Bill, Dave, all, It will be interesting to see how the UMP thing works out. National will lose some dues. On the other hand, they will keep all pledge money, of which part was going back to the states. I guess it will force the state organizations to stand or fall on their own - a most libertarian concept. I'm also guessing some of the states will choose to have some form of membership requirement, at least for voting. Many states used National membership as a requirement for voting. Was that right or wrong? I suppose it depends which side of the fence you're on - I can see both sides. gw
From: Dave Laird [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Good morning, Bill... Bill Anderson wrote: > Unified Membership Plan > > Basically, the LP's version of income taxes. All membership money was > sent to National and then a portion was doled back out to the state > affiliates. Fascinating. You mean if I were feeling flush and, under the old system, donated money to the Idaho State Libertarian Party, it would have been forwarded on to the National headquarters before being allowed to filter back to needy local causes? Okay, so absent of the revenue chain of UMP, how does the National Libertarian Party purpose to support themselves? Mind you, the vision of NLP members standing on the various street corners with begging signs hadn't really crossed my mind, although I think it would be pretty cool to see the Democratic and Republican parties following suit. The mere thought of seeing Republican Party Fat Cat members standing on the street corner in their wing tip shoes and $4500 suits begging for money falls within my somewhat bent sense of Universal Justice, and I probably would join thousands of others in shelling them with rotten fruit, if the circumstances presented themselves. Of course, given the fires burning up the landscape in parts of Washington, Idaho and Montana this morning, if we don't get a break in the weather pretty soon, there may be others standing on the corners in the near future, as there are several farmers who are feeling the brunt of the high gas prices, only to watch their farmland burn. Dave -- Dave Laird ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) The Used Kharma Lot / The Phoenix Project An automatic & random thought For the Minute: I thought there was something fishy about the butler. Probably a Pisces, working for scale. -- Firesign Theatre, "The Further Adventures of Nick Danger" _______________________________________________ Libnw mailing list Libnw@immosys.com List info and subscriber options: http://immosys.com/mailman/listinfo/libnw Archives: http://immosys.com/mailman//pipermail/libnw _______________________________________________ Libnw mailing list Libnw@immosys.com List info and subscriber options: http://immosys.com/mailman/listinfo/libnw Archives: http://immosys.com/mailman//pipermail/libnw
