Even if both of them want to suck your brains out, you have to vote for one of them - it's a two-party system.
Posted on 05/25/2008 2:49:33 PM PDT by WackySam
Former Congressman plans to take the White House as Libertarian candidate
Denver - The Libertarian Party has nominated former Congressman Bob Barr as its candidate for president for the 2008 election.
"I'm sure will we emerge here with the strongest ticket in the history of the Libertarian Party," Barr stated in his victory speech shortly after being selected as the Party's nominee. "I want everybody to remember that we only have 163 days to win this election. We cannot waste one single day."
More than 650 Libertarian delegates met in Denver from May 22 till the 26 for the 2008 Libertarian National Convention. After six rounds of voting Sunday afternoon, Barr was selected as the Party's presidential nominee.
"We're proud to present to the American voters Bob Barr as our presidential nominee," says Libertarian Party spokesperson Andrew Davis. "While Republicans and Democrats will fight for their own power in November, Libertarians will fight for Americans. Bob Barr is one of the strongest candidates in the Party's 37-year history, and we look for him to have an enormous impact in the 2008 race. Republicans and Democrats have good reason to fear a candidate like Barr, who refuses to accept the 'business-as-usual' attitude of the current political establishment. Americans want and need another choice, and that choice is Bob Barr."
The Libertarian Party is America's third largest political party, founded in 1971 as an alternative to the two main political parties. You can find more information on the Libertarian Party by visiting www.LP.org. The Libertarian Party proudly stands for smaller government, lower taxes and more freedom.
For more information, or to arrange a media interview, please call Andrew Davis at (202) 333-0008 during normal business hours, or at (202) 731-0002 during any other time. For an interview with the Barr campaign, please contact Audrey Mullen at (703) 548-1160.
Go visit the border before you spout more ignorance. Libertarianism means NO borders.
Not under a Barr administration!
I know Bob and — unlike your hero Jorge Bush who gave lip-service to US security, only grudgingly SLOWED the illegal INVASION — American SECURITY is one of his primary goals and a goal he’s prepared to go to the mat over with the PURE libertarians out there.
We could take over the LP like the RINOs took over the GOP
The next challenge, besides assiduously attacking both major political parties, is for Bob Barr and the Libertarian Party to also explain their differences compared to Chuck Baldwin and the Constitution Party. Like it or not, both Bob Barr and Chuck Baldwin are competing for the same conservative voters as well as for all other voters. The pros and cons of Bob Barr, the Libertarian Party, Chuck Baldwin, and the Constitution Party all seriously need to be put on the political table for some serious discussions among conservatives.
Nope, not at all.
When?
Completely absurd reasoning.
Completely absurd reasoning.
As best as I can gather, E3, it's the 'new math'...
Even if both of them want to suck your brains out, you have to vote for one of them - it's a two-party system.
From Bob’s website:
Secure the Borders
The current platform of the Libertarian Party paints a bright and accurate picture regarding the issue of immigration: “Our borders are currently neither open, closed, nor secure. This situation restricts the labor pool, encouraging employers to hire undocumented workers, while leaving those workers neither subject to nor protected by the law. A completely open border allows foreign criminals, carriers of communicable diseases, terrorists and other potential threats to enter the country unchecked. Pandering politicians guarantee access to public services for undocumented aliens, to the detriment of those who would enter to work productively, and increasing the burden on taxpayers.”
Resolving this issue will be a challenge for America as it means that we must be aggressive in securing our borders while at the same time, vigilantly fighting the nanny state that seeks to coddle even those capable of providing for their own personal prosperity.
Until all governments are willing to take a unified front to confront this problem, it is the duty of the federal government to secure our borders from criminals, terrorists and those seeking to take advantage of the American taxpayer.
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