Robert, Good point.
Lowell C. Savage It's the freedom, stupid! Gun control: tyrants' tool, fools' folly. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2005 12:05 PM > To: libnw@immosys.com > Subject: RE: The Nolan Chart No Longer Applies > > "Lowell C. Savage" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in part: > > >Hmm. That's an interesting take. I will say, however, that what you are > >looking at is a move away from the middle--the opposite of the cases I > was > >discussing. > > Not necessarily. Given certain mixtures of policy positions (provided > none > of them are radical/extreme), either major party could move toward > libertarianism and still move toward the middle, or at least no farther > away from the middle. > > For example, facilitation of medical marijuana by GOP Congressional > leadership would be a move toward the middle, while at the same time a > move > toward libertarianism. (Not that I think medical marijuana is worthwile > working on now; it'll soon be overtaken by non-smoked cannabis-derived > drugs.) The Democratic leadership could move both toward the middle and > toward libertarianism by opposing affirmative action requirements. > > So, for instance, people could move into positions of trust within the > major parties and then support moves toward the middle as above, opposing > the interests of those who installed them to begin with, but using party > loyalty as a way of keeping on the new course. > > 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 _______________________________________________ Libnw mailing list Libnw@immosys.com List info and subscriber options: http://immosys.com/mailman/listinfo/libnw Archives: http://immosys.com/mailman//pipermail/libnw
