Greetings everyone, Yesterday I responded to the survey that was sent out by the platform committee and I would just like to share some thoughts with you. It...
Eric, it's true that the PlatCom's current draft is more about timeless principles of policy direction then it is about a legislative agenda for the next four...
Thanks for your comments, Eric. Although in foreign policy,the platform is too specific in the wrong direction of non-interventionism.Why give the abortion...
... What you say is true for the Democrats and the Republicans. However, for a third party, such as ourselves, for whom the chances of electing anyone to...
... I may not have a position on this bet, but as far as I know no party has specifically called for an end of the deployment of U.S. troops abroad and...
Okay Kevin how many troops do we have stationed abroad? In how many countries are they? On how many bases? What is the annual cost? How much is it estimated...
michael.h.wilson wrote: MW) as far as I know no party has specifically called for an end of the deployment of U.S. troops abroad (MW This policy doesn't really...
Michael Wilson wrote: MW) You don't sell a car by saying it is better than some other brand. You have to show people why it is better. (MW You don't sell a...
Michael Wilson said:Okay Kevin how many troops do we have stationed abroad? In how many countries are they? On how many bases? What is the annual cost? How...
Brian said:The current Platform still says 'The United States government should return to the historic libertarian tradition of avoiding entangling alliances,...
I used to be one of those folks who thought the Platform should preach orthodox Party doctrine, and the "salesmanship" part should be left to candidates, but...
On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 4:54 AM, kevin Bjornson ... Whoa! Could you provide a citation for this, please? Such a position hardly seems consonant with these...
... William Lloyd Garrison, who had been unsparing in his denunciation of Lincoln, had an immediate change of heart and hailed the proclamation as "a great...
... From: "Brian Holtz" <brian@...> ... Last time I looked the CP had something about religion at the top of the website. Once I saw that I was out of...
... From: "Brian Holtz" <brian@...> ... No one suggested that!! But when you are the new boy on the block you have to try harder and we have not. ... ...
Brian I'm going to mention one more little burr that is under my butt and then drop this whole thing, because it doesn't do a damn bit of good. In every piece...
In 2002, it was roughjly $100K for each GI deployed overseas, a number I'd bet has gone up. Those 80,000 troops in Germany are defending the Germans from the...
(MW) Most Americans have no idea how many troops we keep abroad, or what it cost in dlooars and cents.(K) Stationing troops abroad doesn't cost that much more...
(MW) Yea Brian like the candidate who ran for governor and said the was all for medical marijuana, but would veto any bill to legalize drugs.(K) What candidate...
(K) I've already agreed with Michael Wilson, that US troopslevels in Japan, S. Korea, and Germany should be downsized. But I don't think they can be eliminated...
Michael Wilson wrote: BH) The current Platform still says "The United States government should return to the historic libertarian tradition of avoiding...
On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 5:48 PM, kevin Bjornson ... I should hope so - that proves he was human :) ... None of your quotes show Garrison calling for the war. He...
Starchild wrote: SC) you are seeking to query people on their ideology not as a way of making sure candidates are strongly committed to what the party stands...
(K) I'm co-founder of the Libertarian Defense Caucus.Why should the restore-04 caucus have exclusive privilegesfor the $100? I'll fill out the questionaire for...
Brian, My further responses below... ... Oh? What individual rights does the LP currently not defend, that you think we should defend? What means of defending...
Starchild wrote: BH) I'm attempting to strengthen our opposition to aggression by expanding the list of individual rights that we defend and the ways that we...
First let me say thank you all for your responses I found them very thought out, straightforward and informative and garnered a better understanding of the...
