The Republican Party may have stood for "small government" at one time, but it has been under a Republican administration with a Republican Congress that we have witnessed the greatest abridgments of freedom in the history of the republic. This is why many former Republicans -- such as presidential candidate Bob Barr -- have left the GOP for the Libertarian Party!

But it's not just the Republicans who are to blame. Our own Senator Carl Levin voted for the Real ID Act and continues to support its funding. I am steadfastly opposed to a national ID card, which is sure to become a one-stop shop for identity thieves. Once Real ID is in effect, it will be possible for the government to track your every move: This is not acceptable in the Land of the Free.

I am also opposed to the warrantless wiretapping rammed through Congress by the Bush administration -- with Carl Levin's help.

Like every Libertarian, I saw the disastrous implications of the so-called "Patriot Act" long before criticism of it became acceptable. Carl Levin, like most Democrats, voted for the Patriot Act.

The basic tenant of libertarianism is that individuals should be free to do as they please so long as they do not infringe upon the rights of others. If elected, I will never vote to give government the power to track, detain, imprison, or spy on law-abiding American citizens. I will oppose government secrecy and champion personal privacy at every opportunity.

There is no ambiguity here: The federal government has no constitutional authority to regulate, restrict, license, or otherwise interfere with the right of individuals to own or possess firearms.

Next question.

The Constitution was ratified by the states as the highest law in the land. The federal government has no right to make agreements with international agencies that submit the states and the people to the will of world government.

I support withdrawing or limiting participation in the United Nations, the World Trade Organization, the International Criminal Court, the World Bank, and the International Monetary Fund.

I am opposed to sovereignty-reducing "free trade" deals that actually put limits on trade and work only to the benefit special interests: NAFTA, CAFTA, FTAA, etc. Real "free trade" requires one sentence, not thousands of pages in legalese.

I am opposed to the construction of the NAFTA Superhighway -- which has begun -- on the grounds that people's land will be taken by eminent domain. This is a private property issue as much as a national sovereignty issue.

I am opposed to the establishment of a North American Union with Canada and Mexico, and to the adoption of a new multinational fiat currency to replace the U.S. dollar.

The federal government has no constitutional authority to define or regulate marriage. Thus, the Defense of Marriage Act is clearly unconstitutional and should be repealed in its entirety.

I am opposed to any attempt to amend the Constitution to give the federal government the power to define or regulate marriage.

As Senator, I would vote to do away with all special benefits and privileges that the federal government grants individuals on the basis of their marital status.

I believe, like Ron Paul, that individuals should be able to freely contract with one another to establish all of the private benefits, rights, and privileges that government marriage currently confers.

Libertarians believe that the government should treat all individuals equally, regardless of their race, gender, or sexuality. We are opposed to government discrimination against, and special privileges for, any and all groups.

Read the Constitution: Nowhere is the federal government authorized to have any involvement in education. I support total freedom of choice in education, and I oppose any interference by the federal government into the educational choices made by parents and students.

As an educator for more than 19 years, I have personally witnessed the damage caused by No Child Left Behind. Bureaucrats in Washington do not know what's best for your child's education -- only you and your child can determine that.

It is positively immoral to make a family pay to support the government-school system when they choose to homeschool or pay for costly private education. Whether these families do so for religious reasons or simply because they find government education inadequate, they should not be made to pay twice. Thus, I support federal tax credits for families who pull their children out of the government school system, equal to the amount of federal dollars that would have been spent on each child had they remained in the system.

Personally, I advocate a free market in education. But there is no doubt that under the Constitution, this issue should be left to the individual states. Even the biggest public-school advocate in the world, were he or she a constitutionalist, would have to admit that the federal government has no business being involved. And as a candidate for federal office, that is my position.

The federal government has no legitimate constitutional authority to regulate or limit the health-care choices of Americans. In fact, since the federal government has become involved, health-care prices have greatly outpaced inflation. The best way to make health care affordable is to get the government out of it.

Thanks to the efforts of Democrats and Republicans over the years, we now have a multi-trillion-dollar unfunded Medicare liability. This burden will be borne by our children and grandchildren, though it was our generation and those before us who reaped the benefits. This is morally unconscionable! There is no simple solution to get us out of the Medicare mess, but we mustn't compound it with even more government intervention into the realm of health care.

I am steadfastly opposed to socialized medicine. As Senator, I will fight Democrats and Republicans in their efforts to impose health-care rationing on the American people. We need more freedom, not more government.

Burdensome FDA regulations result in hundreds of deaths for every life they save. I support the abolition of the FDA, which could be replaced by private-sector certification authorities that would be fully accountable to the public -- unlike the monopolistic FDA.

I oppose FDA harassment of supplement providers. Individuals should be able to freely choose the types of medicines or herbal remedies they consume without government interference. If supplement makers misrepresent their products, then this is a matter for the courts. I believe Americans are smart enough to make their own health-care decisions.

I strongly oppose the unconstitutional efforts of the federal government to prohibit individual states from legalizing medical marijuana. In addition to being grossly inhumane, such efforts are entirely without constitutional basis.