AustinPetersen2016

Depending on who is in the majority of congress, I would work with them on the issues where libertarians agree. If it's Republicans, we would work together to cut taxes and spending. If it's Democrats, I will work to expand civil liberties, end the war on drugs, and finally put a stop to crony capitalism.

There are a few options here. The Libertarian Party is suing to get into the presidential debates. We are awaiting the outcome of that lawsuit. They could reject it, or wait until after the election to decide. We could also theoretically poll high enough to be included. In that case, they may just change the requirements to be even higher, or not include us in polling altogether. If that occurs, I will go to the debates anyway, and stand outside and talk to the media in protest. I will go to make sure that libertarians have a voice no matter what, to the best of my ability. In Colorado for example, the Libertarian Party voted to exclude me from their debate. I went anyway, and took second place, even after my opponent flubbed the definition of a "right." Libertarians have to understand that we can't be passive, we have to be aggressive, and push hard for our message to be heard. Liberty is never given, it must be taken.

I am promoting the Penny Plan, as well as an audit of the Pentagon. I'm sure we could find a way to cut 1% of the DOD budget without any trouble after the audit.

Hello sir! Thank you for your question. Personally I would prefer we draw down our military obligations in Iraq. I don't believe our national security is served by maintaining a troop presence there. We need a national security that's focused on defense, not on invasion, occupation, and nation building. The American people have expended enough blood and treasure in the Middle East.

I am dead set on ending the war on drugs. For taxes I do believe we need to abolish the income tax, but we can't do it overnight. That's why I'm proposing a flat tax as a way to reduce and streamline our tax burden on the way to eliminating it.

I will never back down on my belief that the unborn is a human and deserves the same right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness as the rest of us. How that is legislated to protect life is a broad and diverse debate. I think we need federalism, and localism on these decisions. I will not create an authoritarian police state in order to force every state to comply with federal abortion regulations, but I do support state laws that protect life. There are many of them. We need to analyze them each one and debate them all on their merits. But morally, I am pro life absolutely. How about we legalize birth control over the counter first? That would result in fewer abortions.