Libertarian Party Vs Constitution Party?

Please inform me of some of the differences between the Libertarian Party and the Constitution Party (also called the American Independent Party). Thanks!

Libertarian Party Vs Constitution Party?
There is a common misconception that Libertarians are strict Constitutionalists. The fact is there is a lot in the Constitution that Libertarians are opposed to. Libertarians tend to side with the Constitution, but not universally.





You can sum up Libertarians in this way: the absolute and universal belief that a man owns himself, and by extension that which he makes. One analogy puts it this way: a sculptor does not truly own the clay which he sculpts, but in adding his own character and effort to the clay, both the clay and sculpture is now his property. Since it is his property, he can choose to sell it to whomever he chooses. The government, nor anyone else, has any claim to the sculpture or any piece of it, thus regulation of the sculpturs property is criminal.





All law breaking can then be enveloped by property rights. When you murder someone (someone who has universal rights to his own body) you have violated their property rights and thus should be punished. If you rape, again you are violating a woman's exclusive right to herself. If you steal, well that's pretty obvious. Crimes not against someone's property are not crimes at all, like drug use or prostitution.





Taxes are deemed a coercive means by which government takes property from individuals. The notion of "society" is believed to be nothing but an invented term to justify the taking of ones property for the benefit of all. But to the libertarian, who decides what is "best for all"? Certainly not the government, thus their coercive means of taking property via taxes from unwilling individuals is criminal.





The Constitutionalist does not believe in universal rights necessarily. For instance they would advocate for the legitimacy of the draft and some what limited free speech. As an example, they would say that yelling "Fire" in a crowded hall is not protected by the first amendment. Demonstrated by this example, Constitutionalists still believe in a "common good" that must be considered.





In short Libertarians are more absolute about rights, where as Constitutionalists still advocate the legitimacy of the State to carry out certain tasks.
Reply:The Constitution party seeks "to restore American jurisprudence to its original Biblical common-law foundations."





Libertarianism is a collection of political philosophies possessing the common themes of individual liberty and minarchism.





They are roughly the same, but the Constitution Party has more religious overtones vs Libertarian getting back to the basic teachings of our fore fathers.








One day everyone will wake up while standing in line and realize that Libertarian was not such a bad idea after all. Especially when they are being ruled by a Communist regime. Join the Revolution.
Reply:The Constitution Party seems a lot more religious centered and while it does want to return to essentials of the Constitution, it has a clearly stated social agenda too.





The Libertarian Party basically just wants to reduce the size, scope and influence of the federal government and limit its power to what is specified in the Constitution. It does not seem to have a social agenda. It just says, you're an individual, do what you want as long as its safe, legal and respectful of other people's rights.
Reply:One will never win an election and the other one does not stand a chance.

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