But Steven, that is precisely the point. What are the principles?
You say allegiance to some pledge hoisted upon the LP in the 1970s by Rothbard, Raimondo and the Radical Caucus. I say, a basic belief in "fiscaly conservatism and social tolerance." Nobody owns the term "libertarian." Maybe Dana Rohrabacher, Dave Nolan, Don Ernsberger and a few of the other oldtimers have a bit of a claim to ownership. But in reality the term "libertarian" is a political term simply used to define people on the modern political spectrum who don't fall neatly into either the Liberal or Conservative camps, yet are not Centrists or Authoritarians. [ ModeratorNote: Pronunciation: "li-b&r-'ter-E-&n Function: noun Date: 1789 1 : an advocate of the doctrine of free will 2 a : a person who upholds the principles of absolute and unrestricted liberty especially of thought and action b capitalized : a member of a political party advocating libertarian principles - libertarian adjective - lib·er·tar·i·an·ism /-E--"ni-z&m/ noun >From Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary At- http://www.m-w.com -TLP ] --- In [email protected], "steven linnabary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jim Syler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > I thought the "party line" was defined by the party members? > > > > That is absurd. The party is defined by it's PRINCIPLES! > > > It constantly amazes me that libertarians, who profess a deep belief in > > intellectual freedom, allow absolutely NONE of it in organizations they > > control, or would like to control. > > > > Not at all. We are more than willing to debate. And more than willing to > change any particular plank of our platform. But NOT at the expense of our > principles. > > So bring it on! > > PEACE > Steven R. Linnabary, Treasurer > Franklin County Libertarian Party > (614) 891-8841 > P.O.Box#115; Blacklick, OH 43004-0115 > > "When you make peaceful revolution impossible, you make violent revolution > inevitable" John F. Kennedy > ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
