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Was Rand Paul’s Filibuster a Turning Point for the Libertarian Movement?

Mar. 8, 2013 8:57pm Christopher Santarelli

Kentucky Senator Rand Paul’s 13-hour filibuster Wednesday on CIA Director nominee John Brennan and President Barack Obama’s drone and assassination policy revealed to much of the general public what has been known to political observers for some time: there is a growing fissure in the Republican Party between libertarians like the Pauls and Michigan Rep. Justin Amash, and old guard foreign policy hawks like Sens. John McCain and Lindsey Graham. Could this revelation be a turning point for the GOP?

Noah Rothman of Mediaite writes that Paul’s filibuster shattered the monopoly Democrats have had on “romance” and young voters.

Paul’s ultimately unsuccessful efforts to rein in the president spoke directly to the forgotten millions of Americans wary of the ever-expanding scope of the unconstrained global war on terror. Paul offered himself up as something of a martyr. His voice, once lonely, grew in stature as his Republican colleagues – one after the next – shared his demand for redress from the White House, though all knew that would not be forthcoming. It was poetic. It was romantic. What may be most important, it reframed Congressional Republicans. All of the sudden, they were fighting for a cause with self-evident nobility that requires no public education campaign: life, liberty, and due process. In filibustering, Paul chipped away at the monopoly on romance that the left has enjoyed for more than a century.

Paul’s filibuster was immediately and forcefully criticized by Sen. John McCain, who said ”If Mr. Paul wants to be taken seriously, he needs to do more than pull political stunts that fire up impressionable libertarian kids.

“I don’t think what happened yesterday is helpful to the American people.“

On “Real News” Friday the panel discussed Paul’s filibuster and negative and positive reactions to it, as well as the growing voice of libertarians in the GOP moving forward?

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WakeUp
Posted on March 9, 2013 at 12:35pm
I have a great idea! Let’s put all the big unlimited power government people from both parties into one party, and all the pro-Constitutional people from both parties into a different one.

Oh yeah, that’s kind of what the Tea party has been trying to do.

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- glassbeadlady
  Posted on March 9, 2013 at 6:51pm
  Was Rand Paul’s Filibuster a Turning Point for the Libertarian Movement? For the American movement yes, God bless him
  
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- V-MindMeld
  Posted on March 9, 2013 at 9:09pm
  Im more Tea party than anything, however I could see a good fit” with Rand Paul…he defintely has captured mine as well as other attention. But i have been watching him since he was running and elected.. he so well spoken and sensible and enjoyable to listen to.
  
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- RonPaulOrNoOne
  Posted on March 9, 2013 at 11:02pm
  We could have won but you cowards chose Romney.
  
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BenFrank1791
Posted on March 9, 2013 at 12:32pm
I have to duck tape my head when I watch Real News. Listening to that one pinhead, talk about wasting time and money hurt. Reading the comments over libertarians vs Conservatives hurts as well.
Low information people, weather they be liberal or conservatives need to read more and talk less. Debating libertarians “pie in the sky” ideas of freedom, begs the question of ok, if we don’t want to move toward individual freedom where do we move toward? Yes, legalizing drugs is a dumb idea under current practice, same with gay marriage. But the idea is not. You have to start with and idea of individual freedom, and hammer out the details to make it work. Milton Friedman said that the hardest ideas to sell are the ideas of individual freedom. For example its hard to explain why you are personally against drugs and yet allow them.

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- LEFTIST_CLOWNS_AND_FAR_RIGHT_JOKERS
  Posted on March 9, 2013 at 1:05pm
  You’re not big fan of Paleolibertarian economist Murray Rothbard then? He’s all the rage I thought and wid-wifed Ron Paul’s ideology. I don’t think the hard-line anarcho-capitalist Libertarians think much of Milton?
  
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- AUsername
  Posted on March 9, 2013 at 4:52pm
  the economy does not need a central banking system simple as that.
  
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- KidCharlemagne
  Posted on March 9, 2013 at 8:09pm
  Milton Friedman actually had a whole lot more to say about that particular topic:
  
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  Paige: Let us deal first with the issue of legalization of drugs. How do you see America changing for the better under that system?
  
