Comments on: Sweeping Changes For Oregon Libertarian Party

By: kevin schaumleffle

kevin schaumleffle — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:56:45 +0000

Since I have been currently serving at Fort Benning, Georgia for the past 3 years for the ARNG, I just became aware of these issues via the internet. Sorry to see the fighting which had ensued over the past many years. The leadership that left had noble visions, but too many other good libertarians with vision and motivation were, unfortunately, disregarded and made insignificant. Thus the outcome is not surprising. Regarding the new leadership, I know some of them. Their desire to do the right thing and to provide a purposeful direction for the party’s future, I believe, will allow the party to remain significant in Oregon politics and pull in an even greater number of Libertarian minded thinkers.

By: jim Karlock

jim Karlock — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 21:57:24 +0000

WW: Then, on Monday, Richard Burke (pictured above), the party’s executive director for the last six years, also stepped down.
JK: He did not step down, his contract as executive director ended.
His contract had been renegotiated earlier in the year around the time that he barely survived a vote to outright terminate him (he survived only by Chairman Smith

By: Lassitor

Lassitor — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 05:17:32 +0000

Looks to me like the Libertarians got rid of a corrupt Executive Director.

Best of luck Libertarians.

By: Wes Wagner

Wes Wagner — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 03:41:17 +0000

I believe if this were a wikipedia page it would get a large "The neutrality of this article is disputed" bubble at the top.

By: TK

TK — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 02:10:00 +0000

I don’t see any inconsistency between Libertarianism and settling disputes in the courts. I think you’re confusing Libertarianism with anarchism.