Socially, the republican party is superior.

So we have established that both of us agree on gun policy, education, and drugs. But what we agree on isn't what's up for debate. We are actually debating whether the GOP has the best social positions, not what Pro believes in.So if we look at those social issues that are dominating the GOP, both the Libertarian Party and the Republican Party agree on a few topics, including education and gun rights. Where the Libertarians and Republicans separate is in the questions of drug policy, marriage, immigration, and abortion.But you have already admitted that the Libertarian Party's position on drug policy (legalization) is better than the GOP's.To summarize, assuming we are talking about the 6 social issues, you agree with the Libertarian Party 3/6, and with the GOP 5/6 times. So let's rather talk about those issues we still disagree on.AbortionAs I've said, abortion is a very complex issue. I personally think it ought to be legal if the action of removing the fetus from the womb itself won't kill the baby (there are abortion techniques involving dismembering, which is simply wrong and should always be illegal, for instance.) But I am still shaky on the matter and even hardcore anarcho-libertarians don't even know where to truly stand on the issue.But there is one fact that we should all be clear about. Because it is such a complicated matter, it should not be decided by a group of bureaucrats in Washington, D.C. The Constitution does not give the federal government the power to regulate abortions. In fact, even if you considered abortion to be murder, I should remind you that the federal government does not issue rules on murder cases, and these crimes all rely on the state level.Because the Libertarian Party believes in following the Constitution and preventing the growth of federal power, it wants to leave each state issue their own policy on abortion. It advocates an end to the Roe v. Wade policy (which prevents states from prohibiting first-term abortion), just like it doesn't want to see an anti-abortion bill in Congress, because it is UNCONSTITUTIONAL.But the Republican Party is different. The GOP does not want to follow the Constitution and instead wants to ban all abortions altogether across the country. Such a measure would be a violation of the Tenth Amendment, which authorizes only states to address abortion.You see, the question isn't about whether we want to legalize abortion or not (even though many Libertarians are pro-choice). The question is whether the federal government has the right to take over the question and violate states' rights. The Libertarian Party says NO, but the GOP says YES.Gay MarriageThere again, Libertarians think it should be a state issue, rather than a federal one. But on the state level, Libertarians want to "privatize" marriage. In other words, we want the government to be out of the marriage business altogether. We see marriage as a contract, an agreement between different individuals wanting to live together in a formalized relationship. We see no room for government there.So in a Libertarian dreamworld, we would prefer churches, neighborhood associations, casinoes to take care of the marriage problem. In fact, it is probable that in some places where religious groups are more present, gay marriage would be prohibited altogether.The difference is that we don't want the government to be involved in the question. It can only force the issue one way or another. If it has the power to make gay marriage illegal, it will also have the power to make gay marriage mandatory and force certain communities to accept gay marriage, which is something that we wouldn't want to see in some areas.Furthermore, there again, there is no constitutional authorization for the federal government to be anyhow involved in the question, and should remain a state and local issue. Bu the GOP wants to nationalize the gay marriage problem, while Libertarians and conservatives want to leave the issue to states and communities.ImmigrationIn a few words, Libertarians believe in small government even with immigration. They want to end restrictions on immigration, as we believe it is a human right to live wherever we want to live, as long as we're not harming anyone. If an immigrant can afford to rent an apartment or buy a house in America, he or she should not have to spend hundreds of dollars and years waiting through immigration lines.But we also agree that if we shall have such a policy of "open borders", it should come with an end to the welfare of all immigrants (which you agreed with earlier). No immigrant should be given any welfare and they should only be given the incentive to work within their communities.As for the borders, we believe we should privatize all the lands on the border, from deserts to rivers. Private landowners would then decide what to do with security, border enforcement, fence activities, etc.The GOP, on the other hand, wants to make immigration harder,issue more deportations, seal the borders.Thank you