On 11-Dec-04, Travis Pahl wrote: TP> because government spending by definition is a decrease in freedom.
Says who? s>>>> I think what we've all lost sight of, in this pissing contest, is s>>>> Rob's claim that the GOP would be easier to subvert/convert than the s>>>> Democratic party. TP>>> I disagree. Look at what they do when they are in power? obviously TP>>> Roberts view is wrong. s>> In other words, you believe the Democratic Party would be easier to s>> subvert/convert than the GOP. I disagree. TP> No. In other words the republicans are not interested in smaller TP> government. Which Republicans? The RNC, the state leaders, in your county, or the guy down the street? Subverting or converting a party doesn't work from the top down. It works by convincing the guys at the local precinct level who probably agree with you on a number of points... probably more than your Democrat neighbors. s>>>> If libertarians had spent the last 30 years attending GOP precinct s>>>> meetings and getting their people selected rather than trying to form s>>>> a third party, freedom would have been better served. s>> You don't take over a party from the top down, Travis. It's done from s>> the ground up. It takes some time, but Ron Paul's supporters in Texas s>> show that it can be done. TP> it could happen. Does not mean that it could happen everywhere. It WON'T happen if we don't try. _______________________________________________ Libnw mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] List info and subscriber options: http://immosys.com/mailman/listinfo/libnw Archives: http://immosys.com/mailman//pipermail/libnw
