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Libert*
Its philosi
right to b
By MICHAEL FRITZ
Gamecock Staff Writer
"A hypothesis you mig
have is that governmen
crumble when they final
overextend themselves."
For James Stive
i... ? _ A. ? to
piiiiuaupuy yivicssor ai ua
this hypothesis may becon
true for the United States i
too soon, and he sees Libe
tarianism, an old philosopl
affiliated with a new nation
party, as being the only way
prevent the crumbling.
Libertarianism and the nc
Libertarian Party are based <
one premise: that each i
dividual has the right to run Y
own life without interventi<
from government, provided I
respects the rights of others
live by the same principle.
STIVER SAID the two maj
political parties share some
the ideals of libertarianisi
but neither one totally ei
braces the libertarii
philosophy. "Libertarianism
neither left or right," Stiv
said.
"Once you bring libe
tarianism into the picture, y<
can no longer locate tl
standard ideologies on a 01
dimensional line." Instea
Stiver described a graph th
could be used.
In the graph, a y, or vertici
axis represents civil liberti
and an x, or horizontal, ax
represents economi
freedoms. Liberals wou
appear high near the y-axi
and, conservatives would a
pear far to the right near the
axis. Totalitarianists wou
appear at the origin, ai
libertarians would rate high <
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or both axes, in the i
of corner,
n, "Liberals are
n- allow people to wa
in themselves as fai
is liberties are c
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form of oppression
r- believe in equality <
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people can compete
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:is STIVER EXPLA1
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is also a real
I ^ said, becau
I JC? basically selfi
are intereste
welfare. "A
selfish in whs
good way."
Stiver war
myth mqny
about liberta
advocate? a 1
is-fine policy,
be further fi
liliBk Stiver said. "
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lpiPP9M so. They have
they simply v
^jjpSBg TTie major r
libertarian is
' j violence. "An
gy _ :lllj|fi| to do is fine pi
^ 'Mm *1urt anybody
-;jj|w one of th<
J^PSffr libertarians ti
tin their ethics
moralist.
STIVER IS
Libertarian 1
rapidly and 1
factor in Ai
ver within the
because of tw
lpper right First, b
tarianism tal
willing to both major pa
tch out for Republican
as civil will find at le
uncernea. libertarians b
seen as a "Someone wj
, and they the two majc
3f property right way wi
servatives
lould be
emselves, J
switch and W* rl | 1
onomically
in an open
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confident
:e care of
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steadily and
. become the m?
ew of man Carolina, lega
[ Libertarian P?
Points says.
Robert Clark
ftCRV executive dire
J Carolina Libe
NIGHTS confident aboul
in South Caro
for Lunch colleges and ui
served "if the rej
under, then wc
fly 6-1 2 major party <
said.
ubertarianis
?* ?? principle that <
the absolute
dominion over
ff fl B liberty and pre
? S E or she also resp
others. Individ)
N to be basica
capable of rum
R\ ll rnafy
i i \.nnv
* Fr<
F?
to
ches and ^ Tn
m
iner
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listic one, Stiver home in t!
se people are Party," Stive
ish; that is, they Second, "I
d' in their own hard workii
libertarian is Americans
it he considers a become diss*
direction Am
ns against the in." Stiver sa
people believe persons will
rianism: that it Republicans
whatever-you-do- have the ansv
"Nothing could problems.
nm fVirk ?? <"TU? A
VIII uig u uill, XI1C nilici
Libertarians are turn to liberl
>ral, very rigidly only alternati
principles which Stiver saic
von't violate. succeeding h<
ule of ethics for a
don't initiate I 100% J
ything you want
rovided it doesn't
else." Stiver said ? . #
; philosophers ;=
lrn to most often 2
\ is Kant, a rigid " I
-i I J
I I /
i convinced the ? /
3arty will grow total. *
aecome a major 0
...7 ECON
nerican politics
next 12 years, |de0|ogi
ro reasons. 3
ecause liber- Stiver said
kes the best of not sacrifice
rties* views, both attempt to ga
and Democrats you go back tc
iast half of what country wa
elieve to be right, libertarian pi
avering between there is mor
>r parties in the libertarians
11 find a natural here than anj
y gaining
*
lemoersn
with little or
r in 11* tervention
f Writer 1
Clarkson, a
an Party will grow considers hi:
eventually will government li
ijor party in South government li
1 counsel to the judicial, nP
t?4.. t Al? - -
u iy iui ute situe systems should
government,
son, also a former libertarians, h
ctor of the South believe it is
rtarian Party, is limited gove
t the party's future limited.
