I was thinking that since there has been a libertarian manifesto, if, there has been any such guide for people who were running for office. Libertarians are pretty much for solid currency (except the Friedmonists). I don’t see how you could advocate for a libertarian small government position and play politics… Ron Paul doesn’t really count since he’s only really libertarian leaning. I was just wondering if there was any expected way people expect libertarian politicians to act.
I don’t think you’ll find anything from an anarcho-austrian perspective.
But your is a very good question so you might find solace in places like athousandnations.com.
A libertarian politician would resign outright. Or at least from the moment he realizes he is one.
To be a Liberal is to be an enemy or an outcast of people with a monopoly on bureaucratic power. It is a self-defeating thing to be a Liberal and to also pursue that end within government.
The only other way to stick around in the establishment as a Liberal would be to compromise one’s views, for the sake of empowering the establishment, at which point you are no longer a Liberal.
At most, as a statesman, a Liberal politician may only be there to educate the public, repeatedly making speeches as a failed candidate in incumbent elections. Or perhaps as a minor official in a harmless department.