wow! I think i got my message stuck in the wrong debate. I dont sign shyt either but most people dont read what they sign until its too late!
John Stroebel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: REALLY? Is that anything like the pledge the Nazis swore to follow the Furher? I don't sign shit....and I call myself anything I believe in. WHat is this party you are running in....a club with rules? I thought you didn't believe in 'rules'. On 6/30/06, steven linnabary <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "allie rodgers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]<alliepoetesswitch%40yahoo.com> > > > > > im new to this group and debate but the statement here says "Good! > Libertarianism is opposed to all gov welfare programs.Maybe it will > stimulate more capitalistic enterprise." > > > > Does this mean that people who are down on their luck, shouldnt take > gov. > welfare programs?? Some people arent enterpreneur types and this just > doesnt > fit my belief system but wanted to understand more of what this means? > > ALLIE > > > > To be a member of the Libertarian Party, one must sign a pledge "I oppose > the use of force or fraud to achieve social, economic, or political > goals". > > Every plank of the LP Platform conforms to this axiom. > > Because of this, most of us believe that any money the government has was > stolen from it's (rightful) original owners. This means that most > government programs are immoral for this reason. > > In practice, does this mean that we oppose a persons right to reclaim what > was stolen from him? For the most part, no. Because a person was forced at > gunpoint to "donate" to the IRS (try not paying your taxes), that person > should have the an equal right to try to get at least some of it back. > Same > goes for Social Security or most any other government subdivision. > > Much has been written on libertarianism far more eloquently than I can put > it. My own favorite sites are www.fff.org , www.mises.org , > www.antiwar.com > . I hope this helps. > > > 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 > > > -- ******************************************************************* Are YOU Preparing For The November '06 Elections NOW??? ******************************************************************* http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Save-The-USA/ It is time to do something about all this! ******************************************************************* [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Next-gen email? Have it all with the all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Check out the new improvements in Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/6pRQfA/fOaOAA/yQLSAA/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/
