Libertarian Party

I voted today. I voted almost a straight ticket for the Libertarian Party. You ask why? You ask if I wasted my vote?

Libertarians believe that you have the right to live your life as you wish, without the government interfering -- as long as you don’t violate the rights of others. Politically, this means Libertarians favor rolling back the size and cost of government, and eliminating laws that stifle the economy and control people’s personal choices.

Libertarians agree with conservatives about freedom in economic matters, so we're in favor of lowering taxes, slashing bureaucratic regulation of business, and charitable -- rather than government -- welfare. But Libertarians also agree with liberals on personal tolerance, so we're in favor of people’s right to choose their own personal habits and lifestyles.

In a sense, Libertarians “borrow” from both sides to come up with a logical and consistent whole -- but without the exceptions and broken promises of Republican and Democratic politicians. That's why we call themselves the Party of Principle.

Couldn't no more waste my vote than to vote for Democrat or Republican. Neither will ultimately do what they say anyway.

If the Libertarians had a better press agent or if mainstream media would include them in their debates and political stories, most Americans would look inward and agree with the Libertarian stand on policies. They just never get heard. Its a shame but maybe we can hope that our antiquated two party system will succumb to their own immorality and demogoguery and the Libertarian Party will rise to the forefront. One can only hope.