They lack the guiding principle keystone to the Libertarian Party. The guiding principle that sets the LP apart from any other political party today is the belief that individual rights supersede the rights of the state. This principle is the foundation of the Declaration of Independence and our Bill of Rights. 3 of 7 The Libertarian Party's concept of government Other political parties believe government exists to give them power to regulate the lives, seize the income and property, and violate the rights of citizens to achieve its own goals. Libertarians believe that where government exists, it must not violate the personal and economic rights of any individual or group for the benefit of another.
Government is to equally protect individuals.
It is force. Like fire it is a dangerous servant and a fearsome master. Democrats and Republicans maneuvering for the control of government, have in their effort to win votes, altered the nature of our republican form of government. They have changed it into a democracy for sale that caters to the agenda of all sorts of special interests, foreign and domestic. They have allowed our government to assume powers not authorized by the Constitution, and violative of our unalienable rights.