Whew, I'll let these people know that they have YOUR approval. I'm sure they'll be thrilled and immediately ramp up a campaign because you'll support them.
The Libertarian Party is not a circus. We don't field candidates merely because they are celebrities. Lasting parties never do. --- In [email protected], "Eric Dondero Rittberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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" > <uncoolrabbit@> 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/