  Friedman: I see America with half the number of prisons, half the number of prisoners, ten thousand fewer homicides a year, inner cities in which there’s a chance for these poor people to live without being afraid for their lives, citizens who might be respectable who are now addicts not being subject to becoming criminals in order to get their drug, being able to get drugs for which they’re sure of the quality. You know, the same thing happened under prohibition of alcohol as is happening now.
  
  Under prohibition of alcohol, deaths from alcohol poisoning, from poisoning by things that were mixed in with the bootleg alcohol, went up sharply. Similarly, under drug prohibition, deaths from overdose, from adulterations, from adulterated substances have gone up.
  Interview with Milton Friedman on the Drug War (1991)
  
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klatoo
Posted on March 9, 2013 at 11:55am
Yeah! Go Kentucky! Right on.

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bobad
Posted on March 9, 2013 at 9:59am
If Rand turns out to be a Libertarian, he can join Ron, Boehner, McCain, Graham, and the rest of the Liberals. Yes, hard core Libertarians are stinky ANTI-WAR PRO-DRUG, PRO-ABORTION, CODE PINK LIBERALS

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- Kupo
  Posted on March 9, 2013 at 10:24am
  lol
  
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- LEFTIST_CLOWNS_AND_FAR_RIGHT_JOKERS
  Posted on March 9, 2013 at 10:31am
  Rand Paul grew up and cut his teeth around Paleo-Libertarianism (Murray Rothbard, Lew Rockwell and dear old Daddy) which pandered to and revelled in the $$ of White supremicists and anti-semites. Rand Paul has shown his true ‘colors’ in the past which is why true Conservatives should be wary (very wary) of Rand in total.
  
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- TEXASGRANNY73
  Posted on March 9, 2013 at 11:50am
  Rand Paul’s filibuster a change for the “American people party” and the Constitution. And a kick of sand in the face of the bully pulpit. Yes, he made a difference. Bravo. John McCain and Lindsey Graham seem to forget he is on equal standing with them. Bizarre.
  
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- All Pro
  Posted on March 9, 2013 at 12:30pm
  What you just said is George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin, et al are stinky ANTI-WAR PRO-DRUG, PRO-ABORTION, CODE PINK LIBERALS
  
  You really don’t have a clue. You are a fine example of public education and government propaganda.
  
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- BenFrank1791
  Posted on March 9, 2013 at 12:33pm
  Bobad –read more books,
  start with Milton Friedman “Capitalism and Freedom”
  
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- LEFTIST_CLOWNS_AND_FAR_RIGHT_JOKERS
  Posted on March 9, 2013 at 12:41pm
  ALL PRO. Today’s Libertarians are nothing like the Founders and never were. More revisionist BS from Libertarians without a country.
  
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- Classical Liberal
  Posted on March 9, 2013 at 1:44pm
  It’s great to see the Romney/obama supporters out in full force to trash classical liberalism/libertarianism/constitutional conservatism. You neocons are all cut from the same cloth and have inherited the us imperialism/interventionism cause for the 21st century.
  
  It was not difficult to guess which side you would stand on after the election. You are what beck called progressives. You have infiltrated the party and are trying to destroy anything that resembles freedom or liberty from America.
  
  Well to hell with that! No more BS wars that line the pockets of military industrialists and kill our brave soldiers! No more of your police state! It won’t be long before the slowest thinking man will easily see you for what you are! You won’t be welcome outside of the democratic caucus and you can take John McCain and Lindsey Graham with you!
  
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- AUsername
  Posted on March 9, 2013 at 4:42pm
  tinme2end has his new account ranting about Rothbard and his great economics.
  
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- jlancecombs
  Posted on March 9, 2013 at 8:16pm
  Check his voting record compared to his father on Heritage Foundation’s scorecard. Rand is NOT his father and his conservative credentials are solid. The LPKY (libertarian party of kentucky), put out a public statement distancing themselves from Rand Paul and making quite sure everyone knew they did not feel he was a libertarian. They mostly approved of his father, if I remember correctly.
  
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- RonPaulOrNoOne
  Posted on March 9, 2013 at 11:04pm
  Anti Drug? LOL Keep drinking your alcohol and keep taking your prescription meds you idiots.
  
