Result – NONSTOP gerrymander monarchy / oligarchy in ALL States since 1776 and in the Fed regime since 1789 — regardless of ALL of the 232 years of brainwashing by the regime (via the rotted public schools) and the brain dead MORON media that the U.S.A. is any way, shape or form as being *democratic*.

Regular readers to BAN know the deeply entrenched barriers to dissident party success in law and custom. Whoever is nominated by the LP will have NO significant effect on the core of political power. The defeat of Dems by Reps or vice-versa changes nothing but the dominant propaganda themes in the main stream media – their happy talk.

The importance of the LP nominee is to the credibility of the LP with its own “base”. I am highly suspicious of the candidates with establishments pedigrees. I am not convinced neither Barr, nor Gravel nor Root regard the LP as anything but a disposable vehicle for their own ambitions – which are to raise their clout within the legally entrenched parties.

In the interest of disclosure, I am a founding member of the LP. I chaired the Bylaws committee at the Denver Convention in 1972 and Chair emeritus of the Oklahoma Libertarian Party which I co-founded in 1972.

Discounting Barr, who told me personally he would not commit to Repeal of the Federal Reserve Act and abolition of the Federal Reserve, and Gravel, and Root, I have no favorite candidate in this race. Or, to put it most bluntly – anybody but the tree named above will do.

It’s the message not the messenger that has been the core of the Libertarian strategy from its founding.

At the same time I am critical of the tactics employed by LP administrations to advance that strategy. They have all failed to fully grasp what BAN and Richard Winger has so throughly documented for them. It’s the damn electoral system, stupid! The LP has failed to present and aggressive agenda attacking the rigging of American elections nor have they integrated the depth of the corruption of the electoral system as documented by Bev Harris at Blackboxvoting.com.

The LP needs a tougher, more radical agenda and tactics which will make its candidates real competitors with people who realize that their votes are not intended to count in this electoral system – they can vote either way they want, but as Paul Simon said, “you lose.”

Why would the LP want to nominate anyone without an excellent libertarian resume anyway? None of the answers to that question advance the brand of the LP as a “Party of Principle.”

Stay tuned.

The Reform Party hasn’t really ended. It’s members grew and learned. They’ve moved on to either the Green, Libertarian, Constitution, or Independence parties.

More experienced, wiser politically, better behaved.

Knowing pragmatic third party political alliances are an absolute must.

Thank You for the report.

CSPAN actually going to give the convention that much coverage.

Barr/Gravel is the strongest libertarian ticket. Meaning the one most likely to get media coverage.
Media coverage translates into $$$. That in turn grows the third party movement.

Bob Barr has had a disciplined focused message since announcing. Not as strong as Ron Paul as calling for cutting $1 Trillion taxpayer wasted money on foreign military misadventure…Calling for bringing America troops home from Europe and Asia.

The Green Party has made a reasonable claim to be the largest third party. Whether it’s the Libertarians, or the Greens the key point is that both are positive alternatives that continue to grow.

Cynthia Mckinney is starting to do a little media now. The more she does, the more the greens grow. Especially if she forms 1) Nader alliance on one ticket or, 2 ) picks a well know national politician as her Vice President. Say Jesse Ventura, Kinky Friedmann, Cecial Angus, or Lowell Weichert…to name a few common sense candidates.