Yeah, I know, just a tad late, but I noticed today that no one around me even knew that the Libertarian Party existed, let alone what it stood for. So I'm gonna tell ya, and maybe it'll turn into a discussion or something

The Libertarian Party is an international political party with an ideological base (Ideological meaning "Based on an idea", not "Out of touch with reality.")

Basically, Libertarians believe that a person is the highest earthly authority of their life and how they live it. We believe that, unless a person is harming another individual, that the person has the right to live their life how they so choose. This doesn't mean that we agree with their decisions, just that we believe that they have the right to make that decision. We don't believe that the government needs to hold your hand throughout life and decide what's good and bad for you (Or your money), nor do we believe that it's the government's place to force their morals upon an individual.

We believe that a person has a choice to smoke, drink and over-eat. We believe that two or more consenting adults have the right to choose what they will be doing in their bedroom. We believe that people have the right to ingest harmful drugs as long as they do not harm another person in the process. We believe that a person has the right to change or modify their body as they see fit. Many libertarians believe that a person, being the highest authority over their life, has the right to decide when that life will end as well. Along with those choices, we believe that a person must take responsibility for their actions. If a person smokes and gets cancer, they have no one to blame but themselves and we don't believe that person is entitled to legal or monetary compensation. To sum it up, Libertarians belive in free will and responsibility.

A popular concept of the Libertarian Party is "Democrats want the government to be your mother, Republicans want the government to be your father, and Libertarians want you to grow up."

So, is anyone else here part of the Libertarian Party or share some of it's political views?