tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303018.post5115545228270529778..comments2008-07-31T08:38:12.468-04:00Rex Bellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04073345736578165153noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303018.post-43449677626692278492008-07-31T08:38:00.000-04:002008-07-31T08:38:00.000-04:00Rex:<BR/><BR/>I agree with your posting. Over here in Ohio we have been hoodwinked by the Ohio Republican Party for over 15 years and now look at the shape we are in. <BR/><BR/>Unfortunately Ohio voters have forgotten their core beliefs. It’ not about parties, it’s about core beliefs. There is certainly the possibly that a future Libertarian Party could abandon Libertarian ideals, and if that day came there should be a migration away. It is more imperative today to move past party politics and start looking at the core beliefs or at a minimum the actual positions of the candidates when we make a decision; can anyone really say what Obama or McCain really stands for. I know I could vote for a democrat that believed in limited government and free markets, but unfortunately this will never be the case, and sadly the RP is going the way of the DP. <BR/><BR/>I make no bones about it, I am traditional conservative, and I fully support the LP. I see the LP as our best chance of bringing together a group of people that are committed to the US Constitution, freedom and liberty, free and open markets, and limited government. I know my beliefs don’t fully comport with yours and likewise yours with mine, but at least through these central ideals we can make some head way and turn away from the track of collectivism the major parties have brought us down.<BR/><BR/>Bottom-line, I am a citizen of Ohio first, and then the United States. I bear no allegiance to any party.Briannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303018.post-44186123967101658862008-07-11T09:52:00.000-04:002008-07-11T09:52:00.000-04:00I completely agree that voting for something you don't believe in is a waste. Why would people see this as a good way to do their civic duty? I was recently talking to my father and he basically said that he didn't feel like voting for a third party would do any good since the candidate probably won't win. Not with that attitude. That's the stigma that needs to be changed in the US. The founders did not set up a two party system. We should do our duty as Americans and vote our own beliefs .Travishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00519401151618620281noreply@blogger.com