Libertarian Party in 2018 MD Senate race

On Civil Rights: Right to intimacy for consenting adults regardless of gender

Arvin Vohra claimed that it was preferable for a 14-year-old to be impregnated by an adult, because then they would be less likely to collect welfare. He insisted that child molestation was morally indistinguishable from homosexuality, and accused gay members of the party of "hypocrisy" if they disagreed. He insisted the abuse of children as young as nine should be left to the discretion of their parents. That's only a small sampling.

These comments are wildly at odds with the Libertarian Party's principles. The official Libertarian Party Platform deliberately endorses the right to intimate relationships only for "consenting adults." The party's position on generally respecting the right of parents to raise their children as they see fit, likewise carefully exempts "abuse or neglect."

Vohra is the party's nominee for US Senate in Maryland. Along with the requests to suspend him from his national role, some Libertarians are also urging the Maryland party to remove him from their ticket.

Source: The Jack News on 2018 Maryland Senate race Jan 16, 2018

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