Why Libertarian?

The problem we face today is that our government expands its power every single year rather than reigning it in. I see a direct parallel between this government overreach and the ecological challenges we face in Texas, specifically the encroachment of woody plants on our rangelands. Just as invasive brush creeps in year after year, choking out the native ecosystem until no pristine land remains, government power expands relentlessly. If we do not push back, it will consume everything.

This constant expansion equates to a loss of personal liberty. Every new administration adds more rules, more laws, and takes more power from the individual to give to the state. As Libertarians, we are fundamentally against this.

We believe the solution is not to simply hope "our guy" gets into power so we can wield that weaponized government against the other side. The solution is to reduce the power of the government entirely. We need to push back against the scope of federal and state authority and return to the limited framework envisioned by our Founding Fathers.

If we stripped away the excessive power of the executive and legislative branches, we wouldn't need to live in fear of the "other party" winning an election. If the government had less power to interfere in our daily lives, it wouldn't matter nearly as much who sat in the Oval Office or the Governor's mansion. The stakes would be lower because our freedoms would be secure regardless of who is in charge.

Currently, we have a system where two parties fight to keep themselves in power, continuously growing the government to cement their control. As soon as you disagree with the party in charge, that immense power is turned against you, and you have very few tools to fight back.

To be a Libertarian is to fight that power. It is to demand a reduction in the scope of government. It is to champion free-market economies and social and individual freedom. It is about stopping the government from controlling so much of our lives so that we can live freely, without fear of who wins the next election.

There is more to discuss regarding how this applies specifically to the Department of Agriculture, but this is the foundation:

Less government power = more individual liberty.