The Libertarian Movement is composed of various groups, individuals and organizations that each focus on various aspects and causes related to the overall goal...
mpf1free@...
Oct 13, 2001 7:15 pm
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I recently left the LP for several reasons- the main reason being that there were many, many activists seriously discussing using the LP's resources to do...
Kyle Varner
pyramous@...
Oct 13, 2001 8:12 pm
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... That was only one of my concerns, that we don't yet know. And the problem Woolsey alludes to in this second paragraph only states one half that issue: it's...
Dan Fitzgerald
dangfitz@...
Oct 15, 2001 9:11 pm
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... From: "Dan Fitzgerald" <dangfitz@...> To: <wwoolsey@...>; <lp2000@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, October 15, 2001 6:14 PM Subject: Re:...
... From: "Dan Fitzgerald" <dangfitz@...> To: <wwoolsey@...>; <lp2000@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, October 15, 2001 9:56 PM Subject: Re:...
Woolsey
wwoolsey@...
Oct 16, 2001 10:24 am
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Interesting exchange between Fitzgerald and Woolsey. It brings up this point: LP credibility hinges to a great degree on whether our candidates seem to voters...
Kent Van Cleave
kvc@...
Oct 16, 2001 10:25 am
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LP Mission Statement: To replace their rascals, with our rascals. Mr. Woolsey raises an interesting point. What are we to do when our rascal blatantly lie and...
dangfitz: >>>You're saying now that a mission statement can be used to justify having an official, publicly stated repudiation by the Libertarian Party of a...
Dan Fitzgerald
dangfitz@...
Oct 16, 2001 6:23 pm
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... From: "Dan Fitzgerald" <dangfitz@...> To: <wwoolsey@...>; <lp2000@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2001 5:17 PM Subject: Re:...
Bill, Kent and Dan, Re: the discussion concerning Libertarian Candidates that raise money for unwinnable races and other efforts by exagerating their...
Strategic Objectives for All Party Groups Above All, Remember The Objective of a Political Party is To Elect Its Candidates to Political Office and thereby put...
George D. Phillies
phillies@...
Oct 26, 2001 1:05 pm
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Here is the current draft of the summary of a strategic plan http://lp2000.com/2002/StratVision01.htm The detailed version of the plan is still being edited....
... Hi John, I like the idea of "reorganizing the LP around the bottom up principle" and I like the summary. In particular, we really need to take advantage...
Robert Maynard
robmayn@...
Jan 25, 2002 10:33 pm
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I agree on bottom up. Local races are 1) easier to target. 2) have the choice of a party label or no label and 3) can attract coalition support not possible...
To obtain this direction, it would be helpful to have a national leadership pointed in the direction of building form the bottom up. This can be done, but we...
George D. Phillies
phillies@...
Jan 27, 2002 9:22 pm
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You're lucky. In DE the Republicans have actually worked to elect big spending Democrats rather than see a Libertarian take on an unopposed Democratic...
Jim Larsen
nauticon@...
Jan 27, 2002 9:22 pm
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It was Schundler type Republicans in Illinois (known as O'Malley Republicans) who worked for Libertarians. Like NJ, the IL RepublicRAT establishment is a...
The following is my notes on the current (Feb) issue of Campaigns and Elections Magazine. Should be of interest! Quotes are those of the magazine followed by...
Robert, ... I agree with the strategy implied here, but also want to point out a tactical issue. Let's say that we are going to attack a local race, but we are...
... This is a very astute observation. We need to distinguish between individual politicians, who may be sympathetic, and the party establishment. Too many...
Robert Maynard
robmayn@...
Jan 28, 2002 9:42 pm
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... I would like to add an option e) target races where the incumbent has angered grass roots "issue" activists who agree with you. This is a BIG factor. The...
Robert Maynard
robmayn@...
Jan 28, 2002 9:43 pm
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To: Robert Maynard, Thanks for your kind words. Sometimes we forget our priorities. My priorities and allegiance should be first to God, then to the...
To the Editor: (A submission for next month's "The Mailbox") I read the February edition of LP News with a great deal of interest. The first thing I noticed...
Robert Maynard
robmayn@...
Feb 4, 2002 3:54 pm
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In the year 2000 our signature issue was the drug war. I was probably as strong a proponent of this as anyone. I think everyone here knows of my passion on...
The Soft Underbelly of American Politics It is nearly impossible to influence the Presidential election. The Democrats and Republicans are each likely to spend...
Observe what a competing state part of a different third party is doing: How one of our competitors is active. Of course, some of their issues are different...
George D. Phillies
phillies@...
Jan 30, 2003 3:19 am
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I just skimmed through Hillary Rodham's new book at the store. It said that she was originally involved with the Young Republicans, and was a "Goldwater...
For those of you who have not yet heard, if you subscribe to <statechairs_echo@yahoogroups.com> you can see a readonly echo of the state-chairs LPUS list. The...
George D. Phillies
phillies@...
Jun 21, 2003 12:43 am
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There is a controversy on the State Chairs discussion list concerning the representation of region 2 (California, Arizona, Hawaii). The controversy is not...
