A true "libertarian" believes in freedom of choice on almost all issues. The Libertarian Party is not the same thing. It was started by Ron Paul who is, essentially, a Bush-hating Texan. That was also true of Ross Perot. The Libertarian Party made an attempt to rope-in disperate groups for their power base but, essentially, failed.

About undisciplined thugs running around England, what could that possibly have to do with a political philosophy that has the same roots as the US Constitution.

As far as drug companies feeding your kid an untested drug, that is another absurd leap in logic. The government has the responsibility to see that all products sold in the country are safe and do what they are suppoesd to do. That applies to food, drugs, lawnmowers and even guns. The government does not have the right to tell us which reliable, serviceable products we can buy.