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We libertarians like to gripe about all the things that are getting worse for freedom in this country, but along some dimensions, the libertarian agenda of personal liberty is winning: from the right to marry to the right to carry, America has become much more free over the last few decades.

In 1995, marijuana was illegal in every American state for any purpose. In 2003, same-sex couples could not marry in any state. In 2002, sodomy was still illegal in 13 states. In the 1980s, the vast majority of states either banned carrying firearms or had restrictive “may issue” permit laws.

But today, medical marijuana is legal in 23 states, while four others have decriminalized possession, and now (after last week’s election) 4 states and Washington, DC, have legalized recreational use. Same-sex couples can now marry in 32 states and DC, and today, 5 states have lifted all restrictions on bearing firearms and 37 have instituted “shall issue” rules for permits.

In the courts, libertarian arguments have succeeded in striking down sodomy laws (Lawrence, 2003), the Defense Of Marriage Act (Windsor, 2013), and unconstitutional bans on gun ownership (Heller, 2008). (We did, however, lose the medical marijuana case in Gonzalez in 2005.)

Someone once defined libertarianism as “defending the right of gay couples to protect their marijuana farm with an assault rifle.” Sure, there’s more to it than that — but it’s not a bad place to start.

In just the past decade, all states have somehow managed to give people the essential ability to posses personal freedom and I see this as the beginning. Here's to more decades of prosperity for the American citizen and the government in decline of restricting rights

Liberalization is great and all but never safe when a there is a significant portion of uneducated people. I feel like people like to wave their responsibilities around nowadays without understanding the repercussion or responsibilities of having those freedoms. Yet as these freedoms are given many rights are taken, one's that allow those in power to game the judicial and political system.

I support Gun Rights but unlike many Americans i believe a comprehensive training system is required. They point to Switzerland yet ignore that a) to get it you need to be a conscript first, and b) you are not allowed to carry the rifle with ammo in it and ammunition is really hard to get.

Overall Rights should be given but if people are not willing to understand the responsibility of having those rights and it's worth they may as well not have it.

This is less an advance of Libertarianism and more a general trend of heads coming out of asses.

Quote from: Mad Max on November 11, 2014, 11:39:24 AM

..except there's virtually no libertarians holding public office.

These things aren't exclusive to libertarians.

I feel like it should be noted that a LOT of Libertarians are just Republicans who don't want to be associated with the party.

I can't say I blame them.

Since when was any of this shit exclusive to libertarians?

Gun rights are a big thing for the Republicans and decriminalizing/legalizing marijuana and legalizing gay marriage is a big thing for the Democrats.

Since the late 20th century when the Libertarians were formed

I wasn't aware this shit is exclusive to libertarians.

Oh wait, it isn't.