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LP.org blog: LP Monday Message: World War II Memorial poll

By Krzysztof Lesiak on October 10, 2013 2:37 AM

From LP.org: 

Posted on October 7, 2013
Dear Friend of Liberty,

Which option most closely matches your feeling about the closing of the WWII Memorial during the so-called government shutdown?There’s been lots of news coverage, political posturing, and heated debate over the president’s closing and barricading of the World War II Memorial during the government so-called “shutdown.” Many people, including WWII Veterans, have crossed the barricades in defiance.

Of course, we know this is only a temporary 27 percent slowdown, not an across-the-board shutdown.

In any case, I walked by the memorial on Sunday afternoon to take a look for myself. It’s only about a mile from our Libertarian Party headquarters.

According to Wikipedia, the federal government provided only $16 million of the $197 million raised to build the memorial. Other funding came from veterans groups and other individuals and businesses. The memorial is administered by the National Park Service.

The obvious question is, “are Libertarians for, or against, closing the World War II Memorial during government shutdowns?”

But I’m not comfortable with that question. Here’s my question, and I’m interested in your answer.

Which option most closely matches your feeling about the closing of the WWII Memorial during the so-called government shutdown?

  1. The government should not have closed the WWII Memorial.
  2. It was OK for the government to close the WWII Memorial.
  3. I don’t care much whether or not the memorial was closed during the shutdown.
  4. The WWII Memorial should have been built on private property to avoid political meddling.
  5. A non-interventionist policy at the time of WWI might have prevented WWII.
  6. Other

 

Yours in liberty,

Wes Benedict
Executive Director
Libertarian National Committee

Krzysztof Lesiak

I've been a contributor for IPR since January 2013. I consider myself to be a paleoconservative. I'm also the founder of American Third Party Report. Email me at [email protected].

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6 Comments

  1. paulie October 10, 2013

    I had the same thought.

  2. langa October 10, 2013

    I wish there would have been an option to vote for 3, 4, 5, and 6. They’re certainly not mutually exclusive.

  3. paulie October 10, 2013

    No, more that it could have been avoided, which is true.

  5. George Phillies October 10, 2013

    Why in the LNC wasting its time on Republican propaganda points?

    The closure is who is paying the maintenance operation budget, not who paid the construction workers for their fine work. How will the monument be cleaned while it is open? Good stonework is fragile and subject to permanent damage if spills are not cleaned reasonably
    promptly.

  6. paulie October 10, 2013

    Chris – “LP.org” is better than “Lp.org” since LP is already an acronym.

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