As a libertarian I've also spent a lot of time around other libertarians and most of them approach the drug problem from a utilitarian standpoint. The war on drugs has achieved nothing except filling the prisons up with non-violent offenders but substantially increased the violence on the streets. The main focus of the official Libertarian Party ( with which I have a number of disagreements) is Limited Government as their masthead clearly shows See Here .
The Cato Institute which is the leading libertarian policy foundation spends very little if any of its resources on legalizing narcotic drugs. Cato has been at the forefront of promoting limited government while country club republicans have been quite happy to keep the government as big as possible including doling out subsidies to its corporate clients.
The problem with social conservatives is they are quite happy to be "The Tax collectors for the engorged welfare State" just so long as they are in power. When was the last time the Republican party in power made radical cuts to government spending ?
The problem with social conservatives is they are quite happy to be "The Tax collectors for the engorged welfare State" just so long as they are in power. When was the last time the Republican party in power made radical cuts to government spending ?
Bravo!