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Originally posted by PhiPsiRuss
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.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.
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Those three points follow from the non-use of force. I do not mean non-use of force solely in terms of national defense. For example, taxation is considered to be government use of force to impose on private property. The basic point is that you can take "non-use of force" as a principal and apply it to every political or social issue to derive the Libertarian Party platform.
I understand your point, as do many LP members, that as long as we continue to support open immigration and the lifting of all barriers to trade, we alienate many people who would otherwise take the LP seriously. However, to change these party planks would be logically inconsistent with the rest of our platform.