--- In [email protected], Richard Shepard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Several years ago the NLP trademarked the name "Libertarian Party." It is available for use only by NLP affiliates. Mr. Smith may be entitled to claim he is a representative of the "American Libertarian Party," but only if he always includes the word "American" and only if the courts deem the distinction clear enough as to not confuse the public. > > Richard Shepard
I don't think that John Wayne Smith even claims that he is running as the candidate of the "American" Libertarian Party, let alone as a candidate of THE Libertarian Party. As I understand it, he is running as an independent. His campaign slogan is: " A Libertarian Candidate for Governor." Try as you might, I don't think that you can stop him from claiming that he is a libertarian, nor can you stop him from claiming that he is a candidate for governor. I would think that the best you can hope to do is to use the power of the state to force him to change his campaign slogan to: "A l(lower case L)ibertarian Candidate for Governor". And how petty and mean-spirited would that be? ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Yahoo! Groups gets a make over. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/XISQkA/lOaOAA/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/