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ellietoo
Posted on March 9, 2013 at 9:56am
Rand Paul’s filibuster should be a turning point for the worthless and dishonest Republican party. I have been a Republican for many years but have been totally humiliated by the actions of people like McCain and Graham. I do not agree with many of the Libertarian ideals. I would rather not see them in high political office but the performance of the “old line” Republican party has been disgraceful and has resulted in the demise of this country.
If Republicans do not seek out and support true conservative candidates the party will cease to be a viable option. People like McCain and Graham have helped to bring this country to the place it is now by sitting by and letting Democrats have their way. They are more interested in lining their own pockets then the well being of their own country. I hope the people who have continually reelected these sell outs put them out of office in the next election.

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AUsername
Posted on March 9, 2013 at 9:34am
it could either be an advancement for libertarianism, conservatism or nationalism we will see soon in the future.

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stooge4themall
Posted on March 9, 2013 at 9:06am
Rand Pauls hairpiece got my attention.

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V-MindMeld
Posted on March 9, 2013 at 8:45am
Im old school republican, but that may be changing. Rand sure got my attention!! He is great!

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freedomofspeech
Posted on March 9, 2013 at 8:44am
Oh yes. I watched much of the fillibuster like a man watching a football game, responding like Pat Gray does when he talks through every video clip shown. ( don’t stop Pat). What is needed is to play Paul’s clips from this often, keep this at the frontal lobe of ppl minds.

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shesellsshells
Posted on March 9, 2013 at 8:39am
Remember the Movie “Game Change?” In it McCain refuses to say outright that Obama was a Socialist? Sarah Palin was “Too Over The Top”? Well…just a thought….Democrats and Republicans have been putting on a show for many years. Back room agreements who is going to lead the charge for the NWO. Palin came in with her Conservative and Religious views and was destroyed by MSM.
Watch the movie again with a different attitude. Palin really was so right in many ways!

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- LEFTIST_CLOWNS_AND_FAR_RIGHT_JOKERS
  Posted on March 9, 2013 at 11:01am
  Would be nice to see Palin v Clinton in 2016 IMO.
  
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- AUsername
  Posted on March 9, 2013 at 4:56pm
  Bush and Palin should compete in a stupidity contest.
  
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davetrav
Posted on March 9, 2013 at 7:42am
Mr Paul is a good American that just showed the American people that we don’t have to be SHEEP thinking Obama and friends have our welfare in its best interest. AMERICA if you and you along won’t stand up for what is right for our country, don’t think for a moment Washington will. They take away our GOD given rights by the day. My dad use to say that people will go along until the push becomes to big. The gun bill is a joke–the guns keep us free, do you think for a minute Washington would not be making much more demands if they weren’t scared of our guns. Look at history, Japan
after Pearl Harbor was going to attack our main land because they thought it would take months for us to bounce back and defend our selfs. WRONG— They then remembered the American hunter-
THE THIRD LARGEST ARMY IN THE WORLD–and had second thoughts. The anti-American government we have in office see’s the same. You say, we are not Anti- American, think again.
NOTHING done but talk about fixing our country.–failed stimulus, auto, housing, massive increase in our national debt,refusal to drill for oil, gas, the largest coal mining in the world stopped by the EPA as if the rest of the world will follow , failed green energy programs to the tune of billions, around 8% no working in nearly 5 years, large increase in food stamps, ETC, ETC. —-and what does OBAMA do—NOTHING BUT TALK.—it cost 7 million dollars to golf in FLA with Tiger Woods, yet WH tours are cut.- NO SENATE BUDGET< 1400 DAYS.

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- 2ndrevolution
  Posted on March 9, 2013 at 9:17am
  Great post, well said!
  
  America, as founded, ended for two reasons:
  
  1. Apathy by the majority of Americans.
  2. The takers now out number the producers.
  
  As long as the “children” get what they want from Santa Claus, (aka Federal Government), and the American people are happy being slaves of the elite ruling class, they will continue to give up their liberties and freedoms.
  
  The Land of the Free and Home of the Brave is now sadly, the Land of the enslaved and Home of the takers.
  
  Many of us will still fight for our freedom & liberty and restoring America to it’s once proud heritage. It’s not “IF” there will be a fight, it’s “WHEN.”
  
  The ruling elite know this and that’s why they are attacking the 2nd Ammendment.
  
  McCain, Graham, McConnel, Boehner and the rest of the republican leadership are complicite in the destruction of America.
  
