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Mark, neither Cruz nor Rand Paul are or ever were Libertarian.
Rand Paul and his dad try to say they are in the "Libertarian Wing" of the Republican Party...but that's just made up bullshit.
That would be like a liberal Republican trying to call himself part of the "Democrat Wing" of the Republican Party. lol
There is NO "Libertarian Wing".
There IS a Libertarian Party. And we Libertarians are EXTREMELY liberal.
The only thing we have in common with Republicans is a stated idea that Govt. shouldn't be oppressive and should stick to what it was intended to do: Govern, not RULE over people.
Of course we all know all too well that the Republicans and Democrats are exactly the same in their actions when it comes to growing govt. and spending money they don't have.
And both parties use Govt. to control people.
Libertarians come right out and tell you that they are for FREEDOM.
Gary Johnson famously said in the campaign of 2012: "I'm pro-EVERYTHING"
And that's the way I feel too. The govt. shouldn't be controlling people. The govt. shouldn't be invading other countries. The govt. shouldn't be spying on us. The govt. shouldn't be telling us what we can and can't read, view, or think.
That's why I'll be voting for Johnson again this election as a Libertarian.
Politico and various groups can make up names and call people "Libertarian Republicans" or whatever...but that is NOT Libertarianism.