Are these people real libertarians or would a better term be Classic liberal?--- In [email protected], "Eric Dondero Rittberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Wrong. Absolutely wrong, as a matter of fact. > > Respected long-time Libertarian activist from Palm Beach, Phil > Blumel says that there is absolutely one supporter of libertarianism. I believe his name is Bob > Collins, or something like that? Recently elected. Attends LP > meetings, and is formerly affiliated with the Republican Liberty > Caucus. > > (I may be wrong on the name. I'll check into it.) > > Phil also says that besides him, there are a few others who are very > sympathetic to libertarian ideals, and they will be meeting with > these legislators a couple weeks from now at the capitol in > Tallahassee, to discuss various issues. > > FYI, there have been libertarian supportive state legislators in Florida for many years now. Past libertarian supportive legislators included: Dick Graham of Ormond Beach, Mark Foley of Palm Beach, Tom Feeney of Orlando, and a couple more in the Orlando area (can't recall their names at the moment.) > > Oh, and if memory serves some guy from Ft. Walton Beach too. > > > --- In [email protected], "hrearden_hr" <HRearden@> > wrote: > > > > > > > > There are no libertarians in the FL legislature. > > > > $ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Edward J. Williamson" > > <ejohnwilliamson@> wrote: > > > > > > quote: "BTW, there are at least 20 hardcore libertarians serving > in > > > state > > > > legislatures around the country right now as Republicans, many > > > > affiliated directly with the Libertarian Party, in states such > as > > > > Michigan (!!), California, Florida, Washington, Oregon, Mass, > NH and > > > > Alaska." > > > > > > I am familiar with the names of California's state legislators > and I > > > have not found one that is a Libertarian or has Libertarian by > their > > > political designation. Not one is a Libertarian. How about some > > > names? You can't be a Republican and a Libertarian, or a > Democrat and > > > a Libertarian no more than you can be a conservative or a > libertarian > > > or a liberal and a libertarian. You are either a Libertarian or > you > > > are not. It is that simple! End of story! > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Paul" <ptireland@> wrote: > > > > > > > > There are absolutely zero libertarians serving in state > legislatures > > > > or in any other position while in the Republican party. > > > > > > > > > > > > [ModeratorNote: I slipped up by letting Eric's comment thru, > > > > so you get to rebut this once. > > > > > > > > WHO iz or iz not a libertarian is OFF-topic in this forum > while > > > > WHAT is or is not libertarian is always ON-topic here. > > > > > > > > -TLP ] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Eric Dondero Rittberg" > > > > <ericdondero@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Sounds like you're sympathetic to the libertarian Republican > > > > > strategy. You may wish to check out the libt. GOP movement > at > > > > > www.rlc.org or over at Yahoo Libertarian Republican group. > > > > > > > > > > BTW, there are at least 20 hardcore libertarians serving in > state > > > > > legislatures around the country right now as Republicans, > many > > > > > affiliated directly with the Libertarian Party, in states > such as > > > > > Michigan (!!), California, Florida, Washington, Oregon, > Mass, NH > > > and > > > > > Alaska. > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "john_teschky" > <rockroller@> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Scott is as Libertarian as you, Paul. > > > > > > > > > > > > He accomplished much running as a Republican. He stuck to > his > > > > > > Libertarian positions, yet still managed to earn the > > > endorsement of > > > > > > the local Republican party. If he continues his hard > work, he > > > > > could > > > > > > very well be, eventually, the Ron Paul of Illinois. > > > > > > > > > > > > His switch to the GOP also played a big part in shaking > the > > > > > Illinois > > > > > > LP out of it's dysfunction and begin it's move back > towards > > > > > effectiveness. > > > > > > > > > > > > Scott accomplished much for libertarianism in this area by > > > running > > > > > as > > > > > > a Republican. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Paul" <ptireland@> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Assuming he actually WAS a libertarian (which is almost > never > > > > > the case > > > > > > > with people YOU describe as libertarians), he sold his > soul > > > in > > > > > hopes > > > > > > > of winning and he still lost. What did he accomplish by > > > running > > > > > as a > > > > > > > Republican? NOTHING. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Eric Dondero > Rittberg" > > > > > > > <ericdondero@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > In case you guys hadn't heard yet, Libertarian Party > member > > > > > and > > > > > > > > current Republican Scott Bludhorn lost his GOP primary > race > > > to > > > > > the > > > > > > > > incumbenet 54 to 46% in the Chicago suburbs. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Though, Scott did increase his vote substantially from > his > > > 9% > > > > > showing > > > > > > > > as an LPer in 2004. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Let's hope his runs again for the seat in the future. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
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