Philosophy of Government of everyone concerned with Politics

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I am not going to get close to affecting institutional reform though. In fact, most of us aren't close to affecting institutional reform.

I mean, here's the different versions I can see you attempting to promote:
1) If you got into power, you would put people into power such that they can enact your vision.
2) If you got into power, you couldn't resist the urge to use that power.
3) If you got into power, you would have to corrupt your message such that the power would be used.

I think most people would grant 1. The issue is 2 and/or 3. I don't think anyone can argue that 2 must be universally true though, why? Because that requires having a uniform "human" to base one's ideas off of, and such a creature doesn't exist. 3 is more of an institutional argument though, and I am not sure you really are making an argument like that.

I don't pay much attention to Bob Barr. "libertarian" doesn't mean "Libertarian party". Not only that, but frankly, I really don't consider Bob Barr representative of libertarianism, he is too right wing from everything I've heard.

Actually, my political views are ones where I do not desire to impose my values on anyone else. My values would involve a world without drugs, alcohol, or tobacco and where everyone was a Presbyterian and foolish or hateful opinions would not be aired. The policy that I would like to see is one where drugs, alcohol, and tobacco are all legal and relatively unrestricted, there is complete freedom of religion, and no censorship. My values should absolutely not be pushed on the rest of the world, because they are my values and not yours or anyone else's.

Least government = best government.

Flows from the simple fact that government eventually disintegrates into a bully that takes from the people and gives little to nothing back. We need government for social structure, but we should only tolerate it in as much as we absolutely need it. We should always deny it's inclination to grow larger and assume greater roles in our lives.

True. But far less incompetent than the late and unlamented Jimmy Carter administration. Now there was a total looser.

ruveyn