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In the wake of the 1992 presidential election a group began campaigning for a number of changes to be made at the [[National Convention 1993|1993 Convention]] with the aim of making the party more inclusive, including eliminating the Pledge as a membership requirement. This campaign gave rise to a counter-campaign by a group called [[PLEDGE (organization)|PLEDGE]], and the requirement was retained. | In the wake of the 1992 presidential election a group began campaigning for a number of changes to be made at the [[National Convention 1993|1993 Convention]] with the aim of making the party more inclusive, including eliminating the Pledge as a membership requirement. This campaign gave rise to a counter-campaign by a group called [[PLEDGE (organization)|PLEDGE]], and the requirement was retained. | ||
In 2005, Ray Roberts proposed changing it to, "I believe force should only be used to protect life, liberty and property from attack."<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20050525074417/http://www.rayrob.org/library/RFR/Libertarian_Pledge/Pledge.htm</ref> | In 2005, [[Ray Roberts]] proposed changing it to, "I believe force should only be used to protect life, liberty and property from attack."<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20050525074417/http://www.rayrob.org/library/RFR/Libertarian_Pledge/Pledge.htm</ref> | ||
[[Brian Holtz]] offered another proposed Pledge, "The Libertarian Party will always stand for more liberty and less government on every issue. As a member of the Libertarian Party, I will NOT attempt to change this."<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20060829171916/http://blog.360.yahoo.com/knowinghumans?p=171</ref> with the purpose of being welcoming to anyone who wants less government on some issues but do not agree on others. This, however, would have been a departure from any of the prior interpretations and the primary purpose as explained by [[David Nolan|Nolan]] as an assurance to the government that the Libertarian Party were not violent revolutionaries. | [[Brian Holtz]] offered another proposed Pledge, "The Libertarian Party will always stand for more liberty and less government on every issue. As a member of the Libertarian Party, I will NOT attempt to change this."<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20060829171916/http://blog.360.yahoo.com/knowinghumans?p=171</ref> with the purpose of being welcoming to anyone who wants less government on some issues but do not agree on others. This, however, would have been a departure from any of the prior interpretations and the primary purpose as explained by [[David Nolan|Nolan]] as an assurance to the government that the Libertarian Party were not violent revolutionaries. | ||