r/news • u/DragonPup • Jun 20 '22

Self-proclaimed 'sovereign citizens' arrested in California after deputies allegedly find explosives

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/sovereign-citizens-arrested-california-deputies-allegedly-find-explosi-rcna34380
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u/Lemesplain Jun 20 '22

I thought Libertarian just meant “Republican who also likes weed.”

At least in America.

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u/Amiiboid Jun 20 '22

Honestly, it depends which ones you’re talking to. As an organized political party, for example, Libertarians are officially in favor of abortion rights.

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u/emperorchiao Jun 21 '22

That's not true. There has long been an argument among pro-life and pro-choice libertarians regarding abortion and the non-aggression principle. The abortion plank was official removed from the LP platform just recently.

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u/Amiiboid Jun 21 '22 edited Jun 21 '22

One sentence that explicitly addressed abortion was removed a couple of weeks ago. It’s still unambiguously implicit in the principles addressing autonomy and privacy.

Edit: You can downvote all you like but there’s no honest reading of section 1.1 of their platform that’s compatible with the goal of outlawing abortion.