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Submitted by John Cunningham on Sat, 09/13/2008 - 16:54
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There are three pro-liberty organizations each working alone. You would be surprised how similar their stances are. We're never going to get anywhere by working alone. Let's merge them together and take our freedom back!

See www.libertyparty.org for details.

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Which Three?

Submitted by Prof de la Paz on Sat, 09/13/2008 - 17:07.

If you refer to the Libertarian, Constitution, and Green Parties I will almost agree. However, there are certain irreconcilable differences between all three which is why they exist as separate entities. I have no quarrel working with all three, but the LP (in spite of its recent misbehavior) still comes closest to satisfying me. You may think differently, and that should not prevent us from working together toward common goals, but as for joining seamlessly, I don't see it happening any time soon. Perhaps apres election we might be able to cobble together a tighter alliance between Cons and Libs, and occasionally recognize common purpose with Greens, but any serious grafting will have to wait until the more pressing matter is dismissed, to wit:

If you live in Oklahoma, you have no choice. Write-in Ron Paul.

If you live in Montana or Louisiana, rejoice! You get to vote for Ron Paul!

If you live in New Hampshire, please vote for George Phillies (the other Libertarian).

If you live in Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, The Dakotas, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, or Wyoming vote for Chuck Baldwin.

If you live in Arizona, California, The District of Columbia, Kansas, or Maine, you have my condolences. You may as well vote for Cynthia McKinney or Bob Barr.

If you live in Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, or Texas, you have my deepest condolences. You’re stuck with Ralph Nader or Bob Barr. Sorry.

If you can’t abide my recommendations, then, your State permitting, you could write in Ron Paul, your mom, your dog, or even Bob Barr.

But never Never NEVER vote for McBama!

This decision is rather painful for me, as it will be the first Presidential election for me (since 1976) in which I will not be voting for the Libertarian. It looks as though the Barr Campaign has burned that bridge, and it likely won’t be rebuilt until at least 2010. But still I reach out, optimistic sentimental sot that I am, and hope Barr does well in Georgia.

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80% success or 0% success?

Submitted by John Cunningham on Sun, 09/14/2008 - 06:27.

You ask which three, so I assume you didn't visit www.libertyparty.org to find out. I'll agree that it would be almost impossible to integrate the Green Party.

You're a Libertarian. Imagine if you could more than double your membership and then add 12,000 activists and over a million supporters. Details at www.libertyparty.org.

Another way to look at it: You can get 80% of what you want through cooperation, or 0% by working alone. You don't have to compromise your principles, but you do have to work with people whose principles differ slightly. Which makes more sense?