Are there any LRC members who want to staff an LRC info table at my TN state convention? I'll be a bit too busy to do it myself. Looking through the LRC...
hey Todd, to address your seemingly main question, "why gut the LP platform?", because it was simply not inclusive to the larger libertarian tent. i have been...
Bernard Carman wrote: BC> i have been called a "statist" simply because i favor reducing the amount and scope of our nation's taxation, rather than abolishing...
... ——— IMHO, you've hit the nail right on the head, Robert! (yes, i'm cross posting. someone can just sue me! ;-) 8-) bernard baruch carman - seeker of...
Steve, i don't think i've ever called for "world domination" or any sort of world police from America, and i don't believe any LP member, "radical" or...
hey Brian, the "secure our borders" was really meant to suggest that the most important thing to do with our military is to have excellent national defense at...
... ——— i'm not sure, but i've forwarded your Q to the "LRC action & boards" email lists, along with the Yahoo group. hopefully, someone will know. 8-) ...
bernard b carman wrote: BC> i don't believe allowing anyone to just hop the border without any kind of checks is wise for any country. <BC The only people I...
On Wed, 7 Mar 2007 08:53:08 -0800, Brian Holtz wrote: The SoP is just eight sentences. It's not nearly long enough to explain how how libertarian principles...
hey everyone, i want to encourage everyone in the LRC groups to join this "LPplatform-discuss" group. 8-) bernard baruch carman ••• ... hey everyone, i...
Mik Robertson wrote: MR> Is it to be primarily a document of principle or is it to promote liberty? <MR John Shuey wrote: JS> the Libertarian Reform Caucus has...
[All but five sentences/clauses of this draft Platform consist of language copied directly from the 1972, 2004, and 2006 platforms. The remaining five are...
On Sat, 17 Mar 2007 10:16:34 -0700, Brian Holtz wrote: These are examples of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_dilemma. ; The LRC is absolutely right when...
Brian, this is impressive. Some specific comments: I'd prefer Economic Liberty, Securing Liberty and Personal Liberty be the order. 1.2: I'm not sure what...
Carl Milsted wrote: CM> There is a GIGANTIC gulf between the amount of meat in a "reasonable" LP platform and the list of procedural reforms in the Contract...
A few responses to Brian: 1. I like your rewrite of the platform. It is a huge improvement over the existing platform and platforms prior. Yes, there are a few...
... Rothbard's "legalize blackmail" notion, but I'm not sure. I find it obscure. Consider deleting. Agree with RC ... control or voluntary termination of...
Bernard and John's latest posts prompt me to suggest the following: 1) I propose to the ad hoc committee of the LRC that we scrap Version A & B. It appears...
... almost entirely a re-cobbling together of past platforms. My sense is that makes it far more sellable to the base of the LP. Aarghh!!!! Its greatest...
On Tue, 20 Mar 2007 14:56:08 -0000, John Shuey wrote: 1. The platform should only contain planks that would appeal to at least 50% +1 of the electorate; ...
Robert Capozzi wrote: RC> 1) I propose to the ad hoc committee of the LRC that we scrap Version A & B. It appears many of us agree that, in general, the...
No, we don't have consensus to just suddenly scrap Versions A and B, which we spent a great deal of time developing. It will be two weeks before I can give...
The recent suggested improvements of the Greatest Hits platform's use of prior platform language are too good to ignore just for the sake of avoiding textual...
... Insider trading is a serious but subtle form of fraud. We should not be condoning it. Better to drop everything starting with "such as...." ... While a...
Wow, Brian. This is getting pretty darned good, IMO. Some feedback: * The Statement of Principles -- while currently an embarrassment, IMO -- is a hornet's...
I don't think A and B should be scrapped. I feel that going back to the old platforms will keep us in the 1 percent or so we get most elections. Jeff ... ...
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