[Lnc-business] Why is it important to run for winnable offices?

[Scott L.]

Bravo to Planning Commissioner Katz.

Mr. Katz won his election by threading the needle between Radicalism and
Pragmatism.  

I look forward to other Libertarian Party Radicals learning how he did that,
so that they can duplicate his success.

  Scott Lieberman

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"Last night, my Planning Commission looked at a proposal to use the zoning
regulations to get rid of donation boxes on private property. It seems
people are concerned that the boxes, placed near the sidewalk so people know
they are there, don't fit their aesthetic views, and they wish to use force
to make the town look more like their vision of a New England town.

Many members spoke in favor of the regulation. I spoke against it. In the
end, the commission opposed it. 

I could fight this since I was elected. I could instead have gotten 1% in a
hopeless race. I could have run in this race campaigning on irrelevant
issues and lost. I could have run on eliminating all regulations and lost. I
could have felt pure. Donation boxes would now be banned. 

So what makes this a radical pragmatist manifesto? The radical part is
presenting strongly libertarian stances within the context of the campaign.
I did not call for less corporate welfare, I called for none. I spoke
clearly and without apology. I presented a coherent libertarian vision
within the context of the Planning Commission. Hence, radical pragmatist. 

  Joshua Katz"

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