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Libertarian now..

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I'm a registered Libertarian. Have been for a couple of decades. Probably won't be much longer.

Better results can be had from inside the Republican party, imho.

Libertarians have some great think tanks and legal foundations, but the party is a trainwreck.

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I'm a hardcore Libertarian but I think the formal party is absolute shit run by old guys who need to disband the party to let a grassroots movement flourish.

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I agree----at least open the leadership up, and get some younger folks into positions of influence, and for Pete's sake start using modern communications methods to get the message out.

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I'm a registered Libertarian. Have been for a couple of decades. Probably won't be much longer.

Better results can be had from inside the Republican party, imho.

Libertarians have some great think tanks and legal foundations, but the party is a trainwreck.

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Stop being the douchebags on every internet forum. Stop lying about Polls, stop lying about conspiracies by the GOP to kidnap delegates. Get out and Campaign Now!!!!!! Get your guy "Out the firstest with the Mostest"... Don't run a GOP loser. There is a reason he lost.

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And if anti-gun legislation passes the house, you cannot complain any longer, now can you?

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Be a great idea if they were competent to run a party, or even a single campaign.

“I have already intimated to you the danger of parties in the State, with particular reference to the founding of them on geographical discriminations. Let me now take a more comprehensive view, and warn you in the most solemn manner against the baneful effects of the spirit of party generally.

This Spirit, unfortunately, is inseparable from our nature, having its root in the strongest passions of the human mind. It exists under different shapes in all governments, more or less stifled, controlled, or repressed; but in those of the popular form it is seen in its greatest rankness and is truly their worst enemy.

The alternate domination of one faction over another, sharpened by the spirit of revenge natural to party dissension, which in different ages and countries has perpetrated the most horrid enormities, is itself a frightful despotism. But this leads at length to a more formal and permanent despotism. The disorders and miseries which result gradually incline the minds of men to seek security and repose in the absolute power of an individual, and sooner or later the chief of some prevailing faction, more able or more fortunate than his competitors, turns this disposition to the purposes of his own elevation on the ruins of public liberty.

Without looking forward to an extremity of this kind (which nevertheless ought not to be entirely out of sight), the common and continual mischiefs of the spirit of party are sufficient to make it the interest and duty of a wise people to discourage and restrain it.

It serves always to distract the public councils, and enfeeble the public administration. It agitates the community with ill-founded jealousies and false alarms; kindles the animosity of one part against another; foments occasionally riot and insurrection. It opens the door to foreign influence and corruption, which find a facilitated access to the government itself through the channels of party passion. Thus the policy and the will of one country are subjected to the policy and will of another.

There is an opinion that parties in free countries are useful checks upon the administration of the government, and serve to keep alive the spirit of liberty. This within certain limits is probably true and in governments of a monarchical cast patriotism may look with indulgence, if not with favor, upon the spirit of party. But in those of the popular character, in governments purely elective, it is a spirit not to be encouraged. From their natural tendency it is certain there will always be enough of that spirit for every salutary purpose; and there being constant danger of excess, the effort ought to be by force of public opinion to mitigate and assuage it. A fire not to be quenched, it demands a uniform vigilance to prevent its bursting into a flame, lest, instead of warming, it should consume.

It is important, likewise, that the habits of thinking in a free country should inspire caution in those entrusted with its administration to confine themselves within their respective constitutional spheres, avoiding in the exercise of the powers of one department to encroach upon another. The spirit of encroachment tends to consolidate the powers of all the departments in one, and thus to create, whatever the form of government, a real despotism. A just estimate of that love of power and proneness to abuse it which predominates in the human heart is sufficient to satisfy us of the truth of this position. The necessity of reciprocal checks in the exercise of political power, by dividing and distributing it into different depositories, and constituting each the guardian of the public weal against invasions by the others, has been evinced by experiments ancient and modern, some of them in our country and under our own eyes. To preserve them must be as necessary as to institute them.”

George Washington, 1796 Farewell Address

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There would be many Libertarians if the flawed 2-party system was broken up. Many feel they need to pick one or the other so they pick Republican. Not me though.

I'd love to see an increase in this party's movement. I think a lot of Democrats/Liberals would hop on this train too

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There would be many Libertarians if the flawed 2-party system was broken up. Many feel they need to pick one or the other so they pick Republican. Not me though.

I'd love to see an increase in this party's movement. I think a lot of Democrats/Liberals would hop on this train too

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Libertarian checking in here!!!

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Be a great idea if they were competent to run a party, or even a single campaign.

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Agree!

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Ahh yes, so run to the party that considers 2% of the vote a shining success!

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I was assured by some Libertarians here, that Gary Johnson was so pure he didn't even have to run a campaign.

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I'm a libertarian (and a vocal one at that), but not a party member. The party itself is fucked.

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Pure.

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Libertarian now..

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The only way any Conservative third party will gain traction is if there is a revolt within the GOP and those members form another party. Without recconized sane leadership any third party will flounder because of the nut-jobs they seem to draw like moths to a flame. Just look at the PaulBots. I mean Dr. Paul  was OK for the most part but damn, 2/3rds of his supporters were/are bonkers.

Speaking for myself I don't want nothing to do with the religious right, right to life, cut the .mil to the bone, and let's legalize all the drugs crowd. Loser ideas all.

As it is my time is best spent getting shed of status GOP Representatives through the (admittedly rigged) primary system. As it stands now that is about the only way I can see to change anything. If you can't get that done then I don't see the point of even voting in general federal elections.

Time will tell but that (R) next to a name don't mean shit these days. Vote for what they stand for instead of party.

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I've been GOP faithful since I can remember and I'm finding myself more and more disappointed with them. Find myself lookong for an alternative. Any Libertarian party supporters in here?