A socially regressive policy is something like making abortions illegal.
Libertarians aren't socially regressive, it's the conservative part that is
Libertarians aren't socially regressive, it's the conservative part that is
Even if you hate the idea of illegal abortions, aligning yourself with "big government" in any way would seem to be a foolish move. Every day, you're building a government that's powerful enough to do whatever it wants. That means that when the right christian republican is in the White House with Congressional support who decides to make illegalizing abortion his issue... he/she does it. Just like Progressives have wanted government healthcare for the last century and then when they had a slim majority in Congress for 2 years with the presidency, they rammed through Obamacare and now we're all stuck with it.
Legalized abortion, allowing half the species agency over a basic biological function central to their ability to equally participate in society, is the single most important human rights issue since the outlawing of slavery. Of course it rises to the level of "audibleness." It should be deafening!
When you give so much power to the government, it doesn't matter what your individual opinion is on abortion or any other noise issue.
You have given your opponent a checkmate because you allowed that opponent to take your queen earlier thinking that he was somehow your friend.
I think that a bubble sort can be effective in that it's easy to write and does the job.
I'm not addressing the rest of your post, just the one part that has nothing to do with what you were really saying.
On the list of things that aren't in the Constitution, abortion rights are far more important than "privacy."
My post was all about the size and power of the Federal government trumping all other issues such as whether or not abortion is good or bad. Once you've abdicated your liberty, your ability to complain or resolve other issues is gone.