Libertarian Party of Connecticut

By Marc Guttman

It’s often said that if someone doesn’t like something the government is doing, he or she should convince enough people to change it.  Is this our idea for community, granting government the power to push through special interest will and expect that if innocent individuals want not be obstructed or burdened, they need toil and spend their resources to try to persuade others and gain power within the government to stop the intrusions on their human rights?  This isn’t the blueprint for a harmonious society. It usually has a way of turning would be cooperative participants into adversaries and is a terrible waste of human creativity and capital.

Do we want our rights and property always at the whim of the voting majority and those best able to curry government’s favor or rather a government that protects every individual equally? Some wrongly believe that perceived positive ends justify and are achievable by aggressive means.  They accept infringements on innocent individuals as an acceptable trade-off, proceeding with the temerity to impose their preferences on and at a cost to others.
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