I say kick the 80's evangelicals and religious right out the party and re merge with libertarian movement. And at the same time kick out the neo-cons so the republican message of being fiscally responsible actually makes sense since they won't advocate spending billions of dollars over seas.
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there is no "libertarian movement" that matters (seriously even going with the watered down pseudo-libertarian definition on gallup it's not more than in the teens % wise). how many times do we have to say this? actually cutting programs is very obviously
not popular. even when countries are literally bankrupt and you would think people would have toned things down a bit, 'austerity' tends to have to be imposed at gunpoint. and do you really think all the contractors and 'the base' living off military pork are going to be thrilled to see 'crucial defense spending' cut? theres a reason why everyone in power will propose at least token cuts but wont even touch that. and if you don't like that good luck starting your own little micronation and not getting bombed for housing the black market and dreaded tax evaders too.
