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Politics : Mainstream Politics and Economics
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To: Steve Lokness who wrote (9728)2/18/2012 7:41:07 PM
From: Wharf Rat  Read Replies (3) of 85487
 
Rat is much more libertarian than Ron Paul is; Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.72
politicalcompass.org

Libertarian Democrats support the majority of positions of the Democratic Party. However, Americans who self-identify as libertarian Democrats do not necessarily share identical viewpoints across the political spectrum, though there appear to be several political positions that unify them like their belief in personal freedoms.

They are more likely than most Democrats to support tax cuts, Second Amendment rights, same-sex marriage, the decriminalization of marijuana and a non-interventionist foreign policy. They are more likely to oppose deficit spending, protectionism, subsidies (especially to corporations) race-based affirmative action and many regulations on small businesses.

Libertarian Democrats are staunchly civil libertarians agreeing with the national party's stances on civil rights, separation of church and state, habeas corpus for unlawful combatants and oppose indefinite detention without trial or charge, the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, the USA PATRIOT Act and warrantless wiretapping.

While maintaining a relatively libertarian ideology they differ with the Libertarian Party on issues such as consumer protection, health care reform, worker and union's rights, anti-trust laws and the overall amount of government involvement in the economy.

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