[hscott]

Hey guess what dude?? H Browne was the LP pres candidate in 2000 and I think also in 96. As such he is the leading figure in the LP and even in the libertarian movement. So no it won't do to claim he is "not representative."

And in any case, such a claim is false. Do you want to cede the point to me now or do I have to dig up other quotes from other libertarians which support my assertions? Or would you then claim that I have still selected a non-representative sample? I guess I'd have to commission a Gallup poll on the subject.

Anyway, I think that I have proved my case.

Now it is true that a minority of libertarians would support the War on terror and support the US government. And I always believed that indeed national defense was a proper function of government and that's why I was so shocked at the libertarian reaction. It seemed to me that the libertarians (most of them) were turning their back on their own philosophy.

[Wonder Warthog]

"Anyway, I think that I have proved my case. Now it is true that a minority of libertarians would support the War on terror and support the US government."

Nope, 'fraid not. You can't prove a case like this with quotes. Now, if you have a statistical survey of libertarians that actually gives DATA on your second assertion above, then you have a case. Otherwise not.