For all too many that’s no easy guidepost. Do min/ancaps both believe in the legitimacy of judges, juries and jails?
I doubt that this would be a large problem…
Of course we believe in the legitimacy of a judicial system Ancaps do not advocate one run off of expropriated funds (taxes), however. And neither do some minarchists.
On juries… um… idk. The market will decide ![]()
On jails… I think that many AnCaps do not believe in jails but in restitution and ostracizing. I haven’t thought much on this issue, but it does appear to me that jail is an inherently collectivized institution that places society above the individual - because a criminal might pose a threat to society, then society has a right to jail him. This I don’t like.
Do you believe that Ron Paul is the former or the latter?
Oh gosh. There’s been a **topic **on this before. I am not sure which he is. He is likely a minarchist who is not averse to slowly breaking down even the minarchy. Of course, I believe that if a society is willing to go minarchist, AnCap won’t be far removed and would be the logical next step.
And do you object to voting, yourself–for him, or at all?
I do not think that I’m against voting in general. By itself, putting people in power doesn’t lead to abuse of power. For example, I doubt that electing JJ or Clayton would increase the size of government.
That being said, you have to be careful for whom you vote. Voting for RP is fine because I do not foresee him expanding the powers of the federal government. In fact, he has contributed enormously to the liberty movement and would likely do so even more.
I guess that I might also vote for Johnson if I have to. It’s not the best, but it is certainly a move toward decreasing violence.