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== Criticism of the Pledge == | == Criticism of the Pledge == | ||
The Pledge has both passionate supporters and critics. It has been cited as a reason why policies such as the so-called "Fair Tax" (a plan for a national sales tax), militarized borders, restrictions on campaign contributions, and other policies that have been supported by some Libertarian candidates and members, are in fact un-libertarian, due to the fact that these policies involve initiating force. | The Pledge has both passionate supporters and critics. It has been cited as a reason why policies such as the so-called "[[Fair Tax]]" (a plan for a national sales tax), militarized borders, restrictions on campaign contributions, and other policies that have been supported by some Libertarian candidates and members, are in fact un-libertarian, due to the fact that these policies involve initiating force. Others note that eliminating the Pledge wouldn't remove that obstacle since the same concepts are expressed in the [[Statement of Principles]]. | ||
The Pledge has been criticized for allegedly allowing only pure anarchists to join and for stopping members from advocating incremental changes towards freedom. <ref>http://reformthelp.org/party/pledge/fixingThePledge.php</ref>. However this is countered by noting that the architect of the Pledge, [[David Nolan]], was not an anarchist at the time and surely did not create a Pledge that would exclude himself. Another criticism of the Pledge is that it does not prohibit the use of force for goals other than political and social ones.<ref>http://www.rayrob.org/library/RFR/Libertarian_Pledge/Pledge.htm</ref> Opponents of that view respond that the Pledge was not intended to be an include-all, but is a statement regarding governance -- a position affirmed by [[David Nolan]]. The early Party would have considered all issues concerning the state to fall within the broad categories of "social" and "political." | The Pledge has been criticized for allegedly allowing only pure anarchists to join and for stopping members from advocating incremental changes towards freedom. <ref>http://reformthelp.org/party/pledge/fixingThePledge.php</ref>. However this is countered by noting that the architect of the Pledge, [[David Nolan]], was not an anarchist at the time and surely did not create a Pledge that would exclude himself. Another criticism of the Pledge is that it does not prohibit the use of force for goals other than political and social ones.<ref>http://www.rayrob.org/library/RFR/Libertarian_Pledge/Pledge.htm</ref> Opponents of that view respond that the Pledge was not intended to be an include-all, but is a statement regarding governance -- a position affirmed by [[David Nolan]]. The early Party would have considered all issues concerning the state to fall within the broad categories of "social" and "political." | ||