Posted on 12/15/2006 3:29:05 PM PST by flixxx
Get rid of the single-member districts and we can talk about third parties.
Sorry about that, I misread your post!
Funny thing there. I am.
Christians can't just "pass on by".
No they cannot. I do not. However they should not use the government to forward their agenda. Seems quite a few Christians have swallowed the bilge of State and Christianity, which is not much more than a form of State worship.
Christian and Libertarian
How I Became a Christian Libertarian
Christian Libertarian web links
This has nothing to do with using or misusing government power. It has everything to do with your personal morality.
Have you so thoroughly adopted a statist approach that you've completely forgotten private charities exist? It seems that in your mind the only way to help the less fortunate is through government intervention.
I support a border fence and disagree with the LP on this, as most Libertarians do.
No third party can possibly advance its fortunes by rejecting the support of the voting public.
No wonder Libertarianism is doomed to stay in the gutter.
Just because I can ignore private charity as a Libertarian (I can as a Republican or a Democrat, too), that doesn't mean I can ignore it as a Christian. I don't see why you think the two cannot co-exist.
I'm slow. Explain it to me step-by-step. Specifically, what ascepts of the two are mutually exclusive?
Bob Barr will never be the POTUS for any party, mainly because he doesn't show well and is a horrible speaker. But, I respect him for marching to his drum.
Yes, that's true. And remind me how exactly that translates to your earlier statement, "Libertarianism REQUIRES that you "pass on by" ~ every single time."
Is it fair to say that you purposefully distorted libertarian beliefs in your previous statement?
The Republican party is the ONLY way for us to advance our agenda. Unless we stay united in our dislike for Democrats, we're doomed.
So you're willing to bend for the Libertarian Party on this issue, huh??
By golly, it worked. You're a genius, Sandy!! Thank you very much!
The LP's platform actually calls for a secure border, though it does advocate for a "simplified" immigration process.
I think this has changed from the past, but the current platform is rather clear that the border should be secured and entrance should be limited to screened individuals who have demonstrated compliance with immigration laws.
"Even a RINO is better than a socialist."
Same thing
It has.
We were going into a recession so we had to artificially crank up the economy by increasing government spending. Once the economy perked up we were to throttle down the spending. Then we got involved in the war on terror. This required us to continue spending on the military plus increasing our surveillance of possible enemy activities.
Our economy is humming and the terrorists are on defense. Would Barr have done it different?
There is always people that want to tell you how they would have done something better after the fact.
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