Denison University Libertarians

08/24/2020

We are the Denison Libertarians. We have political discussions, to which all opinions are welcome. We believe in personal liberty, equality under the law, an...

09/27/2019

Denison Libertarians is cancelled this week due to many of our members being occupied with Big Red events. Thank you for your attendance and understanding. We will meet this following Friday at 7:00pm in Highly Auditorium.

03/25/2019

08/30/2018

For those of you who follow this page and are still at Denison, welcome back! I am in the process of formally reviving Denison Libertarians. This is a branch of the liberty movement, which is the simple acknowledgment of human rights, liberty, and dignity. It's we, who in ages past were referred to as the 'liberals' who have pushed for the victory of emancipation of humankind. It is also we who choose to put our efforts there still. To that end, I'm hoping to have a great year. Make freedom win!

08/30/2018

https://reason.com/blog/2018/08/20/shock-poll-gary-johnson-at-21-in-senate

More New Mexico Republicans favor the Libertarian than their own candidate for U.S. Senate.

07/24/2016

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10154361920647726&id=5978057725

A recent poll found Gary Johnson at 26% in Utah, one point behind Hillary Clinton and only three points behind Donald Trump.

05/05/2016

05/04/2016

With the split within the Republican Party emerging, hopefully more voters begin to realize the other options that exist outside of this detrimental partisan duopoly.

https://www.lp.org/membership

05/08/2014

An oldie, but a goodie.

09/06/2013

The recent banter and ludicrous wording of careless politicians is about to launch the United States into another conflict. While the events occurring in Syria are disastrous and horrifying, this should be a more international movement. The United States and France should not be carrying this weight again, as it will only further damage our reputation, our budget and human lives.

03/27/2013

Just history repeating itself again.

As Republican statists have been pointing out all over the media today, gay Americans have the same marital rights as straight Americans: they can marry someone of the opposite s*x.

Obviously, that would be the same as if we banned all religions except the Church of the Spaghetti Monster, but gave all people the same right to practice that one religion. That's hardly real freedom of religion.

In the past, gay americans had one option: heteros*xual marriage. Then human innovation brought us the idea of gay marriage, and that gave them more options. And as usual, the government has worked hard to block that innovation.

The same often happens wherever the government meddles. If you happen to learn best in a school with 2000 students with a curriculum designed by the county, then the government will support you. In fact, it will even steal money from your neighbors to pay your tuition. If you would do better in a private or religious school, that's okay too, but you have to pay your own tuition. If, however, you would do better learning from a tutor, or from one of the hundreds of learning centers around the country, that is quite possibly illegal in your state (http://votevohra.com/index.php/rethinking-vouchers-and-mandatory-schooling-laws/). Without government blockades, parents could use more of the educational options that there are right now, and there would be more ability for innovators to come up with new options.

The same applies to marriage. Legalizing gay marriage is like legalizing one specific type of private school. It just adds one more protected group, but doesn't free up innovation.

Human relations are complex and individual. No two relationships are exactly the same (even two heteros*xual monogamist ones). But the great thing about the human mind is that it can innovate, and find ways to make things work. In the past, innovations included divorce, and even consent (in noble families in various cultures, the bride and groom had no real choice in whom they married.) Present innovations include gay marriages, open marriages, and poly marriages. What will the future hold? Short term marriages, plural marriages, or something else that we haven't even dreamed of yet? Will human relationships benefit from the same innovation that turned the ENIAC into the i-Phone? Will we have the courage and wisdom to allow human innovation to make ourselves and our fellow people happier? Or will we continue to allow government meddlers to block innovation and happiness?

Let's once and for all completely get the government out of marriage - and education, entertainment, currency, food, and everywhere else it blockades innovation and holds back human genius. We can do better without its interference.

03/19/2013

This upcoming week, the United States Supreme Court begins to focus on and debate the issue of gay marriage. This recent poll administered by ABC News shows insight to the changing dynamic of the country, as more American citizens have shown support for marriage equality than ever in polled history. Let us hope that the Justices side with the people.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2013/03/18/gay-marriage-support-hits-new-high-in-post-abc-poll/

A clear majority says gay marriage should be legal