r/Libertarian

I've always been in favor of libertarianism, and recently voted in a council election for the tories. It pained me to do so but there are effectively no other options. There is a tiny libertarian party with no support and any libertarian ideas like privatisation are completely off limits to 90 percent of people without even hearing about it. There are parties like restore britain and reform uk and I agree with them economically(although only because theyre the best of a bad bunch) but they're ran by idiots and racists and blame everything on immigration which is simply not true. Anyone else here british and completely at a loss politically, if you are British who do you think is the best option for the next general election?

The Houston Chronicle has an op-ed from Ted Brown, the Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senate running against Ken Paxton and James Talarico in Texas. He's putting himself forward as a real option for conservatives who can't bring themselves to support Paxton's corruption and big-government spending plans but will never vote for a Democrat. He also argues that a big turnout for Libertarians in this race will scare Republicans into returning to their small-government roots. Here's a key quote:

>A lot of Texas Republicans know that Paxton has been indicted, impeached and accused of various forms of official misconduct. They know taxpayers are on the hook for his $6.6 million whistleblower settlement. Corrupt politicians may be nothing new, but usually it takes a while for a senator to give in to the swamp. If Paxton wins, he would enter the Senate already corrupt. Who knows what other trouble he’s ready to get into on day one?

>A few Republicans seem willing to cast their ballots for Talarico as a protest vote. I imagine many more are tempted but understandably can’t bring themselves to vote for a lifelong Democrat who regularly defies conservative values around fiscal responsibility and protecting the right to bear arms.

>That’s why I’m here. Not only do I want to cut spending and taxes, but I’m also a strong pro-gun advocate for the Second Amendment. 

>Meanwhile, Paxton is running on a platform of big government giveaways, like free money for home down payments. Republicans used to campaign as a small-government party that wanted balanced budgets. They haven’t delivered, and there’s no reason to think someone like Paxton will do anything to tackle our gargantuan federal deficits and the unsustainable $40 trillion national debt. For those Republicans who truly believe in less government, voting Libertarian is the logical choice.