THE CONFLICTED LIBERTARIAN STRIKES AGAIN!
Here is an issue where have political prinicples makes for a difficult decision: The Massachusetts Senate race.
There is a surge of support for the GOP candidate, Scott Brown and he now has a chance to win. It might be decided by a point or two. Gary Bauer at the Campaign for Working Families has indicated his support of Brown even though he is “less solid” on values issues. I respect Bauer very much. I also do not like Attorney Martha Coakley; she’s a typical liberal Democrat who played the Bush card shamelessly and disingenuously in a prior debate. The Bush tax cuts helped the wealthy; Bush ran up deficits blah blah blah… Actually, the rich pay most of the taxes in the USA. What programs will Senator Coakley cut in DC? As for me, to quote a great man, “I’d start with the departments: The Department of Education, Department of Energy, Homeland Security..”
Speaking of Ron Paul, there is a third candidate: A libertarian with the ironic name of Joe Kennedy. He has a great platform. One I almost totally agree with. But Kennedy has virtually no chance to win. I would have easily suggested voting for Kennedy if Brown was far behind in the polls.
I also reject this sordid notion that terrorists ought to tried before military tribunals for the duration of an indefinite “war on terror.” Sounds like a great recipe for authoritarian rule in the United States. The USA Patriot Act has already eroded our liberties. But Brown is using it in a manner as shamefully as Coakley invoking Bush. But Brown is willing to consider voting against Obamacare.
So what do I do? So, my heart rises at the idea that Brown can win over Coakley. But Kennedy is my hero for running and taking the Ron Paul message in hostile territory. Thankfully, I do not vote in Massachusetts. I always pray about my vote and I urge my fellow believers and fellow libertarians in Massachusetts who read my blog (that’s all two of you!) to vote your conscience.
Sandy the Conflicted Libertarian
