George Phillies for President 2008

Libertarians are Not Conservatives

Worcester, Mass, April 4: Libertarian Presidential candidate George Phillies today condemned claims that the Libertarian Party is a right-wing conservative Party. «Libertarians are not conservatives,» Phillies said. «It is an act of fraud, a violation of our party’s statement of principles, to lure conservatives to join by lying to them. Claiming our party is ‘true conservative’ is dishonest, and will wreck our party.

«Yes,» Phillies continued, «there are issues where we agree with conservatives. There are also issues where we agree with progressive liberals. For voters: If you agree with us on issues you care about, please vote for us. If you think you trust our candidate, please vote for him. No matter if you’re liberal or conservative or populist, we’d love to have your vote. But I’m not going to lie, just to get your vote.

«We real libertarians have a challenge,» Phillies said. «Some conservatives pretend to be Libertarians. Fifty years ago, conservatives claimed states had a right to keep persons of color from voting. Conservatives were wrong. Now, conservatives claim states have a right to keep women from having abortions. That claim is the same old racist Jim-Crow states’ rights doctrine. It’s still wrong. Our Constitution’s 14th Amendment makes things crystal clear. If Congress isn’t allowed to do it, neither are individual states.

Phillies urged fellow Libertarians to be prepared. «Yes, we have challenges. But we’re up against the Bush Republican War Party, and that’s a huge advantage. Just don’t let conservatives take over our party. America already has two conservative parties, Republican and Constitution. We shouldn’t become the third.»

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