Libertarians lose me with the legalizing drugs platform. I have seen too much damage done by drugs and just can't go along with it. If they'd drop this line of thinking I'd be on board with them.
Craig
I have a few thoughts on the subject.
I've seen a lot of lives destroyed by drugs and alcohol too. My main beef is I'm not everyone's mother. We are giving drug dealing criminals way too much access to cash and power, and junkies are stealing people's property to support their expensive habit. In my house, my wife and I, not the government, Hollywood, or nanny, control the tv programs we watch, internet access, guns, vehicles, cleaning solutions, food, schooling, etc..
If legalizing drugs is the only thing that keeps Libertarians from joining conservative Republicans, I'd say they need to wake up to life.
Should we kill the CEO's of Anheiser Busch as well? There are a lot of people that died from complications with alcohol as well (not even counting those that were victims of drunk driving), or tobacco. Both of those things are addictive. The lowlifes that break the law will always be there because usually their mothers and fathers didn't raise them right. Ultimately, there will be bad people who help other people destroy their lives for some financial gain. It is up to the individual to do the right thing. We've already spent billions on the war on drugs, and where has it gotten us? Where did prohibition get us besides people in jail for something they would do regardless of legality? I understand that drugs of all forms are bad, and it would be great if we could rid the world of those vices, but taxing us to fight that loosing battle isn't the right way, or we would have succeeded in the 80's when Regan implemented the plan.
TexasR.N. Just one little tid-bit. It already is hazardous to be a drug dealer.
There is hardly a dimes worth of difference between the modern Republicans and the Socialist Democrats today. Reagan is dead and he had no heir. The limp wristed capitulating Republicans try to appease the left and court the middle and the true Republican voters can't stomach that. Special interest wants the money of the center and left and the puppet republicans are just as much owned as the socialists. JFK was far more conservative than any current republican I can think of. Some right wing politicians talk a good game but the first chance they are tested they drop to their knees like a Barney Frank dream date. Bush brought us the DHS. That crime is sure to be as much a blow to liberty as anything BHO could conjure up. The left is trying to destroy our economy so they can take over our country and it seems they are succeeding. I'm afraid like any drunk our country will have to hit bottom before it can get back on its feet. When the hammer truly drops is when our country can get back on track. The left is hoping to to emerge from the ashes the victor, but I believe the right thinking Americans will be more prepared. Calories will be currency and brass and lead will be insurance.
Outstanding! And IMHO couldn't have been said any better.
Craig
I think the most likely scenario would be for the traditional conservative members of the Republican party to split off and form their own party.
this is not the libertarian platform by any means. The libertarian standpoint is that the feds should decriminalize and get out of the war on drugs. Leave it up to the states to decide. A quick look at the last candidate will affirm what I have said.Libertarians lose me with the legalizing drugs platform. I have seen too much damage done by drugs and just can't go along with it. If they'd drop this line of thinking I'd be on board with them.
Craig
Maybe it's happening already - money and endorsements are coming in from all over the country to support this guy. Of course, this could be partly because the Republicans are running such an awful choice for a candidate, but it's worth watching:
Hoffman Surges Into Lead in NY-23
New CFG Poll shows Hoffman 31.3%, Owens 27.0%, Scozzafava 19.7%
Washington - A poll released today by the Club for Growth shows Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman surging into the lead in the special election in New York's 23rd congressional district to replace John McHugh, the former congressman who recently became Secretary of the Army. The poll of 300 likely voters, conducted October 24-25, 2009, shows Conservative Doug Hoffman at 31.3%, Democrat Bill Owens at 27.0%, Republican Dede Scozzafava at 19.7%, and 22% undecided. The poll's margin of error is +/- 5.66%. No information was provided about any of the candidates prior to the ballot question. This is the third poll done for the Club for Growth in the NY-23 special election, and Doug Hoffman is the only candidate to show an increase in his support levels in each successive poll. The momentum in the race is clearly with Hoffman. "Hoffman now has a wide lead among both Republicans and Independents, while Owens has a wide lead among Democrats. Dede Scozzafava's support continues to collapse, making this essentially a two-candidate race between Hoffman and Owens in the final week," concluded Basswood Research's pollster Jon Lerner, who conducted the poll for the Club.
I'll look into this.this is not the libertarian platform by any means. The libertarian standpoint is that the feds should decriminalize and get out of the war on drugs. Leave it up to the states to decide. A quick look at the last candidate will affirm what I have said.
this is not the libertarian platform by any means. The libertarian standpoint is that the feds should decriminalize and get out of the war on drugs. Leave it up to the states to decide. A quick look at the last candidate will affirm what I have said.
The libertarian standpoint is that the feds should decriminalize and get out of the war on drugs.