I still think that it would be better to avoid a split until we reduce government to some level where our differences are meaningful in relation to a real political campaign.
For life and liberty, David Macko ----- Original Message ----- From: "terry12622000" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2006 2:33 PM Subject: [Libertarian] Re: New Libertarian Party -> American Libertarian Party > 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 ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian Yahoo! 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