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Ted Cruz Speech Nods to Increasing Libertarian Views within Republican Party
Cato Institute ^ | 9/26/13 | David Kirby

Posted on 09/30/2013 9:24:47 AM PDT by shego

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To: af_vet_rr

Odd, I was a Libertarian back when Reagan was president, and became a Republican after that.

I was pleased at some point that I moved into Ron Paul’s district. Then I figured out that he had a number of neo-rebs that supported him, which was a disappointment. I looked closely at his voting record, and he would trade votes, voting against bills with his set asides that were sure to pass and voting measures where his vote was needed, and getting his set asides later for his sell out today.

At some time I realized that if you can’t take over half on one major political party you can not run the government or even have much influence on the country.


101 posted on 09/30/2013 2:27:39 PM PDT by donmeaker (Youth is wasted on the young.)
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To: Founding Nephew

What does that mean? States and federal law won’t matter for abortion?

Why do you consider abortion irrelevant? Do you think it is irrelevant for the people being aborted?


102 posted on 09/30/2013 2:28:37 PM PDT by ansel12 ( 'I'm on That New Obama Diet... Every Day I Let Vladimir Putin Eat My Lunch' .)
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To: KeyLargo; All

I’m not supporting Cornyn anymore...There is a guy running against him in the primary by the name of Stovall...

If enough people have had enough of the nonsense, Cornyn can be replaced very easily, but I am concerned that the libertrians will balk at this and try to keep Cornyn in office...

Stovall will still need a little more vetting, and a little more research is in order...


103 posted on 09/30/2013 2:30:52 PM PDT by stevie_d_64 (It's not the color of one's skin that offends people...it's how thin it is.)
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To: carlo3b

Social liberalism guarantees fiscal liberalism, regardless of what libertarians claim or fantasize about.

Voting is universal in America, the war against traditional American values, Christianity, and morality destroys individuals and families and communities, and creates more and more liberal, big government voters.

Look at who votes how, social conservatives vote conservative, social liberals vote liberal, with rare exceptions.


104 posted on 09/30/2013 2:45:13 PM PDT by ansel12 ( 'I'm on That New Obama Diet... Every Day I Let Vladimir Putin Eat My Lunch' .)
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To: caww

” If you analyze it I believe the very heart and soul of conservatism is libertarianism.” Ronald Reagan, July 1975


105 posted on 09/30/2013 2:59:29 PM PDT by SUSSA
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To: ansel12
the war against traditional American values, Christianity, and morality

Assertion of fact not in evidence.

106 posted on 09/30/2013 3:24:11 PM PDT by shego
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To: Dead Corpse
I have been on FR for a few years. I have NEVER once seen a self-described L/libertarian “rush to argue for drugs”.
Not once.
It’s brought up in EVERY thread by the detractors though.

I'm starting to notice the same pattern myself.

Oh, well, the adults can just continue the conversation while ignoring the feces-flingers in the peanut gallery.

107 posted on 09/30/2013 3:26:03 PM PDT by shego
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To: Dead Corpse
I have been on FR for a few years. I have NEVER once seen a self-described L/libertarian “rush to argue for drugs”. Not once. It’s brought up in EVERY thread by the detractors though. Doesn’t matter what the original subject was, you idiots always haul drugs in to the discussion to derail the original point being made.

Another attatboy. That noise sums up to smearing stalwarts of liberty, and then only to smite. Some here won't be happy until they kick even themselves out of the purity tent.

108 posted on 09/30/2013 3:34:24 PM PDT by Dysart (Obamacare: "We are losing money on every subscriber-- but we will make it up in volume!")
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To: jboot

>> It’s all about the choom,

No it’s not. It’s about the magnitude of govt so many conservative statists don’t seem to mind.


109 posted on 09/30/2013 3:38:57 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: shego

Since you are a retread, and support things like abortion and gay marriage and homosexuals in the military, your posts are so vague and evasive, they don’t even make sense.

We know that you are anti-conservative and have a nooby troll agenda and are nasty about promoting it, but you never say much of anything to express what are obviously deeply held beliefs and politics.

