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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. | 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. | ||
The election and effective operation of a libertarian congressional caucus would make the LP a major party. Are we to hurl ourselves into a campaign to win 10 million votes in a national election and LOSE, or are we to make those votes count at the congressional level and WIN? | |||
An established libertarian caucus in the House and Senate would mean a pivotal bloc of men and women who could act consistently to neutralize the worst measures of both liberals and conservatives. By virtue of their power to dispose of these liberal and conservative maneuvers, they would gain the power to propose libertarian alternatives - revision, reform, repeal, and abolition. | |||
We propose to launch a barrage of political "smart bombs" in the 1976 election. If we act intelligently and start NOW, it would mean the election of 20 to 30 libertarians to Congress in 1976. | |||