There are many fine Republican voters. Many fine Barry Goldwater Republicans. Many fiscal conservatives in the Republican Party. Individual freedom and government power are polar opposites. More government means less freedom.
More individual freedom means less government.
Voting for more government is voting for less freedom. Republican Politicians regularly vote for more government. Republican Politicians regularly voted for the Nixon Federal Budgets, the Ford Budgets, the Reagan Budgets and the Bush Budgets. Each budget was larger than the previous year's federal budget. Ronald Reagan's lowest deficit was higher than Jimmy Carter's highest deficit.