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I too was captivated by the libertarian movement, and became a “card carrying” member, but it happened to me back in the mid 70′s in high school and college in Oregon. A friend of my father’s gave me a pamphlet from a candidate in California and it sounded so right to my idealistic ears. I read Ayn Rand and even helped with a campaign for a Libertarian candidate for Congress. The first thing that disenchanted me with the LP was that they seemed more interested in infighting and keeping political purity within their ranks than in winning elections. By the time Reagan was running for president, I realized what he was saying was close enough to the ideal (as compared to the biggest competition – Carter) to get my vote. Two major issues have moved me away from the LP. The first was when I realized what abortion really was, the second was the 9/11 attacks. I still look to libertarians as a choice when the main two options are Republicrats.