Posted on 02/24/2005 6:27:01 AM PST by Happy2BMe
Libertarians Seeking 'True Conservatives'
By Susan Jones
CNSNews.com Morning Editor
February 24, 2005
(CNSNews.com) -- The Libertarian Party says its representatives were "very well received" by conservatives at a recent conference in Washington.
"We met a lot of people who are either supportive of our ideas or who simply support having an alternative to the big-government ideal put forward by the Republicans and Democrats," said Sam New, who organized the Libertarian Party's activities at the Conservative Political Action Committee Conference in Washington.
The Libertarian Party was a first-time cosponsor of the Feb. 17-19 CPAC Conference, and its involvement was a "big step forward" for the Party, said Executive Director Joe Seehusen in a report on the group's website.
"Our profile has been low for some time, and we were able to showcase our party in a positive light to many people and groups, including a large number of students and small business owners."
Seehusen, who considers President George W. Bush a socialist, said the Libertarians' support for limited government and appreciation for individual rights strikes a cord with many people who call themselves Republicans or conservatives.
"Many of them stopped by our booth to learn more," which is exactly why the Libertarians decided to take part in CPAC this year, he said.
The Libertarians believe they can appeal to "true conservatives" (as opposed to "big-government neo-conservatives") on a number of issues.
"By taking part in this CPAC conference, we hope to show that Libertarians are the true fiscal conservatives -- much more so than the Republicans are," Seehusen said on the Libertarian website.
He said the party is studying how successful groups market themselves, so the Libertarian Party "can more effectively reach out to conservatives" in the future.
Stop being hipocrytes backed largely by self absorbed narcicists. That'll be a good place to start.
I MUST endure Jehova's Witnesses and drunks. I'm not calling for any laws.
Abortion at any level is indefensible if one is a true Libertarian. Liberty is defined as freedom from opression... there is nothing more opressive than denying an innocent human being of its fundamental and inalienable right to life... let alone try to argue one's "liberty" gives them the right to.
This is a complete bastardization of the very concept of Liberty. Until the libertarian party can face the truth on abortion, its nothing more than a bunch of recreational drug users looking for justification for their self destructive ways.
Last time I got crickets. I don't expect anything different this time.
No, you just sit there mocking everyone else with nothing to add. Easier I guess, huh?
And daily, now so, more than ever!
Thankfully, immoral people don't define morality.
A person who cannot take responsibilty for raising his children without government guns trained on them has no credibility on moral issues.
You are describing a pure democracy. Our government is not a democracy. Why are you using that tired analogy? It does not apply.
I described a representative republic. Morality matters are legislated. Things like murder, theft, assault -- those are all moral matters.
It's just certain moral matters that you don't want legislated.
Ummm the libertarians are not suggesting that the police should kick in your door at three am and arrest you and send you to prison for a mandatory minimum sentence and confiscate all your property without compansation plus bar you forever from recieving any kind of student loans or grants for college to bettter yourself if you DONT do drugs.You really should go read a dictionary adn find out what the definition of coercion is.
Tenth amendment. But in anycasse, the onus is one the one making up the fairy tale to prove that the fairy tale is true.
I've asked you before. Have you ever used an illegal substance? Last time I got crickets. I don't expect anything different this time.
No, you just sit there making things up as you go along in order to fit things into your extremely bizarre worldview. Easier I guess, huh?
Sorry, but as long as libertarians are "libertine" on moral issues, they can count me out.
Why are you using that tired analogy? It does not apply.
If you can't see the difference, then there is no further use in trying to convince you otherwise.
Crickets again. You've got nothing.
I'm a libertarian and not a libertine. Please withdraw your slander.
Actually, you have shown nothing. Over and over. Your fairy tale invention is as preposterous as your refusal to answer the questions about your past.
Tenth amendment. But in anycase, the onus is one the one making up the fairy tale to prove that the fairy tale is true.
Pretending I didn't answer doesn't mean anything except you live in a dream world.
There are only 18 states in the union that prohibit felons from voting every other state voting rights are automatically restored the day you get off of parole or probation and the sky hasnt fallen Fact Sheet: States That Bar Ex-Offenders from Voting
Tenth amendment, huh? So when the 21st amendment repealed Prohibition, the power went back to the states, right? Because of the tenth amendment? That is what you're saying?
Then tell me, Mr. Tenth amendment. Why did the 21st amendment include a Section 2, taking the power from the federal government and turning the power over to the states?
Geez, according to you, all we needed was Section 1.
More crickets. You don't have a clue.
Conservatism and open borders, which the Libertarian party supports are like oil and vinegar, they don't mix.
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