Just for the record, as a Republican I would wholeheartidly support Ed Thompson, Don Gorman, Judge Gray, Doug Anderson (the fellow who was just elected to the Denver suburb City Council), Aarron Russo, or a few other top-notch Libertarian Party members if they would run for President in 2008.
Requirements: They must be a former or current elected official of some standing (not Soil & Water Board or Scietific Review Board from Kalamazoo like Mary Ruwart). Or, they must be somewhat of a celebrity in Hollywood, music or some other entertainment industry like Aaron Russo. I think of all the folks being talked about right now from the LP side, Ed Thompson is probably best, with Judge Gray and Aaron Russo close seconds. If you all were to run "Thompson/Gray" bet you'd get a lot of crossover support from libertarian Republicans such as myself, many of us who sat out Election 2004, and were forced to vote for Bush because of the LP's selection of Badnarik who, imo, had No Name and No Resume. --- In [email protected], "uncoolrabbit" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Because Eric is a disalusioned Republican? Just a wild conjecture. > > --- In [email protected], "Paul" <ptireland@> wrote: > > > > If you're interested in getting Libertarians elected to public > office, > > why are you always mentioning non-Libertarians like Schwarzenegger, > > McClintock, Miller, Boortz, Ventura, and other Republicans? Why > don't > > I ever hear you pushing Libertarian Party candidates? > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Eric Dondero Rittberg" > > <ericdondero@> wrote: > > > > > > Hell, I don't know. Sounds like some question straight from a > panel > > > of the Cato Institute on legal foundations of the Constitution, > or > > > some stuff subject matter like that. > > > > > > Honestly Mark, I haven't really thought about such stuff. > > > > > > More interested in tackling useful topics like GETTING > LIBERTARIANS > > > ELECTED TO PUBLIC OFFICE!!!!!!! > > > > > > Here's a question for you. How many candidate brochures were > you > > > able to deliver and how many signs were you able to get up for > > > libertarian candidates in the 2004 election cycle? > > > > > > > > > [ ModeratorNote: Eric is discrediting his advocacy by resorting > > > to ad hominem ('to the man') in what he thinks is a distraction > > > from Mark's appropriate question about Eric's stance. Mark > busting > > > Eric is very much ON-topic here. I'm allowing Eric's above ad > > > hominem (this one time) as a good example of bad forum > behavior. > > > -TLP ] > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "mark robert" <colowe@> > wrote: > > > > > > > > Eric, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I believe you had said a signed pledge is force. I asked what > > > > kind of force. I said I thought it sounded like a contract. I > > > > asked if you view contracts as aggression. I don't think any of > > > > that was too technical or off topic; it was simple and directly > > > > responsive to your comments. So, if you don't mind, the > questions > > > > still stand. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -Mark > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ************ > > > > {American jurors have complete Constitutional authority to vote > > > > "not guilty" based on nothing more than a disagreement with the > > > > case, no matter the evidence - despite the judge's > instructions. > > > > There is absolutely no obligation to vote "guilty" to arrive > at a > > > > unanimous verdict. Get on a jury, stand your ground, and > fulfill > > > > its other main purpose: to counteract abusive government and > > > > unjust lawsuits. > > > > See www.fija.org > > > > [Please adopt this as your own signature.] } > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _____ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm not sure what your question is below? You're getting a bit > > > > too > > > > technical IMHO. Not quite sure what all this has to do with > > > > electing more libertarians to public office? > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "mark robert" <colowe@> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _____ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > 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/
