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Comment · Thu, September 6, 2012

Why is Obama not getting more credit for calling for a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizen's United? Tea partiers, republicans, libertarians, democrats all should be in agreement on this one.

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You clearly misunderstood Libertarianism entirely if this is something you'd post. Libertarians do not advocate fleecing consumers or harming them. Libertarians still want to prosecute for knowingly doing harm of fraud. No Libertarian would say it's fine to poison your food for your consumer in the free market, but what blows my mind is that people think suddenly corporations would want to harm its consumers. Of course certain business people cut corners, but they do this now, even with regulations and safety inspection committees and standards. What a Libertarian wants is the ability to make a rational informed choice about how they treat themselves, and treat others in accordance with the rights of others. They want free competition so government doesn't create monopolies. Don't think they do? What if you don't want to buy your water from the city? Nobody else sells running water...monopoly.

Libertarians understand that laisseiz-faire Capitalism is MORE fair than a system in which government, not the consumer, decide what is best for people, which always turns into bribes, corruption, and government force creating less competition and less options for consumers. But hey, if you don't understand the basic tenants of Libertarians it's probably best you're not one anymore.

And no, government authority removal doesn't create individual gang authority, it promotes and increase…

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Opponents of Libertarian ideals all seem to be stricken with the same logical fallacy; that we believe limiting government mean no government. That ensuring government regulation is logical, means that we want no government regulation, and no rules. That since we feel excessive taxation used for programs that are badly run, and that most of the population does not agree with, means that we think all taxation is stealing. It's the same damn thought process and arguments that Republicans use against Democrats, and vice versa. It's not massive tax or no tax. It's not total regulation or total deregulation. It's a logical and responsible approach to governing that puts an emphasis on personal freedom and decisions.

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