Still no word from the BTP on who they will be supporting for the 2006 Elections?
I've tried to get an answer, but will you all be backing John Wayne Smith for Governor in Florida? What other campaigns will the BTP be working on? Can't have a "political party" if you're not going to be active in political campaigns. The whole purpose of a political party, as I'm sure you know, is to elect its members to public office. You shouldn't use the term "party" in your name, if you are not planning to back candidates. --- In [email protected], "Thomas L. Knapp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The Boston Tea Party has passed the 200 member mark and I expect > (read: hope) that it will be much larger* by the time of its first > "event" -- the world's first online political party convention, which > begins August 19th. > > Have you joined the Boston Tea Party yet? > > A few things to keep in mind: > > - There's no requirement that the Boston Tea Party be your exclusive > affiliation -- or at least, no such requirement from our end. Other > parties may have rules applying to their officials and/or members. > > - There are no dues. > > - As a matter of fact, joining is as easy as entering your email > address and certifying that you endorse the Party's platform: "The > Boston Tea Party supports reducing the size, scope and power of > government at all levels and on all issues, and opposes increasing the > size, scope and power of government at any level, for any purpose." > > - Oh, yeah ... you can do that here: > > http://bostontea.us/user/register > > The Party's web site is at www.bostontea.us. Anyone can read the > site's content, although only members can post/comment. > > - Want to help spread the word? The Boston Tea Party does not raise or > spend money _as an organization_, but feel free to advertise it > yourself -- let your friends know, post to Internet discussion lists, > or place ads (more on that at http://bostontea.us/node/95). > > Regards, > Tom Knapp > > * According to Wikipedia, the Libertarian Party counted "more than 80 > members" as of its first presidential election, 11 months after its > founding. Former LP chair and executive director Steve Dasbach > disputes that claim. He says that the "more than 80" number refers to > attendees at the LP's first convention, and that actual party > membership in the first year was in excess of 300. We're a little over > a month old and catching up to the LP's first-year figures quickly. Of > course, we have the Internet and they didn't. I'm still hoping for 500 > by August 19th. > > As one commenter on my blog notes, yes, a direct comparison of initial > LP memberships to current BTP memberships would be "hype." On the > other hand, that commenter didn't mention that, as of now, one can > join the LP on exactly the same terms as joining the BTP (no dues, > just a web registration procedure). I don't know if the LP's 35- year > head start/13-year Internet head start, or the BTP's "shiny new toy" > factor makes for the best recruitment prospects. I also don't know how > many members the LP has added via its web site since July 4th, so I > can't compare the two. > 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/
