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Is the LP Cracking up for Good?

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ryanpatgray posted on Wed, Sep 17 2008 3:44 PM

It looks that way - if this Wikinews article is right. By the way, I am aware of how Wikis can be manipulated so if there are errors feel free to mention them - and to log in and correct the article if you have good info. Still, if this article is true it does not look good for the political party that once called itself "The Party of Principle". I was once the secretary for my local LP. The local party disolved recently. I stopped being involved - partly because of school but mostly because of infighting. They The fact that one of the most active members was a Free Stater who moved to NH did not help matters. I no longer care about the LP because they nominated Bob Barr. Anyway, here is the article:

http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Libertarian_National_Committee_motion_to_chastise_Ron_Paul_for_not_endorsing_U.S._presidential_nominee_Bob_Barr_released

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I don't really know much about the LP, but infighting seems to be the eternal undoing of any libertarian project. In fact, the following Ron Paul got was the first time I've ever seen any meaningful cooperation by libertarians. Though even his presidential campaign was apparently shun by some libertarians.
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I do not like the LP. Perhaps it was good in its early years but it was a long time  before I would even come close to touching something that was "libertarian" because that meant multicultural heathenfest. I wanted no part of it, and I still don't. But of course now I understand that there are "conservative" (socially) libertarians out there and I am now a market anarchist because of it.

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