"Independents" & "Libertarians" - I'm Calling You Out. What the heck is up with you?

It is easy for some to cowardly proclaim themselves "independent" or some such escapist moniker. They are not living up to their potential; by forever claiming their neutralty - they relinquish their participation in our electoral pool. What a sweet and ironic shame it is that those who most profoundly could affect our political future; hide in a mantle of "Independent" or "Libertarian".