http://hoguenews.com/?p=5445 Relevant, Contemporary and Uniquely Conservative Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:25:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://hoguenews.com/?p=5445#comment-1304 Æ Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:37:07 +0000 http://hoguenews.com/?p=5445#comment-1304 Hogue - There is a lot to like about Campbell; he proclaims many individualist positions. There is much to be concerned about as well. He calls himself a libertarian, but that label is specious. A "fundamental right" to abortion would indeed require others to bear the cost. A libertarian position would instead be: rather than creating a right, let us simply agree to not interfere with individual liberty, allowing people to contract for medical services and bearing the costs themselves. It's easier, less costly, and it does not involve forcing people to fund a practice which they find abhorrent. Government sanction/recognition of marriage (a private contract) is not libertarian. Side-stepping 2nd amendment issues is not libertarian. http://www.campbell.org/2nd-amendment Local "solutions" are fine unless they involve violations of rights. I doubt that he would support a "local solution" for abortion laws. He is on the right track, but Republicans with libertarian streaks ought to be wary. Hogue – There is a lot to like about Campbell; he proclaims many individualist positions. There is much to be concerned about as well. He calls himself a libertarian, but that label is specious.
A “fundamental right” to abortion would indeed require others to bear the cost. A libertarian position would instead be: rather than creating a right, let us simply agree to not interfere with individual liberty, allowing people to contract for medical services and bearing the costs themselves. It’s easier, less costly, and it does not involve forcing people to fund a practice which they find abhorrent.
Government sanction/recognition of marriage (a private contract) is not libertarian.
Side-stepping 2nd amendment issues is not libertarian. http://www.campbell.org/2nd-amendment
Local “solutions” are fine unless they involve violations of rights. I doubt that he would support a “local solution” for abortion laws.
He is on the right track, but Republicans with libertarian streaks ought to be wary.

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