There is no such thing as a "libertarian Republican" so none have ever been elected.
--- In [email protected], "steven linnabary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Eric Dondero Rittberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Geez Steven, do you wish me to List every single elected libertarian > Republican in the country every single time I comment on such > matters? I only mentioned Korhing, Leland, Drolet and McClintock > cause they are the most prominent at the moment. > > There's at least 20 to 30 others including Toby Nixon of Washington > State (fmr. 20-year GA LP Member), Brinkman, of course in Ohio, Bob > Hedlund in Massachusetts, a State Senator in Oregon, another in > Montana who is an elected Republican yet serves as Secretary of the > Montana Libertarian Party, at least 3 to 4 in the New Hampshire > House including a close friend of the NH LP named Bif, one in > Florida who is closely aligned with the FL RLC and is an Economist, > two in the Texas House, 1 in PA, another one in Michigan besides > Leon named Jack Brandenburg, State Sen. Dean Patterson in > Arizona... I could go on and on. Sorry I can't recall all their > names off the top of my head. > ***** > Save your breath, Eric. Nobody is arguing that there aren't some > libertarians and quasi-libertarians within the republican party. Just as > there are a few in the democrat party. > > It is well established that it is far easier to be elected on the republican > ticket as opposed to the Libertarian ticket. I have seen friends run hard > as Libertarians and get as much as 5% of the vote, then turn around the next > year and run as a republican and win handily. Both Greg Kaza in Michigan > and Penn Pfiffner in Colorado did this (they are both now out of office due > to term limits). No argument there. > > But while I am sure that both of them held true to their libertarian > principles while in office, I have to wonder if the quartet that was elected > as Libertarians in New Hampshire had more lasting effect. > > SL > ****** > > But it comes out to about 20 to 30 nationwide elected libertarian > Republican State Legislators, most of whom have had some former > affiliation or association with the Libertarian Party or are > currently associated with the LP in some way. And all having been > elected under the Republican banner. > ***** > And nearly all of them have to explain themselves when they diverge from the > republican party line when it comes to refusing to "Blame America First". > And I hold them in high esteem. > > Almost as high as I hold the leaders of the Libertarian Party. > > SL > ***** > > And you don't consider Rohrabacher as a "libertarian?" > > Interesting. Very interesting. ESPECIALLY SINCE HE IS THE FOUNDER > OF THE MODERN LIBERTARIAN MOVEMENT!!! > > Are you not aware that it was Dana himself who led the famous > Libertarian Caucus of YAF in the late 1960s which spurned the > formation of the Libertarian Party???!!! > ***** > Yep. And Karl Hess USED to be a socialist. And Ronald Reagan USED to be > communist. And Hillary USED to be a "Goldwater Girl". > > SL > ***** > > Perhaps you missed the latest Liberty Index where Dana scored Number > 3 right behind 1st place finisher Jeff Flake and 2nd place finisher > Ron Paul. > > Perhaps you are not aware that it was Dana himself who almost single- > handidly carried water for the libertarian efforts in the 1990s to > Abolish Selective Service. > > Your ignorance on former Goldwater President Jeff Flake is not my > problem. You are obviously a victim of the libertarian propoganda > machine that claims Ron Paul as a "fluke Republican", and ignores > virtually all other libertarian Republican elected officials like > Flake. > ****** > > I'll admit my ignorance of a few obscure republicans who happen to hold a > few libertarian principles. > > But I think you would have to admit, if you are being honest, that they > would be more effective if elected as Libertarians. That is, if they are > truely libertarian on more than a couple of issues. > > PEACE > Steven R. Linnabary, Treasurer > Franklin County Libertarian Party > (614) 891-8841 > P.O.Box#115; Blacklick, OH 43004-0115 > > "When you make peaceful revolution impossible, you make violent revolution > inevitable" John F. Kennedy > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> See what's inside the new Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/XmUd6C/bOaOAA/cUmLAA/KlSolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> 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/
