Libertarians are independent like house cats, which only require food, water, and shelter.
Libertarianism is a political philosophy that upholds liberty as its principal objective. Libertarians seek to maximize autonomy and freedom of choice, emphasizing political freedom, voluntary association and the primacy of individual judgment.
Unless a person is a democrat, he or she most likely holds to some libertarian beliefs. The democratic party is currently imploding, because there only talking points revolve around the idea that a big government can fix everything...(which is a crazy idea)
Certain people want to say 'there should be no government' (and those people are the aforementioned extreme libertarians.
A sensible person realizes that to much government can be a very bad thing, and not enough government can also be a very bad thing.