Libertarians, get your priorities straight and come over to the dark s

[jman220]

I was debating this with a Libertarian friend of mine today, on why he needs to vote democratic and not republican. Here goes:
Yes, the Democrats support things you hate, we support the "Nanny State," we support higher taxes on the rich, social engineering, redistribution of wealth, etc. etc. All that economic stuff that makes your blood boil.

But lets look at what the republicans support lately. Government that is just as big, but in a different way. The Patriot Act. Military tribunals for American citizens. An erosion of the Bill of Rights (no, not the second and tenth amendments, the much more important ones like the fourth, fifth, sixth, eigth, and first).

I ask you, libertarians, which do you fear more? A big "Nanny-State" that does some wealth redistribution and social engineering, or a state where the government is so big it can wiretap your phones without a warrant, can arrest you and hold you indefinitely without a trial, can declare you an enemy combatant and deny you counsel?

Both parties are now the parties of big government. The Big Government of the Republicans is a lot scarier than the Big Government of the Democrats. Which way are you going to vote?

Edit: At the very least, if you can't bear to vote democratic, for god's sakes vote third party, stop supporting the repubs.