Phillies Endorses Restore ’04 I continue to advise all Libertarians: If we took all the energy we spend on arguing about platforms, and spent it instead on doing politics, we might make a bit more progress. I will also provide some market research. I’ve traveled coast to coast to several dozen venues, presenting my Presidential campaign to Libertarian activists and talking privately with hundreds of people. In all that time, few people have expressed much interest in the current platform fight.
I am disappointed about how the platform committee interpreted our party bylaws:
«RULE 7: DEBATING AND VOTING — PLATFORM 1. The current Platform shall
serve as the basis of all future platforms.»
They proposed a complete replacement of the current platform. As it stands, We have two proposals, namely the Platform committee proposal and the Restore ’04 proposal, both of which would strike the 2006 platform. We have almost no amendments available to the current platform.
In my opinion, between those two alternatives, the choice is clear. We need go no farther than:
«Recognizing that abortion is a very sensitive issue and that people,
including libertarians, can hold good-faith views on both sides, we
believe the government should be kept out of the question. We condemn
state-funded and state-mandated abortions. It is particularly harsh to
force someone who believes that abortion is murder to pay for another’s
abortion.»
And
«We recognize that abortion is a sensitive issue and that people can
hold good-faith views on both sides. Taxpayers should not be forced to
pay for other people’s abortions, nor should any government or
individual force a woman to have an abortion.»
The defining difference is the clause «we believe the government should be kept out of the question». Between these two outcomes I support the side including that clause. I am happy to make it crystal clear that I stand for a woman’s right to choose.
I have therefore endorsed the Restore ’04 position over the Platform Committee position.
Having said that, if anyone is actually interested in a new Defense plank, I call your attention to the lead column on The Daily Liberty http://www.thedailyliberty.com/ entitled «Defense Policy» , which while doubtless subject to improvement would I believe would be a great improvement over any of the current defense plank proposals.
To support the George Phillies campaign, please visit http://ChooseGeorge.org/donation today.
To arrange an interview or obtain a short quote from the candidate, contact:
Carolyn Marbry, Press Director pressdirector@phillies2008.org
(510) 276-3216
George Phillies for President 2008 http://ChooseGeorge.org
Phillies Endorses Restore ’04 I continue to advise all Libertarians: If we took all the energy we spend on arguing about platforms, and spent it instead on doing politics, we might make a bit more progress. I will also provide some market research. I’ve traveled coast to coast to several dozen venues, presenting my Presidential campaign to Libertarian activists and talking privately with hundreds of people. In all that time, few people have expressed much interest in the current platform fight.
I am disappointed about how the platform committee interpreted our party bylaws:
«RULE 7: DEBATING AND VOTING — PLATFORM 1. The current Platform shall
serve as the basis of all future platforms.»
They proposed a complete replacement of the current platform. As it stands, We have two proposals, namely the Platform committee proposal and the Restore ’04 proposal, both of which would strike the 2006 platform. We have almost no amendments available to the current platform.
In my opinion, between those two alternatives, the choice is clear. We need go no farther than:
«Recognizing that abortion is a very sensitive issue and that people,
including libertarians, can hold good-faith views on both sides, we
believe the government should be kept out of the question. We condemn
state-funded and state-mandated abortions. It is particularly harsh to
force someone who believes that abortion is murder to pay for another’s
abortion.»
And
«We recognize that abortion is a sensitive issue and that people can
hold good-faith views on both sides. Taxpayers should not be forced to
pay for other people’s abortions, nor should any government or
individual force a woman to have an abortion.»
The defining difference is the clause «we believe the government should be kept out of the question». Between these two outcomes I support the side including that clause. I am happy to make it crystal clear that I stand for a woman’s right to choose.
I have therefore endorsed the Restore ’04 position over the Platform Committee position.
Having said that, if anyone is actually interested in a new Defense plank, I call your attention to the lead column on The Daily Liberty http://www.thedailyliberty.com/ entitled «Defense Policy» , which while doubtless subject to improvement would I believe would be a great improvement over any of the current defense plank proposals.
To support the George Phillies campaign, please visit http://ChooseGeorge.org/donation today.
To arrange an interview or obtain a short quote from the candidate, contact:
Carolyn Marbry, Press Director pressdirector@phillies2008.org
(510) 276-3216
George Phillies for President 2008 http://ChooseGeorge.org
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