Democrats want you to have personal freedom, but spend most of their time looking for your wallet. The Greens rallying behind Ralph Nader don't want you to decide much of anything for yourself at all. Harry Browne, on the other hand, is running on the Libertarian Party ticket with a stand for economic and personal freedom. Take a look at the Declaration of Independence. To paraphrase P.J. O'Rourke, we're probably the only country in the world that makes it clear right from the start that we're out to do our own thing and have a good time doing it.
Government exists in order to protect our rights and defend our liberties.
If you want your government to make decisions for you, go ahead and vote for someone else. Either they'll try to tell you what to do with your life or they'll find a way to take your money. Their website has a feature story on Guinness .