In a message dated 4/18/2006 5:17:09 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> True, they can not tell someone they can not call themselves a > libertarian and if people outside of the LPUS wanted to endorse this > person for office or invite him to be an official with their group, > the LPUS should have no say so in the matter but the LPUS members do > have a say so in who they endorse and who they invite to be a party > official, its called freedom of association, there is no feet stamping > about it. The term Libertarian came into the general Lexicon in the 1570's and was applied to a group of Jesuit priest who were at odds with the then Pope. They never took any kind of oath. The LPUS does have an oath but even they recognize others as Libertarian, just not members of the LPUS. The ALP is not a member of the LPUS network, it does not enforce a pledge and is recognized by the only entity that matters: The State of Florida. Philosophical libertarianism. Originally, the term "libertarian" was a theological term. A libertarian was someone who believed the theological doctrine of free will to be the most important spiritual value. Philosophical libertarianism implies the application of the doctrine of free will to all aspects of thought and life from epistemology to ethics. Similarly, the political libertarian holds free will or liberty to be the highest value in politics and economics (or political economy). Someone can believe this and not belong to the Libertarian Party, US and that is what is often meant when someone is said to be a philosophical libertarian, but the Libertarian Party world wide is unique in that, while other political parties advocate one kind of liberty and oppose some other kind, libertarians in general and the Libertarian Party in particular consistently champion freedom for all people in every kind of endeavor. The ALP subscribes to this definition of Libertarian and has joined together into a state recognized political party and there for is a real Libertarian Party and unlike the LPF it has not corrupted it Constitution nor broken any of it's ByLaws. John Wayne Smith, CEO 1000 Planets, Inc. Building a Road to the Stars. A Libertarian Candidate for Florida Governor 2006 203 W. Magnolia Street Leesburg, Florida 34748 Phone 352 787 5550 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [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/
