I was responding to a comment from a reader of the post I wrote recently about the Constitution Party, and he asserts that she is aligned more authentically with the ideologies of the Libertarian Party based on specific observations he has made up close and personal, demonstrated by Palin in the past.

I disagree for the following reasons…there is sound logic behind Palin fitting ideologically with view of the marriage of church and state and as I was responding to his comment I thought it might be a good idea to post my response as a blog for all to access more readily – and layout why I hold to the Constitution Party being the political “glass slipper” for Palin & Co.

I respectfully disagree for the following reasons:

I am pasting only 3 elements from the Libertarian Platform Preamble that demonstrate the exact OPPOSITE of Palin’s values:

by Pastor Howard Bess

1.1 Expression and Communication We support full freedom of expression and opposegovernment censorship, regulation or control of communications media and technology. We favor the freedom to engage in or abstain from any religious activities that do not violate the rights of others. We oppose government actions which either aid or attack any religion.

Censorship?  freedom of speech?  Oh don’t even get me started!  She is the antithesis of supporting freedom of expression!  From her suppression and censorship of targeted books as Mayor of Wasilla, her tantrum over Letterman, and her attacks on bloggers who criticize her.  She has recently revealed this bias publicly although she has practiced it for quite some time in more subtle ways – Palin is definitely NOT a proponent of free and unfettered speech!

Let me introduce you to one of Palin’s friends and rabid supporter, conservative radio host Eddie Burke of Anchorage.  You know…conservative – republicans?  The party of “family values”, deep abiding faith in God, and all around exclusive patriots?  Yeah – THAT group.  I think those that you call friend and are freely associated with  - actually do define you and represent your veiws, especially when you are a public personality.  So NO – I do not see a sympatico here with the Libertarian Party values on freedom of ANYTHING for an individual!

1.3 Personal Relationships Sexual orientation, preference, gender, or gender identity should

have no impact on the rights of individuals by government, such as in current marriage, child custody, adoption, immigration or military service laws. Consenting adults should be free to choose their own sexual practices and personal relationships. Government does not have the authority to define, license or restrict personal relationships.

Political Dominionists have ZERO, zip, nada, no way in HELL tolerance fora remote notion of equality and legal recognition of homosexuals on any level – ESPECIALLY the acceptance of Gay Marriage!

1.4 Abortion Recognizing that abortion is a sensitive issue and that people can hold good-faith

views on all sides, we believe that government should be kept out of the matter, leaving the question to each person for their conscientious consideration.

Okay – do I even really have to point out why Palin and her fellow Dominionists might not be in agreement with the Libertarian Party on item 1.4?  They share as much commonality on Abortion with the Libertarian Party as they do on the issue of sanctioning anti-discrimination against Gays and the tolerance of Gay Marriage.

Do not mistake the reasoning behind why these people befriend groups.  The fact that she saddled up to the LP, is not in and of itself an endorsement of their ideologies. She, and the Political Dominionist Movement, have also climbed into the political bed with the Scientologists, Catholics, Mormons, Christian Identity, et al …all of whom will be Left Behind when the Rapture occurs (right along with the homosexuals, murderers and all around heathens)…but for now they are necessary to build a large enough base to garner votes.

I will submit that there are elements of the LP platform that would be congruent with her views and the views of the AIP with regard to independence for government control regarding schools, land, and taxes. (Don’t forget that the AIP is the Alaska Chapter of the Constitution Party) And I have NO doubt that the wingnut who started the AIP (Alaska Independence Party) Joe Vogler, subsumed portions of the LP Platform when he founded the AIP.

The devil really is in the details….

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