Santorum vs Reagan on the Libertarian Influence in the Republican Party

THIS HAS COME UP ON THE RADIO AND TO THE FRONT OF DISCUSSION. THIS IS A RE-POST WITH UPDATED INFORMATION INCLUDING LINKS TO THE RICK SANTORUM VIDEO. SEE THE VIDEO AT http://www.jasonlewisshow.com/2012/02/santorum-vs-reagan/

Before showing the quote on Rick Santorum I wanted to give the definiton according to dictionary.com of what a libertarian is

lib·er·tar·i·an/ˌlibərˈte(ə)rēən/

Noun:

An adherent of libertarianism. A person who advocates civil liberty.

and again from thefreedictionary.com

1. One who advocates maximizing individual rights and minimizing the role of the state.

2. One who believes in free will.

Now what Rick Santorum says regarding the libertarian influence within the Republican Party.

 “I fight very strongly against libertarian influence within the Republican Party and the conservative movement.”
(SEE THE VIDEO AT http://www.jasonlewisshow.com/2012/02/santorum-vs-reagan/)

A famous Conservative named Ronald Reagan once said this regarding the same topic

If you analyze it I believe the very heart and soul of conservatism is libertarianism …The basis of conservatism is a desire for less government interference or less centralized authority or more individual freedom and this is a pretty general description also of what libertarianism is.

Case closed Rick Santorum is scared of civil liberty influencing the Republican Party.
Case closed I will not vote for him and won't even think about it again.
He has put a nail in his coffin of my potential vote. I will write in a candidate or vote 3rd party before I vote for Santorum.

The Bantam Voice
"Freed people free people"

(R)epublican vs. (D)emocrat vs. (L)ibertarian - The issues "Abortion"

The real question is not where the parties "say" they are, but where they appear to be and their reputation. This will be completely from my point of view and my own analysis and opinion. Some of it may be what the parties say they stand for and other is my perception of where they stand as a party, not as individual voters.

Abortion

(D)emocrat-For the womans right to choose even to the point of trumping the "right to life" of the baby. Strong supporters of abortion.

(R)epublican-Against abortions to the point of giving government more power. For making a federal law to stop abortions

(L)ibertarian-Believe government (especially federal) should be kept out of the decision. If government would be to get involved at the state level not federal.

The Bantam Voice-I believe life starts at conception and life should be recognized at conception. I believe abortion as a violent crime should be enforced at the state level as is every other violent crime. I support the amendment to the constitution that says that "citizenship starts at conception." I do not believe the federal government needs to be involved in enforcing laws against abortion.

The Bantam Voice
"Freed people Free people"

(R)epublican vs. (D)emocrat vs. (L)ibertarian-Whats the Difference?

I will now share what each party stands for or that they claim to stand for. Later I will talk about what each party has become and what direction they are heading.

(L)ibertarian Platform-
The preamble outlines the party's goal: "As Libertarians, we seek a world of liberty; a world in which all individuals are sovereign over their own lives and no one is forced to sacrifice his or her values for the benefit of others." Its Statement of Principles begins: "We, the members of the Libertarian Party, challenge the cult of the omnipotent state and defend the rights of the individual." The platform emphasizes individual liberty in personal and economic affairs, avoidance of "foreign entanglements" and military and economic intervention in other nations' affairs and free trade and migration. It calls for Constitutional limitations on government as well as the elimination of most state functions. It includes a "Self-determination" section which quotes from the Declaration of Independence and reads: "Whenever any form of government becomes destructive of individual liberty, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to agree to such new governance as to them shall seem most likely to protect their liberty." It also includes an "Omissions" section which reads: "Our silence about any other particular government law, regulation, ordinance, directive, edict, control, regulatory agency, activity, or machination should not be construed to imply approval."^[4]

(D)emocrat Platform-
(click below to read more)

(R)epublican vs. (D)emocrat vs. (L)ibertarian-Starting Points

The United States of America and the people who make up America are split down the middle in our multi-party system.  According to Gallup polls there are roughly 45% Republicans and 45% Democrats with 10% being truly Independent or Libertarians. I thought it would be important to at least do a brief history and review on the parties.

I wanted to share the highlights that seemed to be the most important. I will do a series based on the

"(R)epublican vs. (D)emocrat vs. (L)ibertarian".

I thought I'd start with the brief history of how each party got started.
(click below to read more)

A No Vote is a Joke

  I hear some people say,

"I don't like any of the candidates so I'm not going to vote."

Not voting relinquishes your right to complain about what is going on in your country. If you don't have the effort to get out and vote for your president then if your freedoms go away, if you taxes go up, if socialism or communism finishes taking it's hold, you will have no one to blame, but yourself.

What I'm not saying is that you have to vote for the "D" or the "R." Write in a candidate or vote for a third party such as the Libertarian, but don't let your right to have a say in your country be wasted.

The Bantam Voice
Chris S.