Libertarianism is flawed

Full disclosure: I am the Chair for my counties Libertarian Party affiliate in Ohio. I just got elected and am working really hard on public outreach in large part to correct misinformation exactly like what you have encountered. The Police. So first lets get the crazy out of the way. There are some people who would fall under the libertarian umbrella, that would say we should privatize our police force. They often cite that private companies are far more efficient than the government and would be so in regards to law enforcement. They will often give various private security firms as evidence. I am not an anarcho-capitalist. I am not for privatizing law enforcement. At least not entirely. I believe that it is the duty of the government to provide a police force. Lets think about what the government is. It is essentially a pact, made by individuals, that codifies into law how we will behave with one another. It is an agreement on how to run our society. Thats the beauty of government run by individuals. It only has the power over them that they allow it to have. So we all get together and set up laws. It only follows then that we should also get together and figure out a way to enforce them. And the fairest way is by having an impartial third party oversee it. That is what government is. The police are a part of that. However the government, which includes the police, have gotten far to large and horridly inefficient. There is a lot we can do to fix that, but I don't have enough characters and this is my last round. The Military. We need a military provided by the government (which is merely an agreement amongst individuals, an entity that is subordinate to said individuals). However the Military, which is included in the government, has grown far to large and is horribly inefficient. We are fighting wars we don't need to, we are stationed in far too many places around the globe. We need a complete overhaul of the Military. I say we knowing you are British. Your military is just as much a bureaucratic, money pit, nightmare as ours is. Immigration. Its an economic problem with an economic solution. Immigrants want to come to america to work, to have a better life. Business want to hire them because they will work for less. Thats two individuals coming to a mutual beneficial exchange. Thats capitalism, thats a free market. I love it. Officially this is the party's position on immigration. http://www.lp.org... In a nut shell it says we are for doing away with existing laws that make immigration a crime. Personally, I would streamline the process. Anyone who wants to move here permanently shows up at an immigration office we set up on major entrances. They spend a few hours going through a series of interviews and counseling. They have a general interview to ensure they aren't on the run from a foreign government or anything crazy like that. then they talk to some counselors about how to adjust to america and then help guide them to a staffing agency or similar company that would like to hire them and on how to find a place to stay if they need one. Thats it. "Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!" - "The New colossus" Emma Lazarus Thats just beautiful.