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To: tpaine
You said: "Absolute sickening crap. You are disgusting in your fanatical hatred.

I'm not a party member, and I don't know the exact wording on their platform regarding abortion, but your slur above is a pitiful lie.

You look like, and are, a fool."

And since the essence of my case is that the Libertarian position is not philosophically divorced from its 19th Century twin, the Missouri Compromise, I guess it's up to me to "prove it". So, I went right to their website, did a search for "abortion" and there it was:

http://www.lp.org/organization/history/platform/1998/womerigh.html

We oppose all laws likely to impose restrictions on free choice and private property or to widen tyranny through reverse discrimination.

Recognizing that abortion is a very sensitive issue and that libertarians can hold good-faith views on both sides, we believe the government should be kept entirely out of the question, allowing all individuals to be guided by their own consciences.

We oppose all restrictions on the sale of RU 486, and on the sale of menstruation-inducing contragestive pills, which block fertilized eggs from attaching themselves to the womb.

We oppose legislation restricting or subsidizing women's access to abortion or other reproductive health services; this includes requiring consent of the prospective father, waiting periods, and mandatory indoctrination on fetal development, as well as Medicaid or any other taxpayer funding. It is particularly harsh to force someone who believes that abortion is murder to pay for another's abortion.

We also condemn state-mandated abortions.

xxxxxxxx That's as far as I C&Pd, but someone who is speaking ON BEHALF OF the Libertarian party really ought to already know what the party's position is on one of the great live/death social issues of our day.

That way they, themselves could avoid appearing to be a total fool.

BTW, you might find a good US History 101 text and read it thoroughly. Most of the better ones cover the various compromises made over slavery. Most of the arguments made on behalf those compromises are remarkably similar to those made today by the Libertarians and others -

129 posted on 01/09/2002 6:27:12 PM PST by muawiyah
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To: muawiyah
xxxxxxxx That's as far as I C&Pd, but someone who is speaking ON BEHALF OF the Libertarian party really ought to already know what the party's position is on one of the great live/death social issues of our day. That way they, themselves could avoid appearing to be a total fool.

Your own post just made a total fool of you, but your fanaticism blinds you to that fact.
The platform belies your claim that it supports abortion/murder.
And, I have made it clear that I do not speak on BEHALF of the big 'L'.

BTW, you might find a good US History 101 text and read it thoroughly. Most of the better ones cover the various compromises made over slavery. Most of the arguments made on behalf those compromises are remarkably similar to those made today by the Libertarians and others -

So you say? - Prove your point.

All you've done so far is to prove you're a blowhard.

130 posted on 01/09/2002 6:59:31 PM PST by tpaine
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