10 Reasons Why Working Within The GOP Is Important For Liberty

9. Property Rights

If there is one thing that many red state supporting Republicans can’t stand its when the government land-grabs. One’s right to property is quintessentially American. It’s a core issue of the American right and one libertarians certainly agree with. After all, “Don’t tread on me” is the libertarian creed.

Owning property is a fundamental, constitutional right, federal powers have done an excellent job in succeeding at taking more and more land away from private ownership–having taken nearly 650 million acres. That’s almost 30 percent of the land area of the United States.