Top Ten Political Issues Liberals and Libertarians Can (Sometimes) Agree On:
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What we have in common.
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Liberals and Libertarians
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Henry David Thoreau.
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10. Freedom of the press. Whether it's radio, TV, the press, or the
internet, government does not have the right to decide what information you should be
exposed to. 9. Freedom of religion. It is not the government's job to legislate morality.
8. Cut military spending. The amount of money the United States spends on military today is positively obscene.
7. Drug laws do more harm than good. Jimmy Carter publically favored decriminalization of pot. Unfortunately when we *elect* liberals they tend to flake out on this issue in order to appear "tough on crime," but we all know that they all know the right answer is to relegalize the stuff. Over half the people in federal prisons today are there for non-violent drug offenses.
6. Stop trying to be the world's policeman. The rest of the world has to learn to solve a few problems on its own sometime; why not now? Liberals either expect foreign policy goals to "serve corporate interests" to the detriment of doing the right thing or they expect the government to ignore the interest of local populations in order to further goals like "stability." And you know something? They're right!
5. Let people immigrate and emigrate freely. We need all the help we can get from abroad. Despite all the rhetoric you read in the press, immigration to the US is a lot lower than it has been in the past, not just as a percentage of population but in absolute numbers as well. And their effect on our well-being is generally positive.
4. Repeal regulations on sex by consenting adults. Hey, and as long as we're getting rid of the various and sundry sodomy laws, let's finally allow gays in the military like Bill promised us in '92...
3. Military service should be voluntary. The Libertarian party was born partly out of a response to the draft during the Vietnam war.
2. Keep abortions legal! I like to call myself "pro-choice on everything".
And the number one political issue Liberals and Libertarians can often agree on is...
1. That Newt Gingrich sure can make an ass out of himself!