Libertarian Party Gets Practical in Portland
Reform Caucus Finds Huge Victory at Libertarian Convention
(Portland, OR) In a dramatic weekend at the Libertarian Party National Convention in Portland, OR, Libertarian Reform Caucus (LRC) members worked to substantially alter the party platform. The Libertarian Party (LP) is more ready than ever to attract a broad base of support from the public, according to caucus participants.
"Our goal at the Portland convention was to achieve some degree of reform, which would allow the party to present a less utopian political program and offer reasonable, practical, and achievable solutions to problems facing America today. In doing so, we would expect the party to grow into a viable political organization which so many Americans are currently longing for," explained Bernard Carman, one of the founders of the reform group.
After two stages of balloting, 80 percent of the original platform planks were removed by the delegates. Never before in its 35 year history has the party’s official statement of its positions changed so drastically. The magnitude of the victory somewhat surprised caucus members such as Carman.
"We never expected this kind of success to be had at this convention, as our LRC movement has only recently begun. The delegates were obviously tired of seeing the party continue being a minor player in the political arena. At the convention many delegates spontaneously jumped on board the reform bandwagon,” he said.
Reformers were also pleased to see reform-minded individuals elected to the party’s national committee. William Redpath of Leesburg, VA, who reformers view as a moderate, was elected as LP Chair, and Libertarian Reform PAC board member Chuck Moulton of Philadelphia, PA was elected as LP Vice Chair.
On the convention results, Moulton commented, “The Libertarian Reform Caucus has achieved great success at effectuating positive change on the Libertarian Party platform. All libertarians are now welcome in the party.”
The Libertarian Reform Caucus was founded in 2005 by the Libertarian Party of Buncombe County, NC. It currently has nearly 700 members. More information can be found about the LRC at www.ReformTheLP.org.
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"Our goal at the Portland convention was to achieve some degree of reform, which would allow the party to present a less utopian political program and offer reasonable, practical, and achievable solutions to problems facing America today."
That's interesting that he used the word utopian. Anyone who has at least mildly studied libertarian philosophy knows that it definitely is not utopian. Heck, that's why it seems to scare so many people.
So I wonder why he chose that word.
Because it is Utopian. You could also call it Libertopian.
Please answer this question for me Debbie:
Why does the LP have a plank that advocates ZERO taxation when the Constitution provides for both government and taxation?
Any serious person who reads this plank immediatley thinks Libertarians must be crazy anarchists...
I look forward to your reply.
Mike
Please answer this question for me Debbie:
Why does the LP have a plank that advocates ZERO taxation when the Constitution provides for both government and taxation?
Mike, libertarian philosophy is not based upon the constitution. It has to do with the non-aggression principle. Libertarians simply take the "golden rule" ethic and apply it to governments as well as individuals. If it is theft for an individual to take another individual's money by force then it is also theft for a government to do so (because government is a collection of individuals). Therefore, taxation is theft and that is why libertarians would advocate for no taxation as the ultimate goal.
Any serious person who reads this plank immediatley thinks Libertarians must be crazy anarchists...
Why do you think every person who reads this would immediately think that? You may have, but that doesn't mean everyone does. It all comes down to where you are in your study of libertarian philosophy. If one understands the basic principle underlying the philosophy before reading it, then I don't see how they could be surprised at this notion of no taxation as something to strive for.
The other piece that says a lot about your perspective is that you automatically think of the word anarchy as something bad. (Which isn't your fault, government officials want us to think of the word anarchy as bad.) But anarchy simply means the absence of government force (and now you can see why government officials would want us to think of it as a bad thing). But it is really value-neutral in is essence. Kind of like the word "naked." Naked can be thought of as very bad or dirty but in it's essence it simply means the absence of clothes. :)
Most of the time, when you hear the word anarchy used nowadays, they mean chaos. The ironic thing is that this chaos always arises from the failure of government to perform in the manner people thought it would.
If you want to wax philosophical about society then you can discuss zero taxation. However, it's quite ironic to have a national political party use this as a planck at their convention. Any libertarian that cares about the party gaining power and exposure would not advocate a zero taxation policy - it will never be implemented and the majority of Americans will dismiss the party immediately after hearing this. Anyone that doesn't believe this is just living in some sort of libertopian fantasy land...
Quite agree, Jeff. This is why I advocate a 1% in budget cuts. Nothing radical about that. For the most part, it's a cut our usual economic growth can grow into and turn deficit into surplus in short order.
I would propose this. Make taxation voluntary. But if you choose not to pay taxes, the police will not respond if you dial 911, nor will the military avenge you if you are killed by a terrorist.
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