The Libertarian Party has gone the exact same way that the Tea Party went and Ross Perot's Reform Party went.
They got infiltrated and sabotaged from the inside.
Bob Barr was the start of the infiltration.
1971 - David Nolan and others founded the Libertarian Party when Nixon reneged on the gold standard. Nixon did the dirty (and illegal and unconstitutional) deed on August 15, 1971. The Libertarian Party was officially created 4 months later, on December 11, 1971.
That was the reason the party was founded. They were a group of Republicans who realized that the BUSH CLAN of the Republican Party was NOT going to stick to constitutional principles. Richard Nixon was HAND PICKED for the Republican party by Prescott Bush, George HW Bush's daddy. BTW, Prescott Bush's daddy was Samuel Bush, who worked directly for Frank Rockefeller, brother of John D. Rockefeller.
These Republicans were heavily influenced by Leo Strauss of the Chicago School (a lot of them went to school there). They were indoctrinated into the Neocon philosophy -- a branch of communist ideology. They took over the Republican Party, and the Republicans who were opposed to this movement within the party decided to try an alternate option by creating a new political party.
1988 -- Ron Paul ran for president for the Libertarian Party. Good man. Principled. Known as "Doctor No" in Congress, first because he was a medical doctor, and second because he stood on principle that he would honor his Oath of Office to defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic. He voted "no" on more legislation than anyone in Congress, because MOST legislation proposed by Congress is ... UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
These neocons wanted nothing but power and influence so they could get rich and control the masses -- same exact philosophy as the Democrats, who are closet communists, which have the exact same goal (but are more brutal about it).
ALL of these people -- BOTH SIDES -- systematically IGNORE THE CONSTITUTION, thus violating their oaths of office.
1996, 2000 -- Harry Browne ran for president for the Libertarian Party. He was even better than Ron Paul, in terms of his ideas and brilliance. He seemed to be gaining momentum for the party, at least compared to its weak history in politics. He died in 2006, and that was the Big Shift.
2006 -- Bob Barr infiltrated the Libertarian Party and basically destroyed it from within.
Interesting. I left the LP in the 1990s, viewing it as a pigpen in which the Rothbardians wallowed. I was unaware of any Bob Barr influence, but I wasn't paying attention by then, as the LP was off in the corner, playing by itself.
Is it possible in a few sentences to summarize what Bob Barr's influence led to?
I knew enough about Barr to know he was no libertarian, so I wondered what was up.
He bashed Ron Paul a lot, which was not helpful to the LP membership
He always had a tough stance of locking people up for drug use (I think he was a fed prosecutor doing that before getting to Congress). LP members generally don't like that idea
In Congress, he voted for the Patriot Act -- TWICE. Not a good look, considering how intrusive and unconstitutional that was
He supported some foreign military intervention (not defensive wars, but "we gotta help out" type of stuff)
He advocated for a new, national sales tax
He wanted to do something about "global climate change" (Al Gore praised him for this)
All I really remember was that whatever he was saying had nothing to do with the Non-Aggression Principle or really much of anything to do with libertarian philosophy.
He was a grifter. Could not become President as a Republican, so used the Libertarian Party as a platform. Due to high name recognition, he made some ground ... but he was never a libertarian, and nobody liked him.
The LP seemed to just fade away after that. So, I credit him with it, but there was probably more to it than just him.
Oh my gosh. Kind of like the polar opposite of the Rothbardians from a policy standpoint. (They were also grifters.) From one distasteful extreme to the other. Glad I wasn't there to see it. Thanks for filling in that gap.
The Libertarian Party has gone the exact same way that the Tea Party went and Ross Perot's Reform Party went.
They got infiltrated and sabotaged from the inside.
Bob Barr was the start of the infiltration.
1971 - David Nolan and others founded the Libertarian Party when Nixon reneged on the gold standard. Nixon did the dirty (and illegal and unconstitutional) deed on August 15, 1971. The Libertarian Party was officially created 4 months later, on December 11, 1971.
That was the reason the party was founded. They were a group of Republicans who realized that the BUSH CLAN of the Republican Party was NOT going to stick to constitutional principles. Richard Nixon was HAND PICKED for the Republican party by Prescott Bush, George HW Bush's daddy. BTW, Prescott Bush's daddy was Samuel Bush, who worked directly for Frank Rockefeller, brother of John D. Rockefeller.
These Republicans were heavily influenced by Leo Strauss of the Chicago School (a lot of them went to school there). They were indoctrinated into the Neocon philosophy -- a branch of communist ideology. They took over the Republican Party, and the Republicans who were opposed to this movement within the party decided to try an alternate option by creating a new political party.
1988 -- Ron Paul ran for president for the Libertarian Party. Good man. Principled. Known as "Doctor No" in Congress, first because he was a medical doctor, and second because he stood on principle that he would honor his Oath of Office to defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic. He voted "no" on more legislation than anyone in Congress, because MOST legislation proposed by Congress is ... UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
These neocons wanted nothing but power and influence so they could get rich and control the masses -- same exact philosophy as the Democrats, who are closet communists, which have the exact same goal (but are more brutal about it).
ALL of these people -- BOTH SIDES -- systematically IGNORE THE CONSTITUTION, thus violating their oaths of office.
1996, 2000 -- Harry Browne ran for president for the Libertarian Party. He was even better than Ron Paul, in terms of his ideas and brilliance. He seemed to be gaining momentum for the party, at least compared to its weak history in politics. He died in 2006, and that was the Big Shift.
2006 -- Bob Barr infiltrated the Libertarian Party and basically destroyed it from within.
This is how the Deep State maintains power.
INFILTRATION.
That is what we are fighting against.
It's a shame when a third party sucks votes away such that the dem gets elected. . .
I hate Woodrow Wilson getting in that way!! Look what he did to US?
This. Watched it happen and was very disapointed.
Interesting. I left the LP in the 1990s, viewing it as a pigpen in which the Rothbardians wallowed. I was unaware of any Bob Barr influence, but I wasn't paying attention by then, as the LP was off in the corner, playing by itself.
Is it possible in a few sentences to summarize what Bob Barr's influence led to?
I can just give a vague overview.
I knew enough about Barr to know he was no libertarian, so I wondered what was up.
He bashed Ron Paul a lot, which was not helpful to the LP membership
He always had a tough stance of locking people up for drug use (I think he was a fed prosecutor doing that before getting to Congress). LP members generally don't like that idea
In Congress, he voted for the Patriot Act -- TWICE. Not a good look, considering how intrusive and unconstitutional that was
He supported some foreign military intervention (not defensive wars, but "we gotta help out" type of stuff)
He advocated for a new, national sales tax
He wanted to do something about "global climate change" (Al Gore praised him for this)
All I really remember was that whatever he was saying had nothing to do with the Non-Aggression Principle or really much of anything to do with libertarian philosophy.
He was a grifter. Could not become President as a Republican, so used the Libertarian Party as a platform. Due to high name recognition, he made some ground ... but he was never a libertarian, and nobody liked him.
The LP seemed to just fade away after that. So, I credit him with it, but there was probably more to it than just him.
Oh my gosh. Kind of like the polar opposite of the Rothbardians from a policy standpoint. (They were also grifters.) From one distasteful extreme to the other. Glad I wasn't there to see it. Thanks for filling in that gap.