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5 Statist Positions That Should Make Libertarians Run from Bill Weld

• https://www.conservativereview.com, Robert Eno

While Weld certainly has some fiscal conservative bona fides from his time as governor, he also has a statist streak, which should give libertarians, especially those who are delegates to the Libertarian convention, pause.

James Antle summed up whether or not Weld is a libertarian best, in a 2005 profile at the American Spectator. Antle wrote "does the strange combination of thorough economic conservatism and social liberalism make Weld a libertarian? Not unless libertarians also support expansive environmental regulations, gun control, and affirmative action."

Here are five statist positions of Bill Weld that should give libertarians pause.

Gun Control

Weld is a gun grabber. He gave his support to gun control measures in Massachusetts. As the New York Times reported at the time:

With voters growing increasingly fearful of gunfire on the streets, Gov. William F. Weld of Massachusetts reversed course this week and proposed some of the most stringent gun control laws in the country.


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