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New campaign strategy for Libertarians
Right Wing News (Humor/Politics site) ^ | 2/10/2004 | Mac Johnson

Posted on 02/11/2004 10:29:28 AM PST by mackster

The Two And A Half Party System: A Call To Libertarians by Mac Johnson

The Libertarian party is a party of principle. This fact is an enormous comfort to the party each election year when its candidates lose every major race. Being free from the burden of mattering, we can all be proud of the purity of our untested principles. OK, it is a little harsh to say that the Party does not matter. After all, occasionally one of its candidates may, in a tight race, siphon off just enough votes from the least abominable candidate to push the more abominable one over the top and on to Washington! Husah!

At some point though, even the purist must wonder just what it might be like to actually put a Libertarian into office and see our principles put into action and law. If you are among the select group for whom principle alone is wearing thin, then please take a moment to indulge me in an immodest proposal to overhaul the movement's playbook just a little.

(Excerpt) Read more at rightwingnews.com ...


TOPICS: US: Indiana
KEYWORDS: carson; horning; liberarianizethegop; libertarianism
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To: Pest
I agree on many of the Libertarian view, however I believe Drug enforcement is a nessesity. The drug War is a farce, but I believe something needs to be done to keep school age children from being exposed to that sort of thing. When they are adults, It's thier right to do what they want with thenselves, as long as it doesn't interfere with the rights of others. As much as it will hurt my feelings if my children deside to go that route, but it is thier right at 18 to do it.
21 posted on 02/11/2004 11:00:26 AM PST by Zavien Doombringer (If a Democrat falls from office and nobody is around will they make a sound?)
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To: No Blue States
I get so tired of these 3rd party parasites trying to siphon off Republican votes.

He wrote about libertarians running in Republican primaries. There are no 3rd parties (or 2nd parties) in primaries from which to siphon votes.

22 posted on 02/11/2004 11:06:27 AM PST by dead (I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
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To: mackster
The remarks of Harry Browne following 9/11/2001 forever painted a picture of Libertarians as out of touch with reality.

Smoke on.
23 posted on 02/11/2004 11:06:37 AM PST by truth_seeker
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To: cyborg
Did the poster do something to disrupt the site or otherwise violate posting guidelines?
24 posted on 02/11/2004 11:07:56 AM PST by Protagoras (When they asked me what I thought of freedom in America,,, I said I thought it would be a good idea.)
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To: Zavien Doombringer
It's unfortunate that the Libertarians use the drug issue as a major platform issue. I tend to agree with them on the issue, but doing so makes them seem like they are only in it for the weed.

I believe if they focused more on other liberty issues, they would be much better off. They could still have the same belief, but not be so in-your-face about it.

I think they are using it to attract the younger voters, who rarely show up at the polls anyway.
25 posted on 02/11/2004 11:09:21 AM PST by Pest (I will choose Free Will!)
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To: Protagoras
Note that I asked if he was a troll or really interested in posting. has he/she responded? No so my inquiry stands.
26 posted on 02/11/2004 11:11:13 AM PST by cyborg
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To: cyborg
easy killer, the Viking Kitties are watching...


27 posted on 02/11/2004 11:15:33 AM PST by Zavien Doombringer (If a Democrat falls from office and nobody is around will they make a sound?)
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To: dead
Thanks, I knew i should have read the whole article. Assumed it was like the last dozen or 2 ive read.
28 posted on 02/11/2004 11:18:30 AM PST by No Blue States
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To: mackster
The Republican Party was a 3rd-party choice at one point.
29 posted on 02/11/2004 11:18:44 AM PST by Lunatic Fringe
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To: EggsAckley; JoJo Gunn
The silence is deafening...........

Here is the search for mackster

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#1: New campaign strategy for Libertarians

1 posted on 02/11/2004 10:29:28 AM PST by mackster

TROLL ALERT......

30 posted on 02/11/2004 11:21:16 AM PST by Arrowhead1952 (WARNING! Every name on every tombstone in the country equals one democrat vote.)
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To: Arrowhead1952
Yup, ZOT! worthy, IMO.
31 posted on 02/11/2004 11:23:06 AM PST by EggsAckley (..................**AMEND** the Fourteenth Amendment......(There, is THAT better?).................)
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To: mackster
Libertopia -

Watching your house burn to the ground because your stupid neighbor forgot to send his monthly payment to the private fire department.
32 posted on 02/11/2004 11:26:56 AM PST by sergeantdave (Gen. Custer wore an Arrowsmith shirt to his last property owner convention.)
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To: Arrowhead1952
Please explain how this is a troll? In what way?
33 posted on 02/11/2004 11:28:11 AM PST by Protagoras (When they asked me what I thought of freedom in America,,, I said I thought it would be a good idea.)
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To: Arrowhead1952
I've only posted one article, but I felt a responsibility to hang around and answer at least a few.
34 posted on 02/11/2004 11:29:10 AM PST by JoJo Gunn (Gut and raze the NEA! ©)
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To: sergeantdave
Most of the country has volunteer fire deparments. Is that a bad thing?
35 posted on 02/11/2004 11:29:52 AM PST by Protagoras (When they asked me what I thought of freedom in America,,, I said I thought it would be a good idea.)
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To: mackster
Hey mackster. I'm with you, I'll be voting Libertarian. (Just as soon as there are no viable parties remaining to the left of the Republicans)
36 posted on 02/11/2004 11:32:17 AM PST by Grit (http://www.NRSC.org)
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To: mackster
We need a constitutional ammendment requiring runoff elections for all offices. It has to be legal for a third party to win and it has to be possible to vote your first choice without fear of thereby electing your last choice.
37 posted on 02/11/2004 11:34:54 AM PST by greenwolf
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To: dead
I think the point in all the verbosity was that Libertarian-minded candidates would do well to try to win Republican primaries and force a change towards smaller government from with the party.

Yep, and Ron Paul came to this conclusion long ago. Had he not (and had remained a Libertarian), he never would've even had a sniff of the HOR.

38 posted on 02/11/2004 11:35:09 AM PST by Mr. Mojo
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To: EggsAckley
Yup, ZOT! worthy, IMO.

For?????? Which posting guidelines were violated by this post?

39 posted on 02/11/2004 11:36:22 AM PST by Protagoras (When they asked me what I thought of freedom in America,,, I said I thought it would be a good idea.)
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To: No Blue States
The message,as I read it, was not addressed to republicans but rather to libertarians.
40 posted on 02/11/2004 11:43:25 AM PST by dobberkcd
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