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- pickupyurcross
  Posted on March 9, 2013 at 10:28am
  @2nd Revolution said, “2. The takers now out number the producers.” Sad but true. In the state of California it is now official. There are more people accepting government assistance than there are in the workforce.
  
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jrc99
Posted on March 9, 2013 at 7:36am
Ok let’s get one thing straight Rand Paul stood up for the Conservation of our United States and Constitution. Therefore he was acting towards Conservatism not liberal-tarianism.

One of the best, Godly, CCRs (Christian Conservative Republicans), such as myself, Alfonzo Rachel from ZoNation on PJTV got it right about the scam of liberal-tarians. In Zo’s audio book “Weapon of A.S.S. (American Socialist States) Destruction,” Zo has entire chapter 49 minute chapter called “If it ain’t Liberals, it’s Libertarians.” Zo sums up libertarianism in a nutshell, “Libertarians are just liberals who hate taxes.”

Rand Paul maybe associated to liberal-tarianism because of his whacked-out father but remember Rand wised up after endorsing his dad and endorsed Mitt Romney. Now I know that Mitt was NOT the ideal Conservative candidate but in REALITY the election was going to be result in either Romney or BO elected. Rand was and still is smart enough to remain in reality.

So Rand boosted the Conservative movement not this false neo conservative (= talk fiscal conservatism but socially liberal) movement know as libertarianism.

Libertarians, they hate the Federal Government yet somehow claim to be the true followers of The Federalist-inspired US Constitution? Can you say oxymoron?

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- American Soldier (Separated)
  Posted on March 9, 2013 at 8:29am
  So are you saying you love the fed govt? I as a libertarian hate our large, unlimited and out of control government. I am not an anarchist, I believe in the republic form of government when it’s truly look items and serving of the people. What we have is far beyond that. I cherish the constitution because it does what my core beliefs want, it limits govt from certain action. I was small limited government!
  
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- walkon
  Posted on March 9, 2013 at 9:20am
  Correct me if I’m wrong but wasn’t Rand Paul voted in by the Tea Party?
  
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- Kupo
  Posted on March 9, 2013 at 9:45am
  While I like watching Zo occasionally, his view on libertarianism is incredibly flawed. We are NOT liberals who hate taxes (such a simple-minded description, I have to laugh!). Most liberals (and many so-called conservatives) have very little respect for individual liberty and the Constitution. They only differ in this regarding what individual liberties and Constitutional Amendments they choose to attack. So I’m sorry, but I would actually say that conservatives and liberals are far more similar than libertarians are to liberals.
  
  Glenn Beck explained this on his show a few days ago when he described the TRUE left-right spectrum. And he was right! On this spectrum he showed the Republican and Democrat politicians clustered together and had them all positioned left of center on the spectrum while the libertarians were MUCH further to the right. Like it or not, that’s the way things are. Republicans nowadays are just as statist and Constitution-snubbing as their liberal enemies yet don’t realize that they are just as bad because they are blinded by their ideology and demagoguery.
  
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- All Pro
  Posted on March 9, 2013 at 10:02am
  The declaration of independence was written by libertarians. The constitution was written by libertarians. The bill of rights was written by libertarians. The difference between libertarians and conservatives is that libertarians don’t want to rule other peoples lives and conservatives do.
  “If it neither breaks my leg nor picks my pocket, then I’m fine with it.” is a libertarian mind set.
  “If it neither breaks my leg nor picks my pocket and it complies with all of the rules of my god’s morality as I see them and it expands the war for empire and it exempts the wealthy and corporations from paying taxes or obeying the law then I’m fine with it.” is a conservative mind set.
  Today’s conservatives are progressive fascists.
  
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- Kupo
  Posted on March 9, 2013 at 10:08am
  And LOL at you calling libertarians neo-cons. That just goes to show that you are a fool and have absolutely NO clue what the hell you’re babbling about.
  
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- LEFTIST_CLOWNS_AND_FAR_RIGHT_JOKERS
  Posted on March 9, 2013 at 10:25am
  ‘The declaration of independence was written by libertarians. The constitution was written by libertarians. The bill of rights was written by libertarians.’
  
