David I disagree, I think the numbers of votes will improve with a
divorce between the reformers and the purist. At least the reformers
can't blame the purist anymore if they fail. It probally would be
better for the reformers to join the RLC or the Democrat counter
part, or as a independent ( which is the way many states list all
non Republicans and Democrats anyway). If the reformers really think
they have the talent to get votes and advance liberty with their
gradulist polcy then they have the chance to prove it, when the fail,
they can't blame the purist and we can tell them " see there we told
you it would not work". If their policies make improvements we can
always tell them with fair certainty," yeah but far from
enough".
I actually think the purist will get more votes to without the
reformist candiates and office holders because those who want a
pricipled party and candiates that follow those principle will have
nothing to do with the LP the way it
is.
To give one example Tony St. James has a fairly new show on WGOW-
fm talk radio 102.3 in Chattanooga, Tennessee on saturday mornings,
this morning he said he approves of the LP priniciples and the
platform but he gets the impression the party goals are no better
than the Democrat and Republican Parties goals get people in power in
Washington so they can tell others what to do. --- In
[email protected], "David Macko" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> It is highly unfortunate that there appears to be a split in the
> Libertarian Party of Florida. This cannot benefit anyone except
> enemies of liberty. I hope that all of you can get together and
> straighten out this problem. Remember Benjamin Franklin's
> admonition that we must all hang together or we will all hang alone.
>
> For life and liberty,
> David Macko
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Franklin Perez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 1:04 PM
> Subject: [Libertarian] New Libertarian Party -> American
Libertarian Party
>
>
> > Hello Folks:
> >
> > I have just gone to the website of the Florida Division of
Elections at
> > the
> > http://election.dos.state.fl.us/cgi-bin/ComHtml.exe?account=42227
> > hyperlink
> > and noticed that there is a new Libertarian Party that has
registered with
> > the Florida Division of Elections.
> >
> > It's chairman is none other than James Coakley, an individual
that has had
> > his share of problems with the Libertarian Party of Seminole
County
> > Florida
> > (LPSC) as well as the Libertarian Party of Florida (LPF). It's
initials
> > are
> > LBT. As you all know, James Coakley has been helping me out with
my run
> > for
> > Florida State House (District 33) by distributing some of my
campaign
> > literature. (Note: You may read about my problems with the LPSC
and LPF by
> > going to the http://www.geocites.com/fperez2006/why_npa_eng.html
> > hyperlink.)
> >
> > I have spoken about this new political party with James Coakley.
Has has
> > stated to me that this new party, called the American Libertarian
Party,
> > shall have a Libertarian political philosophy but that its main
purpose
> > shall be to actively run and encourage candidates to run under
their party
> > label so long as they hold Libertarian political principles. This
attitude
> > is in sharp contrast with the Libertarian Party of Florida, whose
main
> > goal
> > seems to be to not want to run or encourage ANY political
candidates to
> > run
> > under its banner.
> >
> > I think that this new American Libertarian Party will be a VAST
> > improvement
> > over the current Libertarian Party of Florida because it will not
stand in
> > the way of its candidates from running for political office. It
will
> > actually ENCOURAGE Libertarian-leaning people to run under its
banner and
> > will not set up roadblocks to keep them from running.
> >
> > So folks, if you are disgusted with the political nonsense and
manure that
> > is ocurring with the Libertarian Party of Florida and wish to
join a REAL
> > Libertarian party, please consider joining the American
Libertarian Party.
> >
> > I would like to congratulate James Coakley for having the
conviction to
> > set
> > up this new political party.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > Franklin Perez (No Party Affiliation)
> > Florida State House Candidate (District 33) - Year 2006
> > Libertarian Minded and Independent! Not Beholden to Party
Politics!
> > http://www.geocities.com/fperez1776
> >
>
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