I guess that is the difficult mine field trolls and libertarians tread on conservative sites.


110 posted on 09/30/2013 3:44:18 PM PDT by ansel12 ( 'I'm on That New Obama Diet... Every Day I Let Vladimir Putin Eat My Lunch' .)
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To: SUSSA

LOL, a quote from the beginning of a 1975 interview for a small libertarian audience while he was campaigning.

Reagan then proceeded to explain how he wasn’t a libertarian because of he was a conservative and disagreed with them on social issues and national defense.

Here we are dealing with homosexualizing the military and gay marriage, and you want to pretend that Reagan supported that libertarian agenda, which he didn’t, he was even against gambling.


111 posted on 09/30/2013 3:46:46 PM PDT by ansel12 ( 'I'm on That New Obama Diet... Every Day I Let Vladimir Putin Eat My Lunch' .)
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To: Gene Eric

Calling people who do not support the libertarian position on homosexuals and the military for instance “statist” is no defense for radical liberalism.

Opposing this libertarian claptrap is not statist, it is conservatism and traditional Americanism.

libertarianism’s position on personal relationships and laws and government:

“”Sexual orientation, preference, gender, or gender identity should have no impact on the government’s treatment of individuals, such as in current marriage, child custody, adoption, immigration or military service laws.””


112 posted on 09/30/2013 3:52:54 PM PDT by ansel12 ( 'I'm on That New Obama Diet... Every Day I Let Vladimir Putin Eat My Lunch' .)
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To: Dysart

Actually drugs is the top libertarian argument here because they have to argue in code, and within tight boundaries at FR.

They can’t really get away with calling conservatives and Christians “statists” here, on abortion and gay marriage, homosexualizing the military, open borders and so on, so they use drugs as their attack club because FR tolerates the promotion of drug use and legalization.


113 posted on 09/30/2013 4:02:56 PM PDT by ansel12 ( 'I'm on That New Obama Diet... Every Day I Let Vladimir Putin Eat My Lunch' .)
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To: ansel12

Your primary purpose on this forum is to alienate potential conservatives, contributors, and voters. It wouldn’t surprise me if you worked for the Left.


114 posted on 09/30/2013 4:14:20 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: Gene Eric

My purpose here is to fight for conservatism, yours is to fight to move the country left, that is why you didn’t respond to the post, and made a silly personal attack.

Here is the post that caused your reaction.

ansel12 to Gene Eric
Calling people who do not support the libertarian position on homosexuals and the military for instance “statist” is no defense for radical liberalism.

Opposing this libertarian claptrap is not statist, it is conservatism and traditional Americanism.

libertarianism’s position on personal relationships and laws and government:

“”Sexual orientation, preference, gender, or gender identity should have no impact on the government’s treatment of individuals, such as in current marriage, child custody, adoption, immigration or military service laws.””


115 posted on 09/30/2013 4:22:58 PM PDT by ansel12 ( 'I'm on That New Obama Diet... Every Day I Let Vladimir Putin Eat My Lunch' .)
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To: Gene Eric

I see his moniker and don’t even bother to read his words; and I’m not remotely tempted or curious. Nothing personal, it’s just not worth my time.


116 posted on 09/30/2013 4:24:59 PM PDT by Dysart (Obamacare: "We are losing money on every subscriber-- but we will make it up in volume!")
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To: Dysart

I try from time to time but often find myself engaged in a pit of academic hostility.


117 posted on 09/30/2013 4:34:18 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: ansel12
Still no evidence, huh?

That confirms the decision to write you off as a feces-flinging troll.

118 posted on 09/30/2013 4:38:42 PM PDT by shego
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To: shego; KC_Lion; Abathar; Abcdefg; Abram; Abundy; albertp; Alexander Rubin; Allosaurs_r_us; ...
W I N N I N G !



Libertarian ping! Click here to get added or here to be removed or post a message here!

119 posted on 09/30/2013 4:39:21 PM PDT by bamahead (Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master. -- Sallust)
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To: shego

Seems to wear it proudly doesn’t he/she.


120 posted on 09/30/2013 4:40:48 PM PDT by bamahead (Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master. -- Sallust)
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