Other then the legalization and control of Marijuana, what issues are LIBERTARIANS for and against?

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Answer 1

Libertarians believe in people having the greatest amount of liberty possible. In fact the root word of libertarian is liberty.

There is a good article on wikipedia for libertarianism http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libertarian

Here's a free radio program with a libertarian and an Anarcho-capitalist. Also they give you a response to an email in like 1 to 2 days too, so you can ask many questions to them.

http://freetalklive.com/

Overall libertarians believe in people owning their bodies and being able to own property and make money freely.

So some main issues are
property rights, lower taxes, civil liberties, free trade, shrinking the government, oppose conscription

Answer 2

Short version:

They believe in small government, like the fiscal conservatives, and disagree with those who take taxes for handouts. They believe that individuals should be left along to do what they want, and left alone to fend for themselves.

The share the same support of strong defense and national security as conservatives, but believe that overseas military action should be limited to only when/where necessary for American interests. Small government means looking out for our own interests first, and that any federal spending should be for the benefit of Americans.

They share the same love of freedom and liberty that liberals do. They value the constitution and the principles embedded in it. They support freedom of choice and freedom of religion, because they oppose government regulation in all forms.

And they believe, based on decades of medical research, that marijuana is no more harmful (if not much less harmful) than cigarettes or alcohol. So they would eliminate the petty possession offenses, and only prosecute the distributors and the pushers, while offering treatment and rehabilitation to the users (which is less expensive in both the short and long term than imprisoning them).

Answer 3

Lower Taxes
Less Gov't
More Personal Freedom with More Personal responsibility