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To: Mama Bear who wrote (4186)	9/21/2000 11:29:25 AM
From: The Philosopher	Read Replies (1) of 13056

I have stayed out of this debate so far, but let me step in briefly. The point is that a vote for Bush or a vote for Gore is the true wasted vote. At this point in time it is reality that the Libertarians do not have enough of a voting base to swing the election to one side or the other. Andrew Jackson said it best: "One man with courage makes a majority." It just takes time for the country to recognize that. Every political party started with less than a majority. Far less than a majority. If nobody started or supported a political party until it had a legitimate chance to win, there would be no political parties at all. (Hmmm. Let's not get off on how wonderful that would be. We're stuck with the things.) So saying "because we can't win this election it's a wasted vote to vote Libertarian" is really saying "I believe we should only have two party system forever and the Libertarians should never have a chance to elect a President." If that's a person's position, fine, they have every right to believe that. But IMO they don't have the right to claim that they want a Libertarian president at some point down the road but won't vote for a Libertarian candidate until they have a legitimate chance of winning. That's a null proposition. It's the kind of political dishonesty that Libertarians exist to try to put out of business. If the "wasted vote" position prevails, the Libertarian party will NEVER have a chance to become the majority party. There have to be building years to get to the top. No 3rd grader ever won an Olympic race. But does that mean every parent of a 10 year old should say "hey, you can't win the Olympics this year, so it's a waste of time dreaming about it and working toward it. Go sit in front of the TV and forget this training nonsense"? IMO, a vote of principle is NEVER a wasted vote. It may not be a winning vote, but it isn't a wasted vote. It make a statement, and every political movement in the world started with a person or small group of people making a statement.

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