Posted by: "kiddleddee" <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://profiles.yahoo.com/kiddleddee> kiddleddee
__________________________________________________________ GM: Broadly speaking . perhaps you think I should do all the work, but allow yourself to make all the big decisions on my behalf. __________________________________________________________ K: The only decision that I will make on "your" behalf is whether I will continue to vote for the Libertarian Party. I have decided not to do so as long as that Party refuses to oppose United State foreign policy aggression. __________________________ GM 7/17/06: again, K, with all due respect, there appears to be a disconnect between your words & reality. If I'm any example, it's just not valid to suggest I fail to oppose US foreign policy aggression. As my references, you can ask anyone on the 2006 Platform Committee. I am most certainly not an advocate of dropping our non-interventionist foreign policy position. While each person is entitled to their opinion, and I'm sure there are some in the LP who are not so non-interventionist as myself, I doubt very seriously the LP will ever condone foreign aggression. My point? There is no evidence I'm aware of to suggest any segment within the LP, including the Reformers, promote an interventionist foreign policy agenda. If there are such folks, please rest assured that myself & most constitutionalists will stand by your side if they attempt to pass such a plank. FYI: my main regret from 2006 Convention is that I forgot to pass a resolution to ask LNC to take down the Iraq Exit Strategy. Perhaps if you are not AWOL at the next convention, you can take the initiative to make that motion. GM> Did you personally take the time to attend the Convention? __________________________________________________________ K: No, I did not. (I didn't attend the Republican Party or Democratic Party conventions either, but I don't surrender my right to analyze and to criticize what occurred in both of them. ___________________________ GM 7/17/06: . nor did you surrender your right to Monday AM quarterback. ;-) . just kidding GM> Did you know prior to the Convention that the Reform Caucus was going to lobby for this action? __________________________________________________________ K: Everyone did - or should have. And I would further submit that the Party leadership should have - if they had any intentions of keeping the Party Platform - been CONSPIRING to prevent - not abet - such action. ____________________________ GM 7/17/06: WHY do you continue to use the inflammatory "conspire" . there was no friggin conspiracy that I'm aware of ! Do you think you're helping the cause of Liberty by coaxing different variations of libertarians to get pi$$ed off at each other? . Please excuse the French. Also, in the party of responsibility & principle . don't you find it a bit ironic that you, who are quite vocal in your criticism of folks having deviated an iota from the party line, would pass the buck to the leadership to defend & maintain the platform? Whose job is it to maintain it . the management, or the owner? Attitudes just like that are why we're in this mess. The US Citizenry has taken an attitude towards the Constitution .. JUST LIKE YOUR ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE PLATFORM .. Let the hired help maintain the platform . sure . just like Emperor Bush maintains the Constitution. The OWNERs must do the maintenance . not the hired help. No one forced the delegates into doing the Portland Purge . THEY CHOSE to do so. Please note that caps are included above only for emphasis . not to convey yelling . Respectfully yours, Guy McLendon [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> See what's inside the new Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/2pRQfA/bOaOAA/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/
