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The Libertarian
Citizen
Username: Local_1_crew
Post Number: 494
Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 9, 2005 - 7:49 pm: | 
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here is the link to the Libertarian Party platform document:
http://www.lp.org/issues/platform/platform_all.html |
Montagnard
Citizen
Username: Montagnard
Post Number: 1462
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 9, 2005 - 10:06 pm: |
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Hysterical! In the domestic policy section,
"Energy: We oppose all government control of energy pricing, allocation, and production."
is followed almost immediately by:
"Consumer Protection: We support strong and effective laws against fraud and misrepresentation." |
The Libertarian
Citizen
Username: Local_1_crew
Post Number: 500
Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 9, 2005 - 10:11 pm: |
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effective laws are completely different from government control. one refers to actual laws to prevent infringement of personal freedoms, the other refers to government agencies created to restrict free market activity.
i dont care if you disagree with its tenets, but i do wish you would read it with an open mind and in the manner its meant to be read. not twisting it with your personal agenda. |
D.
Moderator
Username: Dave
Post Number: 5535
Registered: 4-1998
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 9, 2005 - 10:30 pm: |
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Would you keep the FDA? It certainly restricts free market activity. |
Montagnard
Citizen
Username: Montagnard
Post Number: 1463
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 9, 2005 - 10:42 pm: |
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I love the part about the all-volunteer juries interpreting the legality of the law, or the monetary policy that would essentially withdraw the U.S. from the international banking system.
What's next? Opposition to the law of gravity because it causes airplanes to use more fuel, thereby denying some people freedom of movement? |
The Libertarian
Citizen
Username: Local_1_crew
Post Number: 501
Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 2:01 pm: |
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the fda would go |
Michael Janay
Citizen
Username: Childprotect
Post Number: 1709
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 2:09 pm: |
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Amen to that. |
susan1014
Supporter
Username: Susan1014
Post Number: 441
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 2:21 pm: |
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As long as we can test new drugs on you two... |
Michael Janay
Citizen
Username: Childprotect
Post Number: 1711
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 2:25 pm: |
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No problem, as long as I have an illness that they may cure, I volunteer. |
dave23
Citizen
Username: Dave23
Post Number: 196
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 2:31 pm: |
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Do we also get to test out the effects of fertilizers, pesticides and food-borne illnesses on you? |
The Libertarian
Citizen
Username: Local_1_crew
Post Number: 503
Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 3:48 pm: |
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if you read anything about the efficacy of the fda you will find that it is an ineffective agency that receives much of its funding from the drug companies it is supposed to be protecting us from. the recent vioxx problems are a lovely illustration of how useless the fda is. |
Steve R Jones
Citizen
Username: Sjthinker
Post Number: 4
Registered: 2-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 9:49 pm: |
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The FDA does come up with some really cool warnings on medicine bottles though. Think of all the disgruntled writers that would be put out if it was disbanded |
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