Henry, thanks for the thoughtful response. I see it differently. I consider myself to be, as you say, "highly idealistic." However, I find much about the...
Linda Ellis wrote: LE> I don't think people should need to read the entire platform to get an idea about what kind of tax cuts that the LP is promoting. So I...
... Just skimming through, I see many specific stands that have been in our past platforms, at least prior to 2006, which I support, and which are absent in...
... Nothing is more complicated than arguments among libs - except arguments among marxists :) ... One point to consider is that once government takes over a...
... I agree that there were a few such embarrassing statements in the old platform. I am not aware that there are any in what is left, but if there are they...
... As I've tried to get reformers here to at least acknowledge and consider, the LP during the 1990s roughly tripled in membership (from around 10-12 thousand...
On Fri, 01 Jun 2007 18:12:34 -0400, Stephen Dow <StephenDow@...> wrote: ... hear , hear . -- Howard Pearce Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client:...
i agree with you both. i also believe both sides of this coin can benefit by heeding your suggestion. 8-) bernard baruch carman - seeker of truth / seeder of...
Henry, We could delete every plank 100%, and we would still have our ideals in the platform. The SOP is the heart of the platform. Guy ~ HH: Still, I think...
Stephen Dow wrote: SD> the LP during the 1990s roughly tripled in membership (from around 10-12 thousand to 35 thousand or so) and in revenues (from around 1...
stephen, I will "acknowledge" it. But I'd say that the absolute numbers are all so tiny, they do not matter. I'm talking millions or ten of millions of...
Robert Capozzi wrote: the CURRENT platform says this: "We further oppose all attempts to ban weapons or ammunition on the grounds that they are risky or...
... ——— i can certainly support a self defense plank such as that. 8-) bernard baruch carman - seeker of truth / seeder of truth • www.SeedsOfTruth.org...
... I'm not aware of that. ... I'm no anarchist, but I expect that Libertarian politicians will sell out our principles if our long term goals are omitted from...
... ——— Ron Paul hasn't sold out his principles, has he? and he's not even a "Libertarian", apparently by some LP members' standards. regardless, even...
On Sat, 02 Jun 2007 23:03:13 -0400, bernard b carman ... Maybe particular people would sell out, but I have always found that party memebership tends to be...
I have a few counterpoints to Brian Holtz' post on this subject line, but agree with most of his points generally. ... If so, the language was added back in...
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Henry, 1. Why do the long term goals need to be spelled out beyond what's currently in the Statement of Principles? The SOP is protected by a 90% vote...
... You have to keep in mind the distinction between members and those who simply affiliate with a party label. The Ds and Rs do not have tens of millions,...
Brian, interesting points about cutting an income tax cut and not payroll tax cuts. I'm not sure that's such a bad thing, and it hasn't led me to think of an...
i agree with you Guy. i want to again reiterate that conciseness is key. we should exemplify minimizing government by avoiding excess bureaucracy in our party...
Stephen Dow wrote: SD> Just skimming through, I see many specific stands that have been in our past platforms, at least prior to 2006, which I support, and...
... Our ideals are embodied in the Statement of Principles, but the SOP does not communicate our ideals. For most people to grasp a concept, it is necessary...
... Both of the statements you reference above are not stated in the Platform, but rather are inferences from other statements that were certainly not intended...
... Ron Paul seems to be unique. I know of no other politician about whom this could be said. They even back out of very specific promises. As I recall, of...
... {snip} ... As I've said before, I generally like the GH draft; I think it would work very well as the "Principle" section of our Platform. However, we...
