Hi Doris! Did you catch the anti-abortion article on Lew Rockwell? http://www.lewrockwell.com/barnwell/barnwell30.html Very well written, IMO. Unfortunately, I...
Wayne: Hi Doris! Did you catch the anti-abortion article on Lew Rockwell? http://www.lewrockwell.com/barnwell/barnwell30.html Doris: Yes. It's called, "The...
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... ************** Hi Doris, I think your articles are among the best I've read. I have only disovered your site recently, and still havent read all of the ...
... Please refresh my memory. Why do you think this time is the marker event? I thought that the following comments are apropos: == > personhood QUOTING:...
... If I'm not mistaken, I believe there is a group dedicated to discussing the LP pledge. This group is for the platform. I haven't been keeping up with this...
I agree with David, There have been many calls to abolish the Pledge as a prerequisite for LP membership. There are strong arguments for either side of this...
LPUS Platform Discussants: I attended the Atlanta convention and much of the meetings of the PlatCom there. I have also followed the discussions in this...
I've reported these two already. Has anyone else checked out the minutes and compared them to the platform as posted at http://www.lp.org/issues/platform/ ?? ...
Hi Michael! You raise some good points! One point that I raised is the new format of the platform. Should principles be articulated inside each of the planks,...
There's no disagreement on this point. I don't want to abolish the Pledge. I just think that the Pledge is an important part of of what the LP stands for. That...
GS (What's your actual name?): I think you are correct that I tend to blend goals, principles, and policy positions. In redrafting the platform of the LP of...
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... That all depends on how you interpret the pledge. My interpretation is that the pledge was designed to keep violent anarchists from taking over a new...
David: It's clear that we have different definitions of "libertarian." When I signed the pledge I did not interpret it as foreclosing the possibility that...
I certainly agree with Robbie Honerkamp on his points, for which I thank him. --Mike Wolf ... From: Robbie Honerkamp To: LPplatform-discuss@yahoogroups.com ...
Robbie, I am saddened and actually shocked to read your words here! You are from my neck of the woods and I have always had lots of respect for you and your ...
I agree! The Pledge does reflect what members do stand for. But I do believe that, when looking for principles, we should primarily look at the SOP as the...
... I agree with you- when I said 'violent anarchists' I was referring to molotov-coctail throwing radicals, not anarchocapitalists or libertarian anarchists....
Yes, that's how the Platform worked before this latest change! The Statement of Principles (SOP) was the place where the principles were articulated. The...
Robbie, Thankfully we are not as far apart as I had at first thought. I also agree with the absolute need for education; that is the very reason I don't want ...
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I agree with GS's latest comments, below. --Mike Wolf: P.S. GS, who are you? ... From: group_secretary To: LPplatform-discuss@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday,...
I think what people are missing is there is a difference between universal education and monopoly government run schools. I firmly support the former, and want...
Group_secretary (GS) is just a username, used to moderates many groups. BTW, GS is not moderating this very group but does moderate several larger libertarian...
Hi Chris! Yes, privatization and vouchers may well be the policies chosen in a particular state. But we also need to look at the wider picture. How could...
The Pledge does reflect an important principle. In fact, I believe that pledge constitutes the essence of libertarian principles and, as such, I support any...
This is in respone to comments about the divide between anarchists and minarchists within the libertarian movement. Due to imperfections in human nature, there...
The pledge functions in a number of ways. It certainly is more than a tool to fool the FBI that there were no anarchists in the party. The pledge has an...
