Greetings, Travis! Given the current situation, I'm willing to give them 2 years--with 60 Senators. And even then, I'm not going to buy into some stupid "zero-tolerance" kind of rule where I'm not supposed to watch the debates and see that some "moderates" are peeling off and screwing the majority of their party members.
Now that I've answered your question (probably not to your satisfaction, but it's the best you're going to get) I've got one for you, what would it take for you to see that there is significant support within the Republican party (including the elected officials) for libertarian ideas? Lowell C. Savage It's the freedom, stupid! Gun control: tyrants' tool, fools' folly. Travis Pahl wrote: > On 8/11/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> Could be (both cases), and that would be interesting. It would > > >> demonstrate > > >> the efficacy of political activity -- that it's possible to get into > > >> positions of trust and then use that trust to produce a lasting > change > > >> in > > >> direction. (It'll take a few more years to see if that's the case > with > > >> Republicans.) That would be all the more reason to encourage > > >> libertarians > > >> to get involved in conventional politics. > > > > >Can I get an exact number of years you are willing to give them before > > >you will admit they are not going to get us any closer to a > > >libertarian ideal? > > > > The answer's probably no, but you'll need to specify what you mean by > > "they". Do you mean libertarians in general? Libertarians involved in > > conventional politics? Politics (taken as a plural noun)? Republicans > in > > general? The current Republican leadership? The Republican rank-and- > file? > > You said, "It'll take a few more years to see if that's the case with > Republicans." I am assuming what you are saying is that it will take > a few more years to see if they are really just obtaining a position > of trust and then using it to obtain a more libertarian position. Is > this not what you meant? If yes, they how many more years do you need > before you will admit this is not the case? _______________________________________________ Libnw mailing list Libnw@immosys.com List info and subscriber options: http://immosys.com/mailman/listinfo/libnw Archives: http://immosys.com/mailman//pipermail/libnw
