Kevin,

I think you confuse the beliefs of various nutty authors, who I am sure the libertarian party is full of, with the overall philosophy.

Your view of the role of government is what I think of when I hear the term libertarian, or when I read any of their official website materials.

I would guess you are wrong about the beliefs you claim most libertarians have and they are closer to your own than you think, but that aside what should we call this philosophy of government role you support?



>What is the role of government in a free society?
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>The only proper role of a government is the defense and protection of individual liberties.
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>Kevin


From lp.org:

What is a Libertarian?

Libertarians believe that you have the right to live your life as you wish, without the government interfering -- as long as you don’t violate the rights of others. Politically, this means Libertarians favor rolling back the size and cost of government, and eliminating laws that stifle the economy and control people’s personal choices.