In a battle for the most decisive election in American history two of the most despised candidates are facing off. What appeared to be the darkest of hours we thought we found a small glimpse of light--Gary Johnson. However, that small light slowly faded into black when I became aware of how mis-guided young conservatives are. Gary Johnson, former Governor of New Mexico, is the nominee for the Libertarian party which is still in its infancy leaving many to wonder what a Libertarian actually is. A Libertarian, for those who don't know, is someone who believes in the principle of small government and generally holds a rattlesnake attitude (leave me alone and I'll leave you alone). Conservatives are stuck between a rock and a hard place vote for Donald Trump and get painted into a corner or take a shot with the Libertarian party who is off to a rocky start. We need to examine the policies of Johnson before making an investment into his candidacy.
Johnson claims that while Governor of New Mexico he left a surplus of money but sources say that while he inherited a $1.8B debt he grew that debt to $4.6B and at the same time grew the State budget from $4B to $7B. Johnson also likes to brag that he balanced the State budget each year but that's not really impressive when you consider that the New Mexico State Constitution requires the budget to be balanced.
I don't believe Johnson fully understands what libertarianism is because it is not "fiscally conservative and socially liberal" as Johnson put it. The CATO institute put it perfectly, "Libertarianism is the view that each person has the right to live his life in any way he chooses so long as he respects the equal rights of others. Libertarians defend each person's right to life, liberty,and property rights,,," no Mr.Johnson being Libertarian is not being fiscally conservative and socially liberal its about being an advocate for the Constitution.
Johnson's policies show that he is not a true Libertarian, for example, Johnson believes the government should sponsor gay marriage while in general Conservatives and Libertarians believe the government should not be in the marriage business at all. He's also supported forcing businesses to cater to anyone and everyone (Jewish bakery making a cake for a Nazi group) which is also authoritarian and does not promote the values of libertarianism. Johnson also supports government funding of Planned Parenthood which is anti-libertarian because in general Libertarians don't support government funding (taxes). Speaking of taxes Johnson also believes in global warming and as such supports a carbon tax and believes a carbon tax would stop the man made warming.
Before we vote for a Libertarian lets make sure we are getting someone who embodies the true values of libertarianism, someone who will follow the Constitution to the dot, someone who is working for the American people!
