Okay, time for some clarification here, as the two lists are threatening a confusion, and a number of good points have emerged. David Aitken's concern about...
I haven't even started reading all the emails from this list yet so I can get the info to the Pro-Choice Libertarians and Libertarians for Peace lists - not...
Carol: More than anything, what is needed is a mentality shift here. One of the critical underlying motivations in the proposed format is to end the platform...
... The problem is statist special interests who want to gut the platform. It starts with the anti-abortionists and the anti-immigrationist and the people who...
Carol, You ask a lot of questions in your initial message, all of which deserve to be answered individually. In order to keep discussion on your questions...
... what date?? ... You now know from my first response that Mike Dixon is responsible for the women's rights plank and that Sam Goldstein is responsible for...
Carol, I see why you're reading George's message the way you are - because George is saying it that way. I think George is using too many buzzphrase in his...
couple comments to couple sections... ... But if you are all alone in that project on the platform committee, the party may be doomed; unless changes are just...
One observation I have is that the proposed language seems to presuppose that disputes will be adjudicated "by mutually acceptable judges." But to me,...
The most recent list of members I have is: LNC NOMINATED Robert Murphy (OK) David Aitken (CO) Michael Dixon (NC) (But isn't he running for Chair now?? Conflict...
David, Interesting comment. First, I agree that mediation is preferable to adjudication in an adverse proceeding, and I can make an addition. Second, nothing...
... I see no conflict of interest. How are Hancock & Phillies unfairly prejudiced by the fact that Dixon is working on the platform committee? ... Mike Dixon...
Great! From the standpoint of a mediator (my wife does some mediation professionally), the difference between arbitration and mediation is that arbitration is...
Howard, Excellent suggestion. As it has been suggested before, we can work to put our ideas in a more positive light - and your suggestion below definitely...
... When I talk about conflict of interest I mean that he could use his position as Chair of the Platform Committee to push through changes on the committee...
The most recent list of members I have is: LNC NOMINATED Robert Murphy (OK) David Aitken (CO) Michael Dixon (NC) (But isn't he running for Chair now?? Conflict...
... Again, my understanding of the Platform Committee is that it has only the power of SUGGESTION. Anything Mike Dixon (or anyone else on the Platform...
... That appears to be a statement of Mr. Goldstein's personal beliefs. It does not necessarily follow from that that those beliefs will be inserted into any...
Tom's got it correct. Hopefully some clarification. No one on the Platcomm "owns" a plank. No one on the committee is or will be empowered to "rewrite" any...
... In the context of deciding how to go about proposing platform changes, this message was posted to the Platform Committee list: -- Why are we so dead set...
1) To my knowledge, there are no updates on who has volunteered to work on which planks. The last message I posted on this contains all the information I have....
In a message dated 3/4/2004 2:28:59 PM Eastern Standard Time, ... I have to agree here. I do not think the delegates will respond favorably to a total...
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I now have the names of the members of the platform committee. ... later ... later ... later ... For those who don't know the selection procedure, the LNC gets...
Sam: The article also made Rational Review News and I am sure many others. Don't they always? George Getz did as well as can be expected with what the current...
The problem with the article is that it jumps from the fact of assuming adulthood back to childhood again to make/imply its criticisms. It is dishonest in...
Excellent analysis, Howard! YES, this is exactly the issue we have not made clear: we DO NOT advocate sex with children, we merely advocate that SOME people...
ST: I took the personal and "other" entries off the reply on this one. One to the LNC, one to each platform list, and unfortunately it needs to copy to the two...
I agree with Howard that the author of the article was being dishonest in order to make a point which he knows (or should know) to be false. I agree with...
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