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The LINC '76 Committee is a proposed 'flight plan' toward Checkpoint '76. | The LINC '76 Committee is a proposed 'flight plan' toward Checkpoint '76. | ||
Minority parties have crashed and burned for many reasons. One factor has been an ill-considered emphasis on Presidential campaigns. Only a major party can present a serious contender for the Presidency. So, we must first become a major party. | |||
A major party can gain and hold a significant degree of political authority in appropriate elective contests. | |||
We contend the appropriate contests are those for the principal constitutional seat of power in the U.S government - the Congress - especially the U.S. House of Representatives. | |||
If the LP will focus on gaining, holding, and mobilizing a sizable base of voting strength, first in the House and then the Senate, then we can have an optimum immediate impact on the political decisions of the country. We are calling for a sustained, unified, aggressive and resourceful campaign for position in Congress. | |||