I dunno. I kinda hope he wins.
I mean, I would far prefer democrat policies in place, but with the republicans the way they are now, that simply won't happen unless they get the presidency and a super majority in both houses of congress and that is VERY difficult to do.
But if Rand Paul does win the presidency, he leans more towards libertarianism than republican philosophy, and it would be nice for the republicans to actually start to make real shifts in that direction. At very least, libertarian philosophy would make it difficult for them to inject religion into civil law.
My only worry would be that libertarians may be more difficult for democrats to reason with. They aren't going to object to government shut-downs since they kinda want huge swaths of government shut down anyway.
I mean, I would far prefer democrat policies in place, but with the republicans the way they are now, that simply won't happen unless they get the presidency and a super majority in both houses of congress and that is VERY difficult to do.
But if Rand Paul does win the presidency, he leans more towards libertarianism than republican philosophy, and it would be nice for the republicans to actually start to make real shifts in that direction. At very least, libertarian philosophy would make it difficult for them to inject religion into civil law.
My only worry would be that libertarians may be more difficult for democrats to reason with. They aren't going to object to government shut-downs since they kinda want huge swaths of government shut down anyway.
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"If you cling to something as the absolute truth and you are caught in it, when the truth comes in person to knock on your door you will refuse to let it in." ~ Siddhartha Gautama
