Ron Paul, Guy Fawkes Best Friend

Guy Fawkes, whom many of you know, was the man who was arrested for the gunpowder plot, the man who attemped to blow up the British Parliament building on November 5th 1605.

Now Guy Fawkes is used as a symbol for Minarchists everywhere. A minarchist is an individual who thinks that government should serve a minimal role in society, and consist of defending our Lives, liberty, and our persuit of happiness. But thats where it ends, minarchists and libertarians believe that the growth of government is a burden to the economy, a threat to individual rights, and a direct affront to our American way of life.

Since the Bush administration both major political parties now endorse big government in more ways than one. Typically republicans favor limited government when it comes to regulating the economy, but endorse huge drastic sacrifices of liberty in order to maintain a more "moral" society, you will often see them protesting gay marriage etc. Democrats typically favor individual rights of freedom and choice when it comes to social issues such as gay marriage and abortion, however when it comes to the economy they believe it is better left to the state to handle rather than the free market.

You notice that both parties seem to have it right when they focus on advocating the reduction of government, whether it is the democrats who favor individual liberties of choice unless that liberty is property rights, and republicans want to protect our individual rights unless it goes against their ethical code.

So what can america do when both parties who literally control the direction of our nation are both advocates of expanding government? Well there really isn't much that we can realistically do. Republicans have lost their way and they are losing their support to the anti-war and anti-Bush crowds, and I don't blame them.