  The Articles of Confederation are the closest we had to being Libertarian doc u ment and it was a fail. Libertarians (neo-confederates) are an even bigger fail and for you to call yourself ‘ALL PRO’ you fail at knowing history. But you DO pass as a inaccurate Libertarian propogandist and purveyor of BS.
  
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- LEFTIST_CLOWNS_AND_FAR_RIGHT_JOKERS
  Posted on March 9, 2013 at 10:38am
  ‘And LOL at you calling libertarians neo-cons. That just goes to show that you are a fool and have absolutely NO clue what the hell you’re babbling about.’
  
  The poster was pretty accurate until he got to THAT point though. Libertarians are ‘neo-confederates’ or better yet – ‘half man, half horse’s ass (fiscally Conservative and debauched Liberal).
  
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- Kupo
  Posted on March 9, 2013 at 11:45am
  I prefer to consider myself a Constitutionalist who doesn’t conveniently forget the presence of that pesky 10th Amendment rather than a “debauched liberal”. But whatever helps you sleep at night.
  
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- LEFTIST_CLOWNS_AND_FAR_RIGHT_JOKERS
  Posted on March 9, 2013 at 11:59am
  KUPO. “Constitutionalist”? Calling yourself one doesn’t necessarily make you a very good one. Are you a very good ‘Constitutionalist’ KUPO? Did you ever support Ron Paul for POTOS? If so, you have knocked yourself down a few notches already.
  
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- LEFTIST_CLOWNS_AND_FAR_RIGHT_JOKERS
  Posted on March 9, 2013 at 12:02pm
  Sorry, the would be ‘POTUS.’
  
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- Kupo
  Posted on March 9, 2013 at 12:10pm
  Whatever, Clown. RP was the only candidate who actually respected the Constitution.
  
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- LEFTIST_CLOWNS_AND_FAR_RIGHT_JOKERS
  Posted on March 9, 2013 at 12:25pm
  KUPO. All show and no stay as most of Ron Paul’s fromer pinheads. What did you think – by self describing yourself as a ‘Constitutionalist’ you have some kind of upper hand in any debate and that description of yourself is a show stopper? Now tell me that I don’t love the Constitution and hate freedom and liberty like most of Paul’s former wingnuts for the cause.
  
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- LEFTIST_CLOWNS_AND_FAR_RIGHT_JOKERS
  Posted on March 9, 2013 at 12:31pm
  Sorry, that would be ‘former’ pinheads.
  
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- Kupo
  Posted on March 9, 2013 at 1:04pm
  I have no friggin’ clue what your personal political views are, so you might want to drop the strawmen arguments. All I can do is speak for the majority of so-called conservatives I observe who prove continuously that they have ignoring the portions of the Constitution that are inconvenient to their worldviews.
  
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- LEFTIST_CLOWNS_AND_FAR_RIGHT_JOKERS
  Posted on March 9, 2013 at 1:38pm
  KUPO. If you supported Ron Paul and his attempetd ‘usery’ of the Constitution to advance ‘his’ isolationist, anti-war, head-in-the-sand agenda – then you fall into the category you rail against. But we all have our failings now don’t we? Libertarians will never admit to their’s. It’s a shell game with you Paulists who now conveniently call yourselves ‘Constitutionalists’ because you think that is the be all end all of any debate and views you disagree with. Who can disagree with an all-knowing Constitutionalist right?
  
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- Kupo
  Posted on March 9, 2013 at 2:27pm
  Okay, let’s reflect. Was there anything that Ron Paul advocated that was against the COnstitution? No. Was there anything that Romney or any of the other candidates advocated that was against the Constitution? Uh, yeah, quite a bit actually.
  
  Like it or not, the Constitution is the be-all-end-all. That’s why it’s called the Supreme Law of the Land. I also think it’s HILARIOUS that you call us anti-war like it’s supposed to be some sort of insulting pejorative. Our foreign policy is bankrupting us almost as quickly as our out of control entitlement spending and if we are ever going to balance our budget, as so-called conservatives seem to find so important, our military spending will have to be cut by quite a bit. That is something that you’re just going to have to come to terms with; or perhaps when you claim that libertarians have their heads in the sand you are really just projecting?
  
