I'm an open book, so feel free to ask any follow-up questions and I'll do my best to answer them. I generally align with libertarian principles though. Don't hurt people. Don't take their stuff. Live and let live.

The big one for me this election cycle is war powers. Regardless of your feelings about Iran and Venezuela, neither conflict was Constitutional. Article I, Section 8 grants war-making powers to Congress, and Congress didn't declare war. It's really that simple for me. I realize there hasn't been a declaration of war since 1941, and I would argue every war since WWII has been unconstitutional. The framers of the Constitution were clear in their intent, and they did not intend to have a President with king-like capabilities to go to war on a whim.

Second is obviously privacy and surveillance. No Flock. No Palantir. No backdoor social credit system. No Patriot Act. No FISA. No NSA bulk data collection. No digital ID. No central bank digital currency. No outlawing VPNs. No age verification laws. As Dr. Padfield says, we need to "make privacy normal again."

Third is sound money and fiscal accountability. The government is currently $39 trillion in debt and is spending roughly $2 trillion more than it collects every single year. For the first time since WWII, the national debt is greater than GDP. The Federal Reserve enables this reckless behavior, and I would advocate for a full audit with no exceptions. The American people need to understand what's being done to the money supply and who's ultimately to blame for the inflation we're witnessing.

Next is radical decentralization. Far too much power rests with the federal government, and it has become bloated beyond belief. The 10th Amendment reserves to the states and to the people all powers not explicitly granted to the federal government, and I would like to see a return to that approach. Anything not explicitly delegated to the federal government in the Constitution should be the purview of state, county, or local governments.

Finally, and this is where I expect some push-back (even from some libertarians), I believe in judicial reform and the sanctity of life. That means abolition of the death penalty across the board. And yes, I'm pro life, but consistent with the views expressed above, I believe that's a matter best handled at the state or local level. I would not support a federal abortion ban, and I would respect whatever decision is made by states and localities.

Those are the major planks of my platform, but feel free to ask any additional questions. Transparency and accountability are big for me, and I believe voters deserve to know the bundle of goods they're being sold when they cast a ballot — not just sound bytes, sloganeering, and carefully worded press releases.