Why the Libertarian Party is not, and can not be, Politics As Usual.

The Libertarian Party values those now discarded founding principles. The most important of these is that government be limited. If laws steal choices for some people and confer privileges and rights on others then it is no longer limited. As Lord Acton warned, "Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely." Exploitation is a form of corruption. Corruption is common in government. Rigging the System is an Abuse Of Power.

Examples of the Tragedy of the Commons are ubiquitous. So the prevailing myths about lofty concepts like The Public Interst and Accountability to the People can easily be refuted. Schools are good examples of the prevailing myth. Schools are ubiquitous. More than any other government agency, schools are accessible, used and relied on by "the people.'' Schools are closer to people, and people are closer to schools than to any other government agency.

Schools make a lie of the popular and prevailing notion about government and democracy -- accountability to "the people.''

If local schools are an example of "government of, by and for the people,'' then we must accept the notion that people actually want schools that fail to perform honestly and competently.

On the other hand, if "we the people'' must pay for a money-pit we obviously don't want, does that not make us accountable to government?

• The Libertarian Party is all about maximizing choices. That is opposite of legislating choices away.
• Libertarians favor choices for everything - school choices as well as abortion choices.
• Libertarians will let you pursue happiness as you see fit, not as someone else sees fit for you.
• Libertarian legislators will not fill the treasury to buy votes with other people's money.
• Libertarians will not limit, prohibit, or mandate what you do with your money or what you do in your bedroom. Those should be your business and not decided by someone else.
• Libertarian government treasuries will be limited so exploitaion and corruption will be limited. That means tragedies will be limited as well.
• Libertarian politicians will let people decide for themselves instead of being forced to obey those who have political power and influence.

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