That is a decent answer. I will remind you in 2 years. As for what it would take from me? Well I would be willing to support them if 1/3 of them voted the same way I would at least 2/3rds of the time. Once this occurs I would consider it worth my while to support that party. That goes for any party. Right now only the LP meets this criteria.
Travis On 8/11/05, Lowell C. Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > _______________________________________________ Libnw mailing list Libnw@immosys.com List info and subscriber options: http://immosys.com/mailman/listinfo/libnw Archives: http://immosys.com/mailman//pipermail/libnw
