In this years presidential election, we have the choice between a republican and a democrat. Most people identify with one of these two parties and will vote for the candidate of their respective party. Many other parties exist that have a few supporters, but one party in particular has gained tons of notoriety starting in the 2008 election and continuing today.

The party that has risen from the bottom is the Libertarian Party. Ron Paul, although a republican candidate, carries the values of a libertarian. The best way to describe his, and true libertarian values and ideas, is one word: nonaggression.

Nonaggressive acts by the government in every aspect describe true libertarian beliefs. This idea of nonaggression means that libertarians agree with conservatives on some issues and with liberals on others.

When it comes to taxes and spending, libertarians dont want the government doing any of it. If the government tries to act, that is aggressive and against libertarian ideas. Libertarians want people to do for themselves.

When it comes to gay marriage and the legalization of drugs, libertarians side with the liberals. They want people to do whatever they want.

Libertarians believe in the people to do well, the rights of the people and protection of those rights. Libertarians believe each individual knows what is best for them; they believe in the freedom to do as they please.

Libertarians dont need the overseeing government to advise them what they should or can do.

If they wish to ingest a drug, they should be able to. The act of consuming a drug is nonaggressive to others, so it follows libertarian values.

If someone desires to gamble his or her own money away, the government should not stop him or her from doing so. Stopping people from gambling with their own money proves an aggressive act on the part of the government.

When it comes to business, any regulation on a business is a form of aggression. Forcing business to apply certain practices, wages, etc. goes against the nonaggression principle. If a business wants to pay employees one penny an hour, let that business try. No one will work there because competing businesses will offer better wages and attract labor.

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Nonaggression key to the true libertarian ideals