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- No_More_War_Please
  Posted on March 9, 2013 at 3:38pm
  Clown,
  
  Right! Our current forieng policy is the envy of the world, isn’t it? I mean what country wouldn’t want to go through 10 years of fighting, 2 wars, 6,500 dead, 40,000 wounded, $2 trillion sunk, and a harvest of hated reaped worldwide?
  
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- AUsername
  Posted on March 9, 2013 at 4:59pm
  some people don’t want a hook nose telling them how to live every aspect of their life.
  
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dissentnow
Posted on March 9, 2013 at 7:35am
I don’t think so because……2016 WILL BE THE MOST IMPORTANT ELECTION IN HISTORY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And even though the republican candidate will be an establishment progressive, you will have to vote for him. If you vote 3rd party instead of the republican candidate, then that means that you hate America……and the troops…….and Jesus……and Christian babies.
AMEN.
P.S.> We’ll run a real conservative in 2020….We promise ::nudge nudge, wink wink::
Love,
The republican establishment

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media-bias-steals-elections
Posted on March 9, 2013 at 7:04am
If we do not inspire young people, the Republic is lost? It is that simple Mr. McCain, and we’re already on edge from your intelligence committee member trying to turn Americans into defenseless animals to hunt, we expect that members of Congress defend the US Constitution, and if that means not taking a rest room break, then that’s a pretty small price to pay in our books?

There are a lot of young people out there, and they should outraged, and I mean outraged, that Sen. Feinstein is going through the motions to help make them defenseless animals when there is no evidence that we live in an enlightened society with no crime, where people are not entertained by the chaos of evil, and Sen. McCain is supposed to the guy that is resistant to water boarding and he was elected because he was the tough guy?

Sen. Feinstein’s political agenda is a threat to public safety, and the best you can do, is sit back, like Al Bundy and make distracting remarks? Politics is not about popular opinion, it’s about facts, and when young people and the low information voters out there don’t find them, that’s not what you call a stunt, that’s called a window of opportunity, for feedback marketing, for product deliverability, demonstrating what it means for vote for a Republican who can represent you?

If Sen. Ron Paul can light the torch of freedom in the Senate, then maybe its about gosh darn golly good time it happened?

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ihasa
Posted on March 9, 2013 at 5:47am
Well, I really do hope the GOP becomes more libertarian, less neocon. I’m sick of abuses under the guise of ‘the war on terror’. This has been going on way too long, has wasted way too much money, and cost way too many lives. Obama seems to basically be continuing the Bush legacy, despite his pre-election promises. Why have ex-Bush appointees like Petraeus and Brennan resurfaced in this admin? They all have links to CIA torture, misinformation and abuses.

I hope the GOP turns over to the libertarian side in a full and meaningful way. I mean, in a radical way. Let’s forget the arguments about this appointee vs that appointee for the CIA.

Let’s shine a light on EXACTLY what the CIA have been doing in our name, with our tax dollars, under the cover of secrecy. I can guarantee you – it will not be pretty and the Founding Fathers would be spinning in their graves.

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denisp52
Posted on March 9, 2013 at 4:54am
Here is a great quote from Thomas Jefferson:
“The two enemies of the people are criminals and government, so let us tie the second down with the chains of the Constitution so the second will not become the legalized version of the first”

Article 6 of the US Constitution defines the oath of office that all politicians must swear to before they are allowed to take office, it says in part, The US Constitution…shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding.
The Senators and Representatives before mentioned… shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution.
An oath is a verbal PROMISE to tell the truth. (an obvious joke to almost all politicians)
The Oath they take says:I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter: So help me God.
THE POLITICIANS are the domestic enemies to the Constitution! A lot of them are lying when they take the oath because their purpose from the start is evasion of the Constitution!
We need a law that states… if you violate this oath of office YOU ARE

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conjohn
Posted on March 9, 2013 at 3:58am
I think we need to get rid of the libertarian and republican name and go with Constitutionalist.

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- Gonzo
  Posted on March 9, 2013 at 8:12am
  How many present day Republicans could honestly call themselves Constitutionalists?
  
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Modern_Cicero
Posted on March 9, 2013 at 1:36am
I’m so disgusted with the behavior of John McCain I want to go back in time five years and take back my vote. This week has been a clear call that the old guard Republicans In Name Only care much more about trying to defend their personal power than trying to defend the Constitution and the rule of law. McCain has literally been Obama’s spokesperson and spin master this past week. It’s sick. He should just up and switch his registration to being a Democrat; at least then he would be being honest.

