Gary Johnson for US President
Webcast Q&A: Sunday, 11 December 2011, Question 5
In the live broadcast of Philosophy in Action Radio on 11 December 2011, I answered a question on Gary Johnson for US President.
Should I support Gary Johnson for US President? What's the proper evaluation of his principles and record on the budget and the debt, health care, foreign policy, immigration, the drug war, abortion, and gay marriage? Does Johnson deserve the vote of advocates of individual rights in the primary or the general election? Also, should supporters of Gary Johnson vote for him on a Libertarian Party ticket?
My Answer, In Brief: Gary Johnson is not John Galt. However, he's fundamentally oriented toward facts, plus he has good basic principles about liberty. Alas, he was shut out from the race by the media and the establishment GOP. I recommend voting for him in the primary, as well as in the general election, if he runs as the Libertarian Party candidate. I still reject the Libertarian Party, but a protest vote can be delimited to endorse him and not the party.
Tags: Abortion, Drug War, Elections, Foreign Policy, Gay Marriage, Government, Immigration, Medicine, Politics, Republican Party, Rights
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- Gary Johnson's campaign website: Economy and Taxes, Spending and the Deficit, Immigration, Drug Policy Reform, Civil Liberties
- Paul Hsieh: The Fable of the Cardiac Surgeon
- Greg Perkins: Libertarian vs. Objectivist Thinking
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