nolybrochill

You are so correct. Good to know I'm not the only one thinking about this. It would be wonderful to have a Supreme Court that just follows the Constitution and sets aside political bias... but that would be another planet, in another galaxy. I second that. They really need to follow the constitution and just leave people alone. We need major criminal justice reform. The problem will persist as long as it remains a big cash scheme. This kind of conflicts with my usually Libertarian stance, but privatized prisons disgust me.

I'm not referring to Primary Debates. Libertarians have had their primary debates on TV for the first time ever this year. I'm talking about the big election debate where they need 15% i believe to be invited to it. Ted Cruz is the same thing he hates. Like I said just look at his record. He's not the constitutionalist he claims to be. I never said the President passes laws either. I was saying with a split house and senate the odds of any of these candidates accomplishing anything while in office are very slim. Either way the show goes on.

If Hillary or Bernie are elected it's just going to get worse. Same with Trump too. He has no idea what he is doing and there's no way they would ever let him pass laws. Look how much they're trying to stop him now. Cruz is just another establishment candidate too. He's George W. Bush's cousin. He was an advisor for Bush during his presidency. He's a pretend constitutionalist. The only option I see at all is voting Libertarian or voting for Jill Stein in the Green Party. Question, if they allowed a Libertarian candidate on the debate stage would you then consider voting for them since they'd be receiving airtime and getting noticed? It befuddles me when people say a 3rd party vote is a waste. >_< The only vote wasted is the one that isn't cast.

It's a noble effort my friend, but you can't change things if you don't win elections. The best course of action would be a populist candidate, running as a Republican, with a Libertarian platform... change the party... much like the Progressives did with the Democrats. Rand Paul has the right idea... but he needed Donald Trump's movement. I can't vote for a loser on principle. I have to vote for the one that has a chance of winning, that comes closest to my positions. Right now it's Ted Cruz... but I'll vote Trump over the criminal, or the Socialist... any day. Rand Paul was my original choice. But, he's nothing like his father. But, really, why not vote Libertarian this election. If your options are Clinton or Trump you have no reason not to. Idk, personally I'd never ever vote for either of them, they're two sides to the same coin. Ted Cruz always struck me as a phony and the guy is a lunatic. He tried banning dildos in Texas. If you're focused on banning dildos, you probably need to re-evaluate why you were elected and his standing for personal freedom fails to show in his record. It's a depressing time in American politics. It's amazing that some of these people have this power. Blows my mind friend. The only mainstream candidate I do like is Bernie Sanders. Only because I feel he is genuine and really believes in what he is doing. However, he is on the complete opposite side of the spectrum as me and for that reason I can't vote for him. I do like Trump too. But, for the wrong reasons lol. I find him very entertaining and his way of speaking always gets me, that I can tell you.

I agree. If only enough of us would commit to the Libertarians to be competitive, I would be there as well. Well, by you not being there and supporting it you're contributing to that group of uncommitted. So many people use that as an excuse and if they actually voted Libertarian like they say they want to, we probably could have a candidate in the big debates. This is the kind of thinking that prevents us from real change IMO. Sorry, I don't mean to sound hostile or anything. I'm just passionate about it and I'm also very concerned about the country and the direction we're going. It's definitely not sustainable at the rate we're raising the debt ceiling and printing money. Now this $15 federal min wage is going to destroy more peoples jobs and increase the prices of everything, lowering the value of the dollar. If you really consider yourself a Libertarian, please please vote for them and encourage others! I'm actually working on developing a media website with a Libertarian outlook. Covering current events, politics, and promoting by designing graphics and other things to support the movement. Also, note my avatar. Haha

When will you guys allow all American citizens to be treated equally? As long as you keep carving out special treatment for "certain groups of people", there will always be victims of your policies. The law is blind... this is why Lady Justice holds the scale and wears a blindfold. Progressives still believe they can make human emotions illegal. This is why I vote Libertarian. The truest form of freedom you'll find in American politics. The dems and GOP are all insane and if this election cycle doesn't prove that for you, idk what will. And no, Bernie Sanders is a horrible candidate as well.