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- msjoe43
  Posted on March 9, 2013 at 2:01am
  Rember the movie The Manchurian Candidate where , an Army Staff Sergeant who was captured along with his Platoon during the Korean War and brainwashed by the Soviet Union to become receptive to hypnotic suggestion after viewing a Queen of Diamonds playing card.
  
  Substitute the Korean War with the Vietnam War
  Substitute Army Staff Sergeant and insert Air Force Fighter Pilot that’s Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.).
  
  Commie Obama pulled Queen of Diamonds playing card on Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.).
  
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- moreoilplease
  Posted on March 9, 2013 at 3:30am
  We all know who McCain really is by now. Or you should know and this should come as no surprise. Will this be a turning point for libertarians? History will be the judge. Politics is like day old burnt stew; you really have to pick through it to find the good pea’s and carrots and libertarians will be no different.
  
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- gb123
  Posted on March 9, 2013 at 5:38am
  He is making so many dopey comments. I’m beginning to believe it is not really John Mcain, but Meghan Mcain in disguise.
  
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Looking_Up
Posted on March 9, 2013 at 1:12am
God forbid anyone should “fire up impressionable libertarian kids.” What a jaded, cynical comment. Rand was heroic, and inspirational. I wouldn’t call him romantic.

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- Look4DBigPicture
  Posted on March 9, 2013 at 8:50am
  I’m 62 and Rand fired me up, while McCain infuriated me. I’ve been looking for a true constitutional patriot who has the guts to stand up to the Washington aristocrats for years. If Rand decides to run for president, he’ll have my vote.
  
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MrInventor
Posted on March 9, 2013 at 12:24am
Wasn’t McCain giving Romney advice on how to win elections?
What we need is Carl Rove to come pick us another winner for 2016…. Jack ball!

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- circleDwagons
  Posted on March 9, 2013 at 8:47am
  Jeb bush
  
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republic2011
Posted on March 9, 2013 at 12:17am
I applaud his efforts. He got the rank and file GOP and the Democrats a bit riled up. They are scared. They are not used to anyone standing. More need to follow his example. The progressives need to understand that we are no longer going to take this.

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thegreatcarnac
Posted on March 9, 2013 at 12:15am
Yes…it helped the libertarian cause. The best result was it highlighted our constitution and showed it to still be relevant. We must hold dear to our constitution through all adversity. It protects our freedom.

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yanki161
Posted on March 8, 2013 at 11:39pm
I think so. I wonder if it might even be an impetus for a third party?

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- Grover_Standpipe
  Posted on March 9, 2013 at 5:44am
  There’s already a Libertarian Party. There has been for over 40 years. They’ve just never won an election.
  
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- LEFTIST_CLOWNS_AND_FAR_RIGHT_JOKERS
  Posted on March 9, 2013 at 11:47am
  GROVER. Funny how the Libertarians are all seeing, all knowing but can’t seem to get past the ends of their noses (which point towards the sun) and win an election on their own merits without glomming onto the Republican Party for expediency and votes.
  
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- AUsername
  Posted on March 9, 2013 at 4:50pm
  try a nationalist party than, history shows that can sometimes work.
  
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jlightning1
Posted on March 8, 2013 at 11:27pm
Libertarians will become more relevant as the media spin starts to fail to explain the realities of our troublesome future. I Hope !!

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- LEFTIST_CLOWNS_AND_FAR_RIGHT_JOKERS
  Posted on March 9, 2013 at 11:11am
  Libertarianism is a redundancy of Conservatism is many aspects. Where Libertarianism fails is an unrealistic pie in the sky mentality (Liberalism/Progessivism utopia). Neither can seem to deal with the real world around us which has and will continue to affect us at home. We need a new approach for sure and true Conservatism (not the revision that Libertarians offer) is where it needs to start.
  
  Libertarians are NOT Conservatives and all need to remember that fact.
  
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- AUsername
  Posted on March 9, 2013 at 4:49pm
  nobody should care about the real world around us, only the real world in our country.
  
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Stoic one
Posted on March 8, 2013 at 11:21pm
I thought : WOW a politician that stands for the constitution, and by extension the American people. Now there is One that I can wholeheartedly support!

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