A third party is quietly emerging in Gregg County, where one proponent of the Libertarian movement is explaining who they are.

We are too liberal for the Republicans, and we are too conservative for the Democrats, Gregg County Libertarian Chairwoman Brandee Brown said. Most people in East Texas are very libertarian-minded Little L. And they have a hang-up with (legislating) social issues.

A couple of examples might help: Libertarians dont take a stand on gay marriage or decriminalization of marijuana, as part of their live-and-let-live philosophy; the party also believes people, not the government, should be helping those who lack adequate food, housing or other necessities.

Thats not to say we dont believe in helping other people we do, said John Spivey, a Fort Worth party member who directs, libertarianboosterpac.org, which helps candidates with marketing and building their own websites.

The social tolerance tends to work more for most social liberals or Democrats, he said. And the fiscal conservatism tends to work well for Republicans and tea party people.

He said $2 out of $3 of the trillions of dollars the government takes from taxpayers for welfare programs simply feeds the bureaucracy.

And one-third of that money gets to the people who need it, he said. Wed rather give to organizations where 90 percent goes to the needy.

But, would churches, nonprofit agencies or individuals reliably donate those trillions of dollars?

Keep in mind that two-thirds of that is going to the (federal) apparatus, Spivey replied. Could they take care of roughly one-third of that? I believe they can.

Diane Day of Longview, who urged Brown to investigate the party, said she had been attracted to it by her disillusion over the two dominant parties. She heard former Rep. Ron Paul making the same point, too.

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