer money.

And who gets to judge the good and the bad programs?

 

[Samson]

Meaning..

If there is a Tyrannical Leader killing its own people are we gonna stand back or act?

Non-interventionism means we handle our affairs. We can't be the policemen of the world.

So.. If another country is killing itself we have no obligation as a Superpower in the world to take him out?

Correct.

 

[uscitizen]

Libertarians don't Believe in ALL Government or Programs to be gone.

We just realize there are a lot of Programs out there that do more harm than good and are wasting Tax Payer money.

And who gets to judge the good and the bad programs?

Me of course.

 

[Samson]

Imho it would lead quickly to citizen revolt once most of the govt that actually helped the people went away.
How would libertarians handle that?

IMHO it would lead to exactly what their banner says on their website:
http://www.lp.org/introduction/what-is-the-libertarian-party

Smaller Government, Lower Taxes, More Freedom.

You mentioned "most of the government that actually helped the people" going away?

What part of the government would that be?

 

[Titanic Sailor]

Let's be honest, anything besides anarchy is better than the absolutely corrupt system we have today. As a people, I think we would handle libertarianism very well. Always ends up toward the middle at some point, and I am not sure where it was defined in libertarianism to be absolute or unbending or uncaring.

 

[Samson]

I am not sure where it was defined in libertarianism to be absolute or unbending or uncaring.

Here

Caring For People
The Libertarian way is a caring, people-centered approach to politics. We believe each individual is unique. We want a system which respects the individual and encourages us to discover the best within ourselves and develop our full potential

What is The Libertarian Party? | Libertarian Party


Pretty Harsh, huh?

 

[Titanic Sailor]

Each individual has the right to control his or her own body, action, speech, and property. Government's only role is to help individuals defend themselves from force and fraud.

Geezus, no wonder why the Obammunists hate libertarians. They would have to go back to minding their own business and quit shoving their views against the majority and our children's future. I don't see them taking the libertarian view without staunch opposition.

 

[beowolfe]

Imho it would lead quickly to citizen revolt once most of the govt that actually helped the people went away.
How would libertarians handle that?

You tell us. Since a libertarian government wouldn't lift a finger to help corporations.

 

[Titanic Sailor]

But liberals surely will................

what happened to you freaks anyways? God.

 

[antagon]

I'm all for Legalizing Pot.

But not Prostitution. It leads to Sex Trafficking.

never heard of drug trafficking?

 

[antagon]

Imho it would lead quickly to citizen revolt once most of the govt that actually helped the people went away.
How would libertarians handle that?

any majority government would result in disaster. fringe party majority governments would precipitate epic disaster.

 

[Kevin_Kennedy]

As for legalizing gay marriage, a real libertarian would realize that religions are private institutions and should have the final say about what they do or do not consider marriage.

Actually, a real Libertarian would have a real solution and not have their head stuck up Ron Paul's Religious ass on the subject.

Actually, allowing the religions to decide for themselves what constitutes marriage is a real solution, and most certainly libertarian. It's also the only constitutional solution, since the Constitution doesn't give the federal government the authority to define marriage.

As for Ron Paul, he believes that we should let the states decide. I don't agree with this.

 

[Kevin_Kennedy]

Libertarians don't Believe in ALL Government or Programs to be gone.

We just realize there are a lot of Programs out there that do more harm than good and are wasting Tax Payer money.

And who gets to judge the good and the bad programs?

Well, if the Libertarian Party has control of the government, as this hypothetical says, then the LP members of Congress would get to judge them.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

So.. If another country is killing itself we have no obligation as a Superpower in the world to take him out?

No, we don't, not unless you have found a money tree that will grow an endless number of dollar bills because in case you haven't noticed, we're broke and we can't afford to be warmongering around the world anymore.

 

[Tom Clancy]

So.. If another country is killing itself we have no obligation as a Superpower in the world to take him out?

No, we don't, not unless you have found a money tree that will grow an endless number of dollar bills because in case you haven't noticed, we're broke and we can't afford to be warmongering around the world anymore.

I'm talking about Genocide.