PIML 96061901 / Forwarded to Patriot Information Mailing List: Date: Tue, 18 Jun 1996 15:15:59 -0700 To: snetnews@alterzone.com From: David M Sampson Subject: Re: Nolan & Browne on Reason article -> SearchNet's snetnews Mailing List Patriots: The thought that keeps going through my mind as I read of the many 3rd party candidates is that many of them share the same desired end goal (ie less government). This gets translated into different means but the end result is the same. What I am getting at is the 3rd party which has the greatest probability of winning is the Libertarian Party. I would think that anyone who can call themselves a Patriot would be able to support the Libertarian Party platform. Even if we have a difference of opinion with minor positions if the LP supports the major part of what you beleive I am strongly encouraging all to ban together to support the LP. I am not connected to the LP, in fact I haven't even changed my registration from Republican to Libertarian yet (but I plan to soon). I think the question we have to ask ourselves is which party platform is MOST consistant with our views of the role of government. I've been a Republican my entire adult life. I don't know if I have been blind or if the Republican party has only recently merged with the Democrats, but either way neither party supports my views. The Libertarian Party platform seems to support every major view I hold and so I will be switching my affiliation. I strongly urge ALL to do the same. Many (if not all) the planks in the USTP is perfectly consistent with the Libertarian Party platform. It would seem to make a lot of sense to me for all who feel this way about our government and Constitution to rally around the party that supports these views which has the greatest probability of winning. I mean no disagreement with the USTP. I agree fully with their platform (as you described it). My only point is if we start many parties to accomplish, effectively, the same thing it decreases the probability of any one winning. My question to the people of USTP. What plank or philosophy does your party support, or promote, that is inconsistent with the Libertarian Party platform? ------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- David M Sampson Internet: sampson@inet1.inetworld.net 1341 East Valley Parkway #145 Fax: (619) 480-2884 Escondido, Calif. 92027 CIS: 74672,50 -> Send "subscribe snetnews " to majordomo@alterzone.com -> Posted by: David M Sampson ================================================================== * Patriot Information Mailing List * http://constitution.org/piml/piml.htm * A service to help inform those who have an active interest in * returning our federal and state governments to limited, * constitutional government * Send messages for consideration and possible posting to * butterb@sagenet.net (Bill Utterback). * To subscribe or unsubscribe, send message with subject line * "subscribe patriot" or "unsubscribe patriot" * Forwarded messages sent on this mailing list are NOT verified. * See World's Smallest Political Quiz: www.self-gov.org/quiz.html * Libertarian is to LIBERTY as librarian is to library (DePena) * PIML grants permission to copy and repost this message * in its entirety with headers and trailers left intact.