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Originally posted by DeltaBetaBaby
Are you a Libertarian? To join the Libertarian Party, you must agree to the following statement:
"I certify that I do not believe in or advocate the initiation of force as a means of achieving political or social goals. "
This is taken directly from LP News, and can also be found on the website at lp.org. I fail to see how you can tell me that the non-use of force is not the basic principal of Libertarianism if that is the one thing you must agree to for membership.
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Why don't you read the LP web site? You claim that "The basic principal of the LP is the non-use of force." It is not the primary principle. It is mentioned, but after two other principles are mentioned.
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The Libertarian Party is committed to America's heritage of freedom:
* individual liberty and personal responsibility
* a free-market economy of abundance and prosperity
* a foreign policy of non-intervention, peace, and free trade.
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Its #3, and they're not going in alphabetical order. Its widely known, and acknowledged, that the first point, "individual liberty and personal responsibility" is "the primary principle" of the Libertarian Party.
As for me being Libertarian, I was, and I'm voting Libertarian, but I'm basically a man without a party. I have worked (for $$$) in politics, and with Libertarians. Have you? Every Libertarian who I know would accuse you of distorting the Libertarian ideals.
But lets bring this back to this thread's subject. Just as many Republicans are disillusioned with the LP because the advocated combination of wide open borders and a purely defensive military is nonsensical, many Libertarians are dissilusioned with Republicans, and Bush in particular, because of the continuing increase in the size, and role, of the Federal Government. Personally, this is why I won't vote for Bush. Its also why I won't register as a Libertarian.