Una, including its
liversities. Clarkson sai
libertarian mo\
mblican party goes Libertarian Pa
? expect to be the "As soon as 1
jverall," Clarkson about libertaru
'Hey, I'm a 1
course they do
m is based on the i^e Libertaria
?ach individual has limited go^
right to exercise tarianism.
his or her own life,
>perty, provided he
ects the rights of all CLARKSON
iials are considered Carolina the L
lly rational and about as strong
ling their own lives Party and has
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he Libertarian world
r said. HO
vlore and more belies
ig, industrious comp
are going to main
itisfied with the deper
erica is headed ment.
id these types of Sth
realize neither the ei
nor Democrats State
/ers to American skept
but o\
ican people will to los
arianism as the bee*1
ve." depre
1 libertarianism suffei
?re gover
disasl
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LIBERTARIAN^
/ figure
S "W
u / the s<
/ has b
/ to ha
' cepte
ment
CONSERVATIVE 111CI1V
like d
,AM 60* , "TI
mana
OMIC FREEDOM peOpl
cal Graph ^min
libertarians will gover
fhpir iHpnls in an COinC
in power. "When than
> the fact that this sequi
is founded on althoi
rinciples, I think gain^
e of a hope for libert
m succeeding comj
rwhere else in the count
i
p J
no government inSumter
attorney,
mself a limited
bertarian. Limited
ibertarians believe MpS!
tflry anH -..^lice
I be proviut. .iie 1MB
No government lowever,
say they "
impossible tor a
irnment to stay candu
local
major
d there is a vast said,
/ement of which the
rty is just a faction. j.1?1
[ tell many people
jnism, they tell me, ;J?reet
ibertarian,' but of direct
n't join the party."
n Party advocates A,"1"'
rernment liber- r,orei
Stu<
tariar
SAID that in South Gems
ibertarian Party is Mari<
I as the Republican chapt
equal numbers of has It
?here,
iftVICES I iS
the ui
chapt
taria:
peoph
aclllties ..w<
:eot thisc<
~ have
n erica rd forcer
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WEVER, STIVER said he
res libertarians will never
letely come into power,
ly because of mass'
idence on the governor
explained that during
irly history of the United
s, Americans had a
ical view of government,
tev the years, they tended
>e it. "This process has
accelerated since the
tssion. because those who
ed during it believe the
nment saved us from
ter. They have begun to
op government as
icient, as sort of a father
e have come so far down
xialist road now, that it
ecome a moral obligation
ve welfare, and-It is acd
that we need trovprn.
to protect us with things
Irug laws."
IE GOVERNMENT has
ged to rnake so many
e so dependent on them,
any time you propose
lishing the power of the
nment, more people are
to be immediately hurt
benefitted." Consntly,
Stiver said,
utrh lihprtflrinnism will
yast numbers of converts,
arians will never gain
>lete power of this
ry.
BH
Ea 9Bp|gj|
Robert Clarkson
iates running for state and
offices. "We are now the
minority party," Clarkson
e organization consists of
chairman Charles Blackwell,
vice chairmen, a board of
ui o anu a j?c*;rtfiary ana
irer. County chapters exist in
Sumter , Richland,
ice, and I>exington counties.
lent chapters of the Liberi
Party are established at
>on University and at Francis
>n uoiiege. USC has no
er, although much interest
>een expressed by students
Clarkson said. He said the
sted students have never
ed the paperwork required by
diversity in order to start a
er. "By nature, most liberies
are not organization
e," he explainef
e need to have good laws in
juntry," Clarkson said. "You
to concentrate law ennent
on hard criminals like
ns and these other thieves,
d of police officers' putting
e in jail for reading
zines and books."