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I don't think that Virginia requires or allows party registration. I was once registered as a Libertarian but until the party matures and is able to field more credible candidates, I will not repeat that mistake. I believe that there are many more libertarians who are not members of the Libertarian Party than are members.

Unless one believes in all of a candidate's positions - something that has never happened in my case - one always votes for the lesser of two evils, or if you prefer the greater of two goods.

Barack Obama is a socialist. In other words, he is about as far from a libertarian as a candidate can possibly get. If you don't vote or vote for a candidate who has no chance of winning, I don't understand how that is anything but a vote against libertarian values. As for voting one's conscience, I cannot in good conscience cast any vote that would help Obama strip me of more of the liberties that the US Constitution is supposed to protect.

Another way of looking at this issue is that allowing socialists like Obama pull the country further down the road toward a totalitarian state will make it less likely that a true libertarian will ever win the White House and even if one is elected, they will have a much more difficult task of restoring our freedom.

To me I see the socialist on the right and left, therefore, I will not vote for either. The 2008 bailouts were a joke... big oil substities... a joke, as are all substities....miiltary industrial complex... joke...

believing in the idea of liberty of choice both personally and fiscally priceless...

Again, I respect all opinions on here, just think the republicrats and democains are one and the same....

Quating from the man "...every four years we are treated to the same tired, predictable routine: two candidates with few disagreements on fundamentals pretend that they represent dramatically different philosophies of government. The supposedly conservative candidate tells us about wast in the government and ticks off $10 million in frivolous pork barrel projects that outrage him.... Conservatives are told that they must support these candidates and so they do hoping for the best. And nothing changes".

The Revolution: A manifesto: Ron Paul published 2008.

I agree with the above statement.