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January 26, 2006 KELLY HALLDORSON ON THE RADIO TODAY! Hey everyone, I'll be a guest on the Gardner Goldsmith, Against the Grain radio talk show today. It airs...
Do You Agree with the U.S. Supreme Court that Fit Parents are Presumed to Act in the Best Interests of their Children, ie: Troxel v. Granville (2000)? Ever...
I would like to propose the following concerning Libertarian Party membership for the LP conventioneers: 1. Basic membership in the Libertarian Party at any...
Debate over the retention, elimination, or changing the Oath seems to be going to take up hours of rancorous squabbling at the convention. I'll weigh in with...
This is a message I sent to the LP headquarters concerning the LP.org homepage: Please remove the “Politician Removal Service” cartoon immediately. Running...
Our elected officials deserve much worse treatment then what they got in the comedic video on LP.org. - Trevor Southerland ... -- Trevor M. Southerland ...
Trevor Southerland
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Jun 6, 2006 2:02 pm
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... (Kevin) Never make a threat, even if justified by moral principles, if you don't have the power to carry out the threat. Making such an empty threat is...
I don't see anything wrong with pointing out that most of our elected officials are guilty of numerous crimes. - Trevor...
Trevor Southerland
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Jun 7, 2006 1:30 am
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Wow, I REALLY can't believe this is causing any type of controversy whatsoever! I took the entire thing to be a very lighthearted and almost slapstick attempt...
the "threat" is to remove them from office, not from the face of the earth! I didn't think it was the funniest thing I ever saw, but it was a good first...
... (K) The Libertarian Party doesn't have the power or statutory authority to arrest politicians. To offer such a service without either, is to advocate...
it's a CARTOON! Hello ??!!?? it's called metaphor, silly goose! ... (K) I viewed the animation. This depicted the arrest and tazering of politicians, not their...
... (Dave) I don't think the average person would be favorably impressed by an animation depicting the arrest and tazering by LP staff of elected officials. Is...
... Even more disturbing than the arresting and tazering is the contrast the animation draws between those evil, lazy politicians and the "Libertarian leaders"...
Tim Bovee/Daypoems
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Jun 8, 2006 1:32 pm
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It will continue until the oath is gone! Carol Moore in DC <liberty@...> wrote: geez, is this the 20th or 30th year of this debate? ... SPONSORED...
I sent the link to a co-worker. Her response: I think it's awesome. It's funny and to the point! ... From: Wendy Terry Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 10:21 AM ...
... WT (K) Actually, I think arresting some government officials is a good idea. It's just that, this procedure is premature. Making such jokes just tips them...
I'm going to have to come in on the down/negative/against side of this debate. Naturally, when I got the digest I went to look at the ad in question. Maybe it...
This isn't a "procedure" for arresting officials. It's a cartoon to get people to understand they can vote for Libertarians to oust the D's & R's. You are...
Your point of view seems backwards to me. It is the administration who is starting secret police squads and causing people to disappear with no habeas corpus -...
... Propaganda should always be taken seriously as a window into the mind of the propagandist. Cartoon or not, humorous intent or not, the piece shows...
Tim Bovee/Daypoems
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Jun 9, 2006 5:41 pm
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I'm sorry, but we will have to agree to disagree. IMHO, to make such a statement about the cartoon (fascist?) is utterly ridiculous. I do NOT like the current...
... administration [which] is starting secret police squads and causing people to disappear with no habeas corpus - not the LP. (K) And what "secret police...
If you watch the animation without the sound, the imagery is quite hostile. The mentions of election and voting in the narration are so minor I didn't even...
... Same here. I like the idea (having a flash animation on the site), but not the execution. No pun intended -- they definitely clarified in the animation ...
(Kevin said:) ... (Kevin) The quote above yours is actually mine. How did the LP change? A small group of self-styled "radicals" including Rothbard and Justin...