organization that might be in some respects libertarian-sympathetic,
but is explicitly NOT Libertarian:
(second article down as of Friday afternoon):
"Two-party Quandaries - RenewAmerica.us article by Ken Marotte --"
which is a link to:
http://www.renewamerica.us/columns/marotte/061227
"RenewAmerica is a grassroots organization that supports the
"Declarationist" ideals of Alan Keyes."
Shouldn't there be some sort of policy that the LP 'news' should be
stories written by members of the LP and posted to the LP site?
Linking to EXPLICITLY Republican sites like this only makes it harder
for those of us trying to reach out to members of the Democratic and
Green Parties, many of whom already believe that the LP is nothing but
a haven for atheist Republicans.
Seeing Republican websites like Keyes' featured on the front page of
the LP website makes me think maybe they have a point.
As much as I long to have the LP take a stronger stand against ALL the
wars the US government is prosecuting (including the forgotten war
against Afghanistan and the coming war against Iran), I do not ask
for, expect, or want the LP to feature the websites of peace groups
that combine their peace work with issues like increased government
social spending or that explicitly support another political party. Is
the LP a political party in its own right, or simply an advocacy group
that supports the work of other political parties and advertises for
them?
The Libertarian Party has so many eloquent, impassioned, and
experienced writers who can speak movingly about freedom. Why do we
feature the writings of our competitors instead? Perhaps the LP could
work to develop a writers' bureau as several local parties have done
or are doing. But for heaven's sake; take down the front-page feature
article lifted from a Republican websites!!!
--
Susan Hogarth
http://www.colliething.com
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