I’m not as politically savvy as some of you are, but I am actively participating in Kaplan’s campaign here in Morris County. The problem is not that he probably won’t win; the problem is that there is no viable third party. I intend to create a viable third party in my town, Long Hill Township.

I have been working for several years to create transparent and responsive government here. I faced a school board that fought me e3very inch of the way. Last year we were able to get a candidate elected who supported my efforts. This year we got two more. If we take a long-term approach, we are going to get a lot more.

I got a call yesterday from a fellow in Roxbury who won a seat on his school board. He is supporting Kaplan and is willing to go out and get signatures with us. What the NJLP needs is visibility and credibility. I believe the “new wing” of this party is more sensitive to how voters react to ideologues and what to do to overcome resistance to change.

I am asking everyone here to help.

I believe you have good ideas, but do not think ytou would make a good candidate. I was at the convention last year and was unimpressed with your public speaking ability. Barring that, the NJLP has a serious interest in promoting candidates that do not have a personal background that could reflect unfavorably on the party. There are plenty of other ways to aid the advancement of liberty other than being a candidate. I think your energy would best be spent in another direction, possibly researching topics and formulating policy ideas. I have served as the Libertarian Party’s Chairman in Camden County and have been holding monthly meetings since 2005. I have never seen you at one.

not really. Ken Kapan quote “He would push for an enactment of a marriage equality law to allow same sex couples to marry.” http://www.politickernj.com/seancolon/29298/nj-libertarian-party-selects-kenneth-r-kaplan-governor

um I’d prefer that we eliminate the marriage license altogether.

““The current system prevents owners of single family homes from converting them to two family homes and the owners of two family homes from converting them to three families,” stated Kaplan. “This solution will solve the affordable housing crisis, not just for people moving into the new units, but also for many of whom might be senior citizens.”

why bother with this? this shouldn’t be a policy.

“He views vouchers as an immediate way to give parents more choice in where their children attend school.”

tax payer funded voucher system? That’s stupid. but yes, an improvement

He’s not as libertarian as I, but that’s ok, he’s clearly still the best choice.

“The term “progressive” is today often used in place of “liberal”. Although the two are related in some ways, they are separate and distinct political ideologies. According to John Halpin, senior advisor on the staff of the Center for American Progress, “Progressivism is an orientation towards politics, It’s not a long-standing ideology like liberalism, but an historically-grounded concept… that accepts the world as dynamic.” Progressives see progressivism as an attitude towards the world of politics that is broader than conservatism vs. liberalism, and as an attempt to break free from what they consider to be a false and divisive dichotomy.”

I could go on to tell you how to proceed if you actually wanted to get anywhere, but it seems like trying to be an internet personality is more entertaining to you. Fair enough, but complaining without any worthwhile action is just pointless, hopeless, and silly. It’s all been said before by others anyway, though.

I will say this much. If you focused on controlling your mental illness and spent less time on the internet, you would likely have a better chance of leading a fulfilling life.

Unless you consider progressive to mean those who defend the human rights that were subjugated with the rise of conservatism in the 19th century, when liberty came to mean economic liberty. The idea that the survival of the fittest, as Darwin scientifically demonstrated in the natural world, was seen as the driving force in civilized society as well. Fitness was defined as material success.

By the late 19th and early 20th century, huge corporations were squishing the rights of the individual. The ideals of the American Revolution had to be brought back into the picture, and the progressive movement helped to do that.

If you consider progressive to mean socialist or Keynesian, that’s another issue.