Hardly only a con trait for absolute certain.
More than any thing it's a libertarian idea. It's some thing Republicans need to adopt. It would raise our numbers with the youth and minorities. In addition, it's the correct thing to do
Libertarians should just form their own party. I'd be very likely to vote for a lot of such candidates if they weren't beholden to the hard right conservatives of the GOP. Frankly, there are a lot in Hollywood who are libertarian (they like their money and they believe in a 'live and let live' society), many who would surprise a lot of people.
They have their own party, but like all 3rd parties in America, they can't win. David Koch even ran on the Libertarian Presidential ticket against Reagan in 1980. They learned the lesson that if you want something accomplished, you can't be tilting at windmills messing around with 3rd party romanticism. You must get on the field and that means tossing their lot in with one of the teams in the arena.
Libertarians have formed their own party. The problem is this. The duopoly known as Republicrat make the rules. Every election cycle, the Republicrat overlords make the LP exhaust their donations just to get on the ballot in every state. It is thereby nearly impossible for the LP to gain legitimacy. If only there was a billionaire out there who would donate a large chunk of their loot to said party. They could put their money where their mouth is. However, the Koch's don't do that. They Are NOT libertarian. Calling oneself does not make it so.
Yeah, that worked really well for Ron Paul. He went that route, and the party itself, along with help from Democrats, shunned him, despite his popularity.
It worked out great for Paul, both of them. Its the only reason you know who they are. And to be clear, its not my ideas or desires. Its the way the founders set up the system. If you want more parties, toss out the American Presidential system and the constitution and form a parliamentary government. I'm just pointing out reality to you.
Unintended consequences. They created a system that structurally rewards party formation and structurally keeps that number at just two. I didn't make the rules, I just play by them. Paul understood that.
Or the "pass another law and it will fixed left". The fact is only the libertarians believe in this en mass
How does the logic of this reply work in your mind? Another law would be required to address this, it's the only thing that will and it's what the Kochs are trying to do with the help of libs who are already on board. Did you read he article?
