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* Libertarians focus on drugs by Rob Casapulla - "The Libertarian platform is self-defeating and its one claim to fame is its attempts to legalize drugs. [...] Yes, that means cocaine, heroin, acid, ecstasy, crystal meth, [...]" University Wire, 2006-02-16. | * Libertarians focus on drugs by Rob Casapulla - "The Libertarian platform is self-defeating and its one claim to fame is its attempts to legalize drugs. [...] Yes, that means cocaine, heroin, acid, ecstasy, crystal meth, [...]" University Wire, 2006-02-16. | ||
* "District 3 City Council candidates Dr. Jimmy Blake and Valerie Abbott have engaged in a war of words this week, with each accusing the other of dirty politics. Thursday, Blake lashed out against what he termed "innuendos and slanderous" statements Mrs. Abbott has made about his association with the Libertarian Party. Mrs. Abbott responded that it is Blake who has resorted to personal attacks. "He's running scared," she said. "He accused my husband of being a member of the Libertarian Party." Blake, chairman of the Alabama Libertarian Party, said Thursday that Mrs. Abbott's husband, Rod, is a Libertarian and claimed to have national party paperwork backing up his claim. But Rod Abbott said he is not a member of the Libertarian Party. "He (Blake) says he is chairman of the Alabama Libertarian Party, but is claiming to not be a member of the national party," Mrs. Abbott said. Mrs. Abbott said Blake is not being truthful when he denies being affiliated with the national Libertarian Party, which in its 1992 platform advocated no minimum drinking laws and the legalization of drugs and prostitution. Blake said he is part of a reform movement within the Libertarian Party that is trying to get rid of the national party platform. Mrs. Abbott and Virginia Volker, another District 3 candidate, said they are not behind the distribution of the national Libertarian Party platform. District 3 candidate Dennis Rancont, who joined the fray Wednesday when he ran a radio ad critical of Blake's Libertarian beliefs on WYDE-AM, said he regretted the ad and withdrew it." Birmingham News, 2005-08-02. | * "District 3 City Council candidates Dr. Jimmy Blake and Valerie Abbott have engaged in a war of words this week, with each accusing the other of dirty politics. Thursday, Blake lashed out against what he termed "innuendos and slanderous" statements Mrs. Abbott has made about his association with the Libertarian Party. Mrs. Abbott responded that it is Blake who has resorted to personal attacks. "He's running scared," she said. "He accused my husband of being a member of the Libertarian Party." Blake, chairman of the Alabama Libertarian Party, said Thursday that Mrs. Abbott's husband, Rod, is a Libertarian and claimed to have national party paperwork backing up his claim. But Rod Abbott said he is not a member of the Libertarian Party. "He (Blake) says he is chairman of the Alabama Libertarian Party, but is claiming to not be a member of the national party," Mrs. Abbott said. Mrs. Abbott said Blake is not being truthful when he denies being affiliated with the national Libertarian Party, which in its 1992 platform advocated no minimum drinking laws and the legalization of drugs and prostitution. Blake said he is part of a reform movement within the Libertarian Party that is trying to get rid of the national party platform. Mrs. Abbott and Virginia Volker, another District 3 candidate, said they are not behind the distribution of the national Libertarian Party platform. District 3 candidate Dennis Rancont, who joined the fray Wednesday when he ran a radio ad critical of Blake's Libertarian beliefs on WYDE-AM, said he regretted the ad and withdrew it." Birmingham News, 2005-08-02. | ||
* Indianapolis plays host to convention of party that shuns gun control, wants drugs legalized - "To mainstream voters, the Libertarian Party platform might seem extreme, even a little bit kooky. Libertarians want to legalize drugs, abolish handgun control and close down the U.S. Department of Education." The Indianapolis Star, 2002-07-06. | |||
* "During the past election, Redwood City Councilmember, Jim Hartnett, sent a hit piece opposing Libertarian candidates for school boards, and supporting the College and Sequoia H.S. bond measures." Jack Hickey, LP San Mateo County, California. 2001-11-13. Scan of mailing at archive.org [http://tinyurl.com/2m95vv], which quotes the Platform regarding "drugs" and "sexually explicit materials". | * "During the past election, Redwood City Councilmember, Jim Hartnett, sent a hit piece opposing Libertarian candidates for school boards, and supporting the College and Sequoia H.S. bond measures." Jack Hickey, LP San Mateo County, California. 2001-11-13. Scan of mailing at archive.org [http://tinyurl.com/2m95vv], which quotes the Platform regarding "drugs" and "sexually explicit materials". | ||
* Two Political Parties Plenty, Thanks - "The Libertarian platform is a prescription for anarchy." Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 2000-07-14. | * Two Political Parties Plenty, Thanks - "The Libertarian platform is a prescription for anarchy." Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 2000-07-14. | ||