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The Martian Rants: USA Government Branches.: 2016-03-03 16:05:16


[AOE] JaiBharat909
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are not a hive mind who are going to have the same exact thoughts on every political issue. A few small diverges doesn't mean they'd be "Not a REAL Libertarian",

True for the most part. Although, I do think there are a few key issues that are a litmus test for libertarianism, mostly dealing with foreign policy and civil liberties.

or pro-life Democrats exist

I can't even name a pro-life Democrat in Congress anymore. They've all been essentially marginalized by the more vocal progressive wing of the party, and have been chastised as not even deserving of the Democrat name.

I could only find a couple from some quick research - Senator Bob Casey Jr., Bart Stupak (retired in 2011), Kathy Dahlken (lost in 2010), Jim Oberstar (defeated in 2010), Senator Joe Donnelly, and Steve Driehaus (defeated in 2010).

In the 1960s and 1970s, pro-life Democrats comprised a substantial portion of the Party's membership in the United States Congress and the United States Senate. Some Democratic presidential and vice-presidential candidates ran for those offices as pro-life, including Hubert Humphrey and Sargent Shriver. Others were once pro-life before running, such as Ted Kennedy, Jesse Jackson, Bill Clinton and Al Gore. In the 1980s, the influence of pro-life advocates in the Democratic Party declined slowly but considerably. At the 1992 Democratic National Convention, pro-life Governor Robert Casey of Pennsylvania was allegedly "barred from addressing the Convention because of his antiabortion views".[2] The official reason given by the Convention organizers was that Casey was not allowed to speak because he did not support the Democratic ticket. Kathy Taylor, a pro-choice activist from Pennsylvania, instead addressed the convention. Taylor was a Republican who had worked for Casey's opponent in the previous gubernatorial election. Several pro-life Democrats did address the delegates in 1992, though they did not address the pro-life stance, and were not given prominent prime time slots.

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The Martian Rants: USA Government Branches.: 2016-03-03 21:27:30


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It should also be noted that Libertarians, like any group of people, are not a hive mind who are going to have the same exact thoughts on every political issue. A few small diverges doesn't mean they'd be "Not a REAL Libertarian", it would simply mean they're human and don't agree with their group 100% of the time.


Yes, but there are limits. Anyone who does not support less taxes and less laws and a right, leave-it-be economy is not a libertarian.
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