Eric,
Sounds like some LP groups require a signature and others don't.
Nonetheless, you think it's force. Is it the kind of force that
qualifies as the initiation of aggression (the one that
libertarianism is against)? Or is it the kind of force to which
you agreed to abide when you voluntarily joined this group? To
me, it sounds more like a contract. Do you view consensual
contracts as aggression?
-Mark
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It is most certainly force.
I don't remember ever signing a pledge in 1985 when I joined.
They
just wanted my $25.00 and wanted me as a delegate to the State LP
Convention to vote for their slate of candidates.
If they had tried to force me to sign a pledge, I would have
never
joined the LP.
--- In [email protected], "Paul" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> The LP has never forced anyone to do anything. Having a
requirement
> to sign a pledge in order to join the party is most certainly
not
> force. One can refuse to sign and not join the party. If your
> personal beliefs are against the pledge, it's better for
everyone
if
> you do not join.
>
>
>
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