A second sign of new life in the GOP was the near-death of the immoral people-starving, money-wasting Ethanol program.
Cutting our foreign entanglements and ending wasteful government programs takes us towards a more libertarian nation, and that's a good thing. Let us decide things at the state and local levels. What suits us here in Colorado would rankle the nanny statists of Massachusetts and Chicago.
Getting the federal government out of our lives would also blessedly take much of the politics out of it as well:
"We need independence not just in politics but from politics," they write. "Contrary to the myths perpetuated by liberals and conservatives alike, the winning and losing of elections is not transformative of what matters most."
The things that truly matter in life (our families, friends, churches, communities, teams, relationships, and culture) do not stem from state capitols or Washington, D.C. (Heather Wilhelm – Hipsters Against the Political Machine)This is key. As it stands now, everyday Americans must be invested in politics because politics and government has infested every last corner of the average American’s life. If you like to smoke, shoot guns, engage in homosexual activity, go to church, or perform other controversial activities, you’ve got to keep your ear to the ground and protect your interests by contributing to a criminal gang disguised as a political party.
This is what has driven me towards libertarianism. Unlike liberalism and conservatism, libertarianism does not condone or prohibit any particular human activity, so long as that activity does not interfere with the rights of others.
Getting the federal government out of our personal lives and back within the bounds of its constitutional mandate would save us trillions and just as important, take the air out of the interminable political arguments that waste our time.
