To: LPID-Announce-owner@yahoogroups.com; LPID-Announce <LPID-Announce@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2009 12:15:52 PM
Subject: RE: Slavery [was [LPID-Announce] Rob Oates on All Talk 63 on Saturday]
Rob and All:
Count me as one Libertarian who considers it a good thing to use government force to protect people from others who would enslave them.
Here we are in the midst of the most monstrous plundering of U.S. taxpayers in history, with Republicans and Democrats demonstrably and equally guilty of causing the problems they are now claiming they can fix with just a trillion dollars here and a trillion dollars there. This should be the golden opportunity to step forward as Libertarians and say, “Hey! We have better ideas than the Democrats and the Republicans!”
To highlight an apparent defense of the Confederate States of America as a so-called “sovereign nation” when its founding was motivated solely to preserve the institution of slavery is not what I consider a good way to endear Americans to the Libertarian Party.
Please! Let us promote individual freedom and human rights, not slavery!
Sincerely,
xxxxxx xxxxxxx
Count me as one Libertarian who considers it a good thing to use government force to protect people from others who would enslave them.
Here we are in the midst of the most monstrous plundering of U.S. taxpayers in history, with Republicans and Democrats demonstrably and equally guilty of causing the problems they are now claiming they can fix with just a trillion dollars here and a trillion dollars there. This should be the golden opportunity to step forward as Libertarians and say, “Hey! We have better ideas than the Democrats and the Republicans!”
To highlight an apparent defense of the Confederate States of America as a so-called “sovereign nation” when its founding was motivated solely to preserve the institution of slavery is not what I consider a good way to endear Americans to the Libertarian Party.
Please! Let us promote individual freedom and human rights, not slavery!
Sincerely,
xxxxxx xxxxxxx
I appreciate you taking time to listen to my radio appearance. I knew there was some risk in highlighting Lincoln's assaults on the Constitution without having time to address the economic roots of Mr. Lincoln's war. THE issue today is whether or not the federal government has the authority they claim over our private lives. The reason our rulers behave this way is directly due to Lincoln stomping on the Bill of Rights in the 1860's.
You are exactly right in saying that one of the proper roles for our government is to protect each of us from fraud and other forms of aggression. Lincoln wrote at the time that if he could preserve the union without changing slavery, he would have done it. Interestingly, elsewhere in the world, slavery was on the decline since it offered poor economic results. In all other places that had slavery similar to ours at that time, it died a peaceful, natural death. Without oppressive trade practices imposed on the South by the North, the U.S. would have likely followed suit and peacefully transitioned to a paid labor model.
I did say quite clearly that today neither the republicans nor democrats were representing the people or defending the Constitution.
Thanks so much for your continuing support! I have been asked to appear again on "Northwest Live" and I'll use your comments to help me be better prepared next time.
Rob Oates
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