Cato’s David Boaz explains what he’s looking for in a political candidate:
This year I’m looking for candidates who stand for freedom across the board, who want government constrained by the Constitution, who believe in the principles of individual liberty, limited government, free markets, and peace.
And that means I don’t want to back candidates who support
* the war in Iraq
* the war in Afghanistan
* war with Iran
* the war on drugs
* the constitutional amendment to override state marriage laws and make gay people second-class citizens
* the president’s power to snatch American citizens off the street and hold them without access to a lawyer or a judge
* new restrictions on immigrationSo don’t everybody write at once. But I’ll be looking out for political candidates who support liberty and limited government across a wide range of issues.
Let us know if you find one, David.
Gary Johnson, the former governor of New Mexico, and a potential 2012 presidential candidate.
That’s about the only potential Republican candidate for President I could bring myself to vote for.