Dave Laird <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in part: >shadow wrote: >> As I said in my opening statement, I believe that, barring a miracle, >> Republicans are going to blow their opportunity to use their >> newly-acquired majority to fulfill the promise of finally putting the >> brakes on government. And when they do, fed-up limited-government >> Republicans are going to seriously look at political alternatives in 2006 >> and 2008. >> Some will pull a "John Galt" and drop out completely, electing to stay >> home and not vote at all. >> Others will begin actively supporting challenges to Republican incumbents >> in GOP primaries. >> Some will leave the GOP and go "independent." >> And others will seriously consider joining a third party.
But people said the same re the 1996 elections. >> The question, therefore, is whether or not the Libertarian Party will be >> prepared to take advantage of this window of opportunity and finally >> become a true, competitive ballot-box alternative to the Democrats and the >> Republicans. >That's more than a fair statement. In fact, reviewing much of what you've >said, there is little that I can disagree with whatsoever. I did notice >that you didn't ask the question I always seem to confront, that being, >how much damage can the Republicans truly do to our freedoms during the >next four years, and how much effect will that have on the outcome during >the next national election? >You're right, absolutely right, that any failure on the part of the >Republicans at minimizing government will most certainly result in broad >changes, and thus a genuine opportunity for the Libertarian Party. >-- What evidence do you have of that? What makes 2006 & 2008 any different in that regard from 1996? Or 1982? Or, say, NJ in 1999? In Your Sly Tribe, Robert _______________________________________________ Libnw mailing list Libnw@immosys.com List info and subscriber options: http://immosys.com/mailman/listinfo/libnw Archives: http://immosys.com/mailman//pipermail/libnw
