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11-03-2008 01:00 PM
Isaac Morehouse explains why he is voting for Bob Barr:
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Isaac Morehouse explains why he is voting for Bob Barr:
Im voting for Bob Barr. Not because I agree with all of his positions, not because I think hes a great guy, not because I think he has a chance to win, and not because I think he would even make a good president.
Im voting for Barr to do what economists call signaling. That is, rather than allowing my vote to be swallowed up in a sea of votes for major party candidates, and to add myself to the numbers who are basically giving sanction to the anti-liberty positions of both major candidates, I want it to at least send a signal to those who analyze elections that there are some who value liberty and limited government. Since Barr is running as a libertarian, he will be identified with limited government views. The higher percentage of voters vote for what is seen to be a limited government choice, the stronger the signal is sent to major party candidates now and in the future that they can win those voters by promoting less government.
I find single issue voting and lesser of two evils logic both morally and strategically weak. Heres a great article by the late Leonard Read on why.
Finally, I would add that voting is not that important to me and I do it faithfully primarily because I find it entertaining. I do not think any great progress in the world will happen at the voting booth, and I dont think the battle for liberty will be won by a politician. It is in the hearts and minds of the people that we must win. The politicians will follow whatever is popular.
ShareThisIm voting for Barr to do what economists call signaling. That is, rather than allowing my vote to be swallowed up in a sea of votes for major party candidates, and to add myself to the numbers who are basically giving sanction to the anti-liberty positions of both major candidates, I want it to at least send a signal to those who analyze elections that there are some who value liberty and limited government. Since Barr is running as a libertarian, he will be identified with limited government views. The higher percentage of voters vote for what is seen to be a limited government choice, the stronger the signal is sent to major party candidates now and in the future that they can win those voters by promoting less government.
I find single issue voting and lesser of two evils logic both morally and strategically weak. Heres a great article by the late Leonard Read on why.
Finally, I would add that voting is not that important to me and I do it faithfully primarily because I find it entertaining. I do not think any great progress in the world will happen at the voting booth, and I dont think the battle for liberty will be won by a politician. It is in the hearts and minds of the people that we must win. The politicians will follow whatever is popular.
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