I'm always pleased to hear from, Greg Clark who is a looong time LPer (NATcom 1970s history even) AND was the ORIGINAL host (before my decade+ stint) of the still running longest running libertarian TV show in the world:
Live&LetLive.1989.12.09 Downtown Austin Main Library is named for John Henry Faulk, local nationally famous colorful 'Bill of Rights' advocate http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/library/lbfaulk.htm Greg Clark hosts Faulk's last ever interview! (playback Stream: 30 minutes duration) http://txliberty.dyndns.org/Inetpub/wwwroot/Webfiles/LLFaulk.wmv Live&LetLive.2003.09.27 Greg Clark, who was this 15yr series original host, is guest for this week's host, Jon Roland of www.Constitution.org & talk of history, current events. Greg is an anarchist libertarian; Jon is a minarchist libertarian. (playback stream: 1 hour duration) http://txliberty.dyndns.org/inetpub/wwwroot/webfiles/LL030927.wmv -Terry Liberty Parker AND Find More Free On-demand Playbacks On-line via AustinLibertyInterNet Radio/TV at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LibertyProspects/links VoiceCall 1.512.462.1776 --- In [email protected], "gclark809" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The Preamble and introductory statements to each section of the > Platform were not deleted by the Portland convention. > > The way I see it is we have a lot of good principled > language left. Not much detail, but good statements. > > We have this in addition to the Statement of Principles: > > Preamble > > As Libertarians, we seek a world of liberty; a world > in which all individuals are sovereign over their own > lives, and no one is forced to sacrifice his or her > values for the benefit of others. > > We believe that respect for individual rights is the > essential precondition for a free and prosperous > world, that force and fraud must be banished from > human relationships, and that only through freedom can > peace and prosperity be realized. > > Consequently, we defend each person's right to engage > in any activity that is peaceful and honest, and > welcome the diversity that freedom brings. The world > we seek to build is one where individuals are free to > follow their own dreams in their own ways, without > interference from government or any authoritarian > power. > > In the following pages we have set forth our basic > principles and enumerated various policy stands > derived from those principles. > > These specific policies are not our goal, however. Our > goal is nothing more nor less than a world set free in > our lifetime, and it is to this end that we take these > stands. > > And this: > > I. Individual Rights and Civil Order > > No conflict exists between civil order and individual > rights. Both concepts are based on the same > fundamental principle: that no individual, group, or > government may initiate force against any other > individual, group, or government. > > And this: > > II. Trade and the Economy > > We believe that each person has the right to offer > goods and services to others on the free market. > Therefore we oppose all intervention by government > into the area of economics. The only proper role of > existing governments in the economic realm is to > protect property rights, adjudicate disputes, and > provide a legal framework in which voluntary trade is > protected. > > Efforts to forcibly redistribute wealth or forcibly > manage trade are intolerable. Government manipulation > of the economy creates an entrenched privileged class > -- those with access to tax money -- and an exploited > class -- those who are net taxpayers. > > We believe that all individuals have the right to > dispose of the fruits of their labor as they see fit > and that government has no right to take such wealth. > We oppose government-enforced charity such as welfare > programs and subsidies, but we heartily applaud those > individuals and private charitable organizations that > help the needy and contribute to a wide array of > worthwhile causes through voluntary activities. > > And this: > > III. Domestic Ills > > Current problems in such areas as energy, pollution, > health care delivery, decaying cities, and poverty are > not solved, but are primarily caused, by government. > The welfare state, supposedly designed to aid the > poor, is in reality a growing and parasitic burden on > all productive people, and injures, rather than > benefits, the poor themselves. > > And this: > > IV. Foreign Affairs > > American foreign policy should seek an America at > peace with the world and the defense -- against attack > from abroad -- of the lives, liberty, and property of > the American people on American soil. Provision of > such defense must respect the individual rights of > people everywhere. > > The principle of non-intervention should guide > relationships between governments. The United States > government should return to the historic libertarian > tradition of avoiding entangling alliances, abstaining > totally from foreign quarrels and imperialist > adventures, and recognizing the right to unrestricted > trade, travel, and immigration. > > All in addition to the amended and retained planks. > > Suddenly I'm feeling much better! > ------------------------ 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/
