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The following was an attempt at #BottomUnity between left- and right-libertarians at the 2018 Libertarian National Convention in New Orleans, LA. | The following was an attempt at #BottomUnity between left- and right-libertarians at the 2018 Libertarian National Convention in New Orleans, LA. | ||
First Attempt (1 of 3) introduced from the floor by [[Adam Kokesh]]: | |||
First Attempt (1 of 3) introduced from the floor by Adam Kokesh: | |||
"New Orleans Accord | "New Orleans Accord | ||
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Second Attempt (2 of 3) introduced from the floor by Dane Posner: | Second Attempt (2 of 3) introduced from the floor by [[Dane Posner]]: | ||
(Note: This version received the biggest support from the body: 60% but not the 2/3 necessary for adoption.) | (Note: This version received the biggest support from the body: estimated at 60% but not the 2/3 necessary for adoption.) | ||
"NOLA Accord | "NOLA Accord | ||
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Third Attempt (3 of 3) introduced from the floor by Richard Fast: | Third Attempt (3 of 3) introduced from the floor by [[Richard Fast]]: | ||
"New Orleans Accord | "New Orleans Accord | ||
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Whereas people are only able to thrive in an environment in which their sole discretion over their own lives is respected, | Whereas people are only able to thrive in an environment in which their sole discretion over their own lives is respected, | ||
Be it resolved that the Libertarian Party welcomes and accepts members from various systems of governance, as long as those members accept the Statement of Principles." | Be it resolved that the Libertarian Party welcomes and accepts members from various systems of governance, as long as those members accept the Statement of Principles." | ||
==Opposition== | |||
Opposition was primarily based on three arguments. | |||
*1. This is stating the obvious and thereby not necessary. | |||
*2. This is a Trojan Horse attempt to change the fundamental economic position of the Party to be agnostic when it is not. The Libertarian Party is economically "right-wing" and has been since its founding with strong propertarian foundations just as it is socially "left-wing" and has been since its founding. That doesn't mean that common cause cannot be found but there is no need to force everyone to acknowledge that all economic systems are valid Libertarian Party positions. | |||
*3. Invoking the NAP is meaningless without first defining property rights. If "rent is theft" it is not a violation of the NAP to violently repel a landlord and take the property. One cannot define aggression without concurrently defining property. | |||