Liberty Conservatives

I am a Libertarian-Leaning Republican. No, not a Libertarian, no not a mainstream click my boot heels for party dogma Republican either. I'm everyone's favorite enemy, for I have free thought and can understand that conservatism isn't owned by the GOP. I'd actually say it barely exists any longer in the GOP itself. I personally am so tired of libertarianism being marked as some kind of foreign thought process in the GOP. It once was quite prevalent in the Party.

 So many people are uneducated, especially here locally. There are clear differences in the Libertarian Party and the Liberty Republicans. I have heard everything from libertarians want anarchy to they are liberal on social issues. I'd say some of that is correct in the actual Libertarian Party. They do support gay marriage. They do support open borders. They also support severely limited government.  Another good line is that libertarians can't win so they are invading the GOP as Liberty Republicans. Again, false. Most Libertarians wouldn't vote Republican to save their lives. They see the party as beyond salvation and out of step with any founding principles. This is even more so after the insanity of the whole Ron Paul issue last election.  Paul did bring a huge influx of libertarians, but they are mostly all gone, and dislike Paul, Jr.  So fear not, they are not returning. I do give them their due as at least they stand on principles they believe in. They know they won't win, they know it doesn't matter, yet they refuse to fall prey to the lesser of two evils most Americans have.

Liberty Republicans, are usually still strongly pro-life. Are there some who aren't? Yes, just as there are some regular Republicans who are not. It is clear on a Jeffersonian principle of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, abortion is indeed infringing upon that right of the child. Most Liberty Republicans refuse to give government the right to define marriage. Though we may personally disagree with each other as far as gay marriage, one thing is for sure, asking the government for permission to marry is not at all what Christians should be doing. The government takes its involvement as deep as possible to split the family unit, and our faith here. Here is where the misunderstanding on social issues may come from.

We have a strong belief that government should function as closely as possible as to what the founders envisioned. Period. We don't on one side say this then approve special pork for things we claim to stand against. Something our current elected officials do far too often.  We want real  solutions now. Not solutions in 40 years. We have concerns about a National Debt that is unsustainable. We have concerns over the Federal Reserve abusing its power to control the money supply and devaluing our dollar. We have serious issues with federal overreach in education and in almost every issue imaginable. Other Republicans claim the same, but continue to elected representation they KNOW will continue these habits. They know no one they vote for will actually tackle a budget, much less a balanced one. None of them will fight our very own leadership when they are wrong.  They do this under the guise of party loyalty, but they are putting party before principle.

So, next time you feel I, we, a certain group is too libertarian, know your facts. Know the correct definition of libertarianism. Do a better job of knowing the true definition of conservatism and understand how our party is drifting way beyond what it truly is. When you think we are less Republican because we refuse to vote and back candidates who will not stand on principle but on party dogma, look at the facts. Don't be afraid to look at the voting records of your 'conservative' representatives. Sometimes that fringe guy in the primary....is the only guy with real principle. Perhaps, the lesser of two evils is why we are in the mess we are. Should you vote third party? No. That's right, no. You SHOULD vote in the primary to elected quality conservatives so that come November, you have someone you can back without holding your noise while doing so.

I will vote for the losing primary Republican every time before any one of the main stream gets my vote to continue endless spending, debt, deficits and war.