[Lnc-business] 2015 and 2016 candidates with pledges

[Joshua Katz]

I'm mostly with Dr. Lieberman, although I would emphasize b far more
than a.  In any case, the job of the Libertarian Party, within the
larger circle of the freedom movement, is to run candidates and elect
them to office.  Talking a good game in the campaign, in the end,
doesn't move the policy needle, even if it moves the intellectual
needle.  Our job, as a party, is to move the policy needle.  Elected
Libertarians act every day to cut back regulations, make sure property
owners are protected from government intervention, and so on.
Candidates, as pure and great as they are, who are not elected do not
have the ability to do this.

I am interested in other ways to advance freedom too - but I keep them
separate from the LP.

It's true that elected officials do not immediately repeal all laws.
We do what we can - it's not perfect, but because of us, a few people
are freer.  I cannot say the same for my losing races.  No one is
freer because I lost for Comptroller.

If you want a large pulpit to provide inspiration, the LP fails
miserably due to lack of debate inclusion.  Run as a Republican and
lose in the primary if you want exposure for your ideas.  Run as a
Libertarian with the goal of winning a winnable office.

That's my opinion, anyway.

Joshua Katz
Joshua A. Katz
Westbrook CT Planning Commission (L in R seat)


On Fri, Nov 7, 2014 at 10:14 AM, Scott L. <scott73 at earthlink.net> wrote:
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> The Executive Director has just made an excellent case for Libertarians to
> join or re-join the Republican Party.
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>      Scott Lieberman
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> Sent: Friday, November 07, 2014 7:03 AM
> To: lnc-business at hq.lp.org
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> Ron Paul won a seat in the US Congress. His vote wasn't enough to cut
> government while in Congress. Then he lost two races for President and
> inspired thousands to join the fight for liberty.  One of the jobs of many
> of our candidates is to inspire hundreds or even thousands.
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> Wes Benedict, Executive Director
> Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
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> Instead of promises that don’t mean anything in the real world, I would much
> rather see potential 2015 and 2016
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> Libertarian candidates pledge to only run for offices that:
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> a.       Retain ballot status, and promise to work their butts off to make
> sure that they pass the vote test
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> b.      Are winnable, and that they will do everything in their power to win
> those elections, while promising to have a
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> campaign platform that, overall, increases liberty by at least a little bit.
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> A candidate who wins their election for City Council and actually reduces a
> local, add-on sales tax from 1% to 0.75% does a lot more for liberty than a
> candidate who promises to eliminate the state income tax but ends up getting
> 3% of the vote for State House.
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> When it comes to how much liberty they advocate for, I would much rather see
> a candidate under promise during the campaign, and then over deliver after
> they get elected.
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>         Scott Lieberman
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> From: Statechairs [mailto:statechairs-bounces at hq.lp.org] On Behalf Of Arvin
> Vohra
> Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2014 1:00 PM
> To: LP-State Chairs
> Subject: [Statechairs] 2015 and 2016 candidates with pledges
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> Hi all - if there are candidates who are running and have pledged to sponsor
> legislation to downsize or dismantle some major part of government, please
> have them send quotes/images to me, and cc APRC at hq.lp.org. They will be
> posted on facebook, twitter, etc., same as last time.
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> We've scared the big government parties a bit. Let's keep relentlessly
> pushing for big cuts!
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> -Arvin
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