I don't think it is intended to each take one plank or three plank, by one's self. Forbid it to happen, this is a committee. Both of you take on those issues, and then compare notes and them Mavbe I'll starsiten both of you oput,nuntil Dana points out the mistakes that all three of us made,on so on, but unlike on the lp chat line, we work together, not, square off and have a stupid arguement or gettinto a Ralph and Whosever circle jurkfor days on end. each of us should state the one, two or three we are welling to lead on, then put it out on the table and let the other ,Interested parties go at an anlysis and rrive at a better refinment. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Tiger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Lpco-Platform" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 5:00 PM Subject: RE: Tackling issues - 3 each???
> First I wanted to get this message thread into the archive, so I break my > own rules about long threads ...<[:(} (I did kill off Jim's long sig though. > > I have been digging for the last few minutes on the LPCO site trying find > the darn platform. Why bother having one if it is a secret? > > I want to take a look at the list and see where I fit if we are divvying up > the pie. Jim just took my fave - privacy, but that doesn't mean I can't help > him out with a few suggestions. > > I want my own copy of the existing platform. I feel like a dummy. > > paul > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Vance [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 8:45 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; > [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Tackling issues - 3 each??? > > Okay, > > So it's John's suggestion we actually try to tackle 3 (that's THREE) issues > each. > > I sense the concept of createing a COMPLETE platform for the LPCO being the > goal here. > > Well - what does everyone else thing? Hell - why not. I'm up for it. > The three topics I think I'd like to take on are: > - Gun Laws/Ownership Rights & Issues (for background reference: my father > and I were gun dealers - I know this arena first hand and intimately since I > had to do all the paperwork and deal with BATF and the occassional FBI & CBI > agent). > - Freedom of Privacy - which ties into the Homeland Security concept in my > opinion. > - Freedom of Speech / The Internet/ Information Distribution > > I'd take on Education - but it seems I'm just a bit too much of an > incrementalist and moderate on that issue for most of the party even though > I think my angle that was never revealed because of loss of the nomination > would be tremendously marketable and easy to get behind for the general > public even if it is a bit of a "lukewarm" libertarian stance on the topic > to those in the party. > > So what is the consesus? Who wants to try for 3? Who wants to take on > what??? > > Vance > <snip> > > ----Original Message Follows---- > From: "John A. Lappart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Platform Committee > Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 21:44:06 -0700 > > Not so fast!! I think that each memer should tackel three planks. One > will be the top priority, who knows how easy some of you will get off? > Some issues may only take a few minutes and others a great deal of brain > strain. Evrybody should be equally over loaded. > > >
