Its rather difficult to imagine why people who favor bigger government generally would want to join the Libertarian Party.
However, it is easy to imagine that people who favor smaller government and lower taxes but also think that legalization of marijuana is a bad idea or who favor intervention in Iraq or any one a a multiplicity of particulars that don't generally find favor in the party might want to join. And its equally easy to imagine that there might be a substantial number of such people, each differing as to perhaps one particular issue, that might want to join. One of the marks of a fanatic is the inability understand that it is possible to have such a thing as a small disagreement. --- In [email protected], "Paul" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hey, bigger government, smaller government. Who cares right? After > all we're "big tent" libertarians. We should bring in all people > whether they agree with statism or libertarianism. We should welcome > everyone whether they support the non-aggression principle or not. > How else are we going to grow if we don't toss our principles out the > window like the major parties did? After all it's not about our > principles, it's all about growth right? > > > > --- In [email protected], "mark robert" <colowe@> wrote: > > > > Eric, > > > > > > > > Are you contrasting "beliefs" of libertarians against principles > > of libertarian philosophy? If not, then you seem to be saying > > that libertarianism has no core philosophy or principles. For > > example, are you saying the libertarian principle of small govt > > (the goal of vastly reducing the size of our current one) can be > > altered? > > > > > > > > -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.] } > > > > > > > > > > _____ > > > > > > > > > > Those who issue calls to bar "nonconforming" members from office > > or even > > to expell them from the party fail to understand that no one has > > the > > power to define Libertarianism to the exclusion of other > > definitions. > > > > Any political party is defined by its members at any one given > > time and > > place and that definition can be altered anytime the membership > > chooses > > to do so. > > > > There is no "core belief" that is immutable, not subject to > > interpretation, or which must taken as received truth from on > > high lest > > one be struck by thunderbolts. > > > > You can stamp your little feet and hold your breath until you > > turn > > purple but no display of pique, no amount of huffing and puffing > > about > > how you say that "Libertarians must believe that..." can change > > that > > reality. > > > > > > > > > > > > _____ > > > > > > > > [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/
