[Lnc-business] More from the Reason Poll on Millennials

[Norm Olsen]

Hello Joshua . . .

 

>> We're not obligated to provide resources for candidates who step far enough away (which is not applicable to this particular question, just a general observation.)

 

What are these resources we’re obligated to provide to candidates that don’t step far enough away?

 

Norm

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Norman T Olsen

Regional Representative, Region I

Libertarian National Committee

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Littleton, Colorado  80122-2710

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Norman.Olsen at lp.org

 

"First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win." -- Gandhi

 

From: Lnc-business [mailto:lnc-business-bounces at hq.lp.org] On Behalf Of Joshua Katz
Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2014 12:53 PM
To: lnc-business at hq.lp.org
Subject: Re: [Lnc-business] More from the Reason Poll on Millennials

 

Yes. I am in favor of candidates doing what they think is right. We're not obligated to provide resources for candidates who step far enough away (which is not applicable to this particular question, just a general observation.) 

For the record, I think many of those poor people who oppose legalization of cocaine can be helped, particularly by charismatic and successful candidates providing coherent arguments. 

Joshua Katz 

On Aug 17, 2014 1:51 PM, "Scott L." <scott73 at earthlink.net> wrote:

 

And for those of you who think that it is important for all Libertarian candidates for State Legislature or Congress to say that they want to “Legalize all Drugs” rather than just “Legalize Marijuana”…

 

 

>From the Reason Poll on Millenials, abridged edition:

 

 

    Do you think the Govt. Should Prohibit or Allow the following:   (1)

 

 

                Marijuana 

                           Allow or Mostly Allow  57%

     

                     Prohibit or Mostly Prohibit  40%

 

 

 

         Cocaine

 

                          Allow or Mostly Allow   22%

 

                     Prohibit or mostly prohibit  73%

 

 

And remember – these results are ONLY from 18 to 29 year olds. I would assume that adults 30 and over

would be even less tolerant of cocaine than this.

 

Considering that saying that you are in favor of legalizing marijuana is not incompatible with also wanting to legalize cocaine, why should the Libertarian Party force or strongly urge our candidates to publicly advocate a very unpopular position? 

 

I am not saying that our candidates should be forbidden from publicly advocating the legalization of cocaine, but I am saying that I am in favor of giving our candidates a choice as to how they personally promote the libertarian message, as long as what they advocate moves the ball at least a tiny bit in the libertarian direction.   

 

You are in favor of individual choice, aren’t you?

 

   Scott Lieberman    Region 4 Alternate, LNC

 

 

1.  Don’t know/refused not included  


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