Petition for Bob Barr to Step Down - Organize it here!

[brunner]

Oh man, you want reasons why Barr sucks? That's just the beginning.

From badbarr2008.com:

* Barr espouses an interventionist foreign policy, arguing for intervention in Iran and South America, among other places. He praises Bush because "the surge is working," and expressed regret when crazed neocon John Bolton stepped down as US Ambassador to the UN. More information
* Barr voted for the Patriot Act, and favored reauthorization of that act. More information
* Barr favors a national sales tax. More information
* Barr opposes legalization of hard drugs, and is famous as a drug warrior. More information
* Barr has an unclear position on private property, as he believes that businesses should be coerced into allowing their employees and visitors to bring guns onto company property, company policy notwithstanding. More information
* Barr argues for stronger border protection and advocates for stringent controls on people entering the country. More information
* Barr holds a strong view of intellectual property - far stronger than his view of real property! He regards Google as a major threat to intellectual property, and wishes to use government force to restrain the company.
* Barr finds it entirely acceptable for an 17 year old boy to spend 10 years in prison for having oral sex with his 15 year old girlfriend, and believes releasing him would be unconscionable - even though the law he was convicted under was repealed. More information

The links to "More information" are on badbarr2008.com.

 

[qh4dotcom]

It's too late for Barr to step down....the LP can't put anyone else's name on the state ballots for the November elections except Barr

 

[Kludge]

well i will tell you this a petition is a waste of time, remember www.lettertogop.com yeah anyway i wouldn't bother the lp i doomed forget this petition it is a waste of time the lp does not care.........

The LP does care. They do not all support Barr. Ruwart refused to support Barr and warned the LP delegates that he was a huge risk.

Many delegates listened, but a few more did not.

 

[amy31416]

Hold on a sec people, let's focus. Here's what I need first:

1. 32 char or less short title that becomes part of the URL. Can't be changed.
2. 10 word or less long title. Can be changed.

Then we can move on to the description (25 words or less). Can be changed I believe.

 

[torchbearer]

this petition will have little meaning unless you get the LP's larger donors to sign it.
Money talks...

 

[brunner]

well i will tell you this a petition is a waste of time, remember www.lettertogop.com yeah anyway i wouldn't bother the lp i doomed forget this petition it is a waste of time the lp does not care.........

It's not a waste. You can't compare the LP to the GOP. The LP is much, much smaller and much, much more dependent on our support.

If there's one place where we the Ron Paul fans can affect real change, it's the LP.

 

[brunner]

this petition will have little meaning unless you get the LP's larger donors to sign it.
Money talks...

I disagree. We could easily rack up 2,000 signatures in less than a day just by posting it on a few major blogs.

The LP will listen to that. Trust me.

 

[Menthol Patch]

"Petition to remove Bob Barr."

"This is an effort to petition the Libertarian Party to remove Bob Barr as their nominee for President of the United States."

 

[qh4dotcom]

this petition will have little meaning unless you get the LP's larger donors to sign it.
Money talks...

The larger donors have already maxed out...they can't contribute more than the $2,300 limit

Besides, it's too late for Barr to step down....the LP can't put anyone else's name on the state ballots for the November elections....only Barr can appear on the ballots

 

[amy31416]

Hold on a sec people, let's focus. Here's what I need first:

1. 32 char or less short title that becomes part of the URL. Can't be changed.
2. 10 word or less long title. Can be changed.

Then we can move on to the description (25 words or less). Can be changed I believe.

Okay, unless there are any objections, the short title is: "StepDownBarr"

The long title is: Step Down Bob Barr/Wayne Allen Root

Anyone?

 

[torchbearer]

I disagree. We could easily rack up 2,000 signatures in less than a day just by posting it on a few major blogs.

The LP will listen to that. Trust me.

I'm in the LP structure, i'm apart of the LALP central committee, trust me, if you haven't been a big donor in the past.. you won't matter.
Why? because if you threaten to withdraw your support, it matters not. they haven't lost anything.
If you have been giving them $1000 a year for the past 20 years... you matter... they will be losing an asset.

 

[Menthol Patch]

This petition is not about only getting him removed but to stand up for what is right.

 

[Menthol Patch]

Okay, unless there are any objections, the short title is: "StepDownBarr"

The long title is: Step Down Bob Barr/Wayne Allen Root

Anyone?

Sounds fine.

 

[freelance]

Hey wait a minute, Whats so wrong with Barr/Paul ticket? I know paul said no multiple times, but Bob Barr could reall care and might really be sincere in his efforts to end the political duopoly.

What harm could come from a BARR/PAUL ticket!

Long live the Freedom Movement!!!!!!!!!

Aside from the fact that they disagree on major positions and the fact that Ron Paul will not bend to Barr's position, and the fact that RP is the one with a passionate organization and money behind him, I can't think of a thing.

 

[constituent]

I'm in the LP structure, i'm apart of the LALP central committee, trust me, if you haven't been a big donor in the past.. you won't matter.
Why? because if you threaten to withdraw your support, it matters not. they haven't lost anything.
If you have been giving them $1000 a year for the past 20 years... you matter... they will be losing an asset.

typical political scum.

ideas are for exploitin'

 

[torchbearer]

The larger donors have already maxed out...they can't contribute any more cash past the $2,300 limit

Besides, it's too late for Barr to step down....the LP can't put anyone else's name on the state ballots for the November elections....only Barr can appear on the ballots

You can subsitute in a lot of states. Meaning, you can change whose name appears after qualifying.
The party has much control over what name appears on their slate of electors.
They can tell their electors today, that they are for Ron Paul... and it is so.
You aren't voting on a presidential candidate, you are voting on a slate of electors who support the candidate you want them to vote for...

Max donors are yearly donors. You forgot to add that to your equation of value to a party.

 

[amy31416]

"Petition to remove Bob Barr."

"This is an effort to petition the Libertarian Party to remove Bob Barr as their nominee for President of the United States."

Thanks.

It will have to be "PetitionToRemoveBobBarr"

And the second one is too long, 10 words or less.

"Petition the LP to remove Barr as their Presidential nominee?"

or--

"Petition to the LP: Remove Barr as Presidential nominee?"

 

[speciallyblend]

well we got 12,000 for our petition andpaid 300 for a professional press release serious folks do not waste your time on this ,i learned

 

[Menthol Patch]

Thanks.

It will have to be "PetitionToRemoveBobBarr"

And the second one is too long, 10 words or less.

"Petition the LP to remove Barr as their Presidential nominee?"

Sounds fine to me.

 

[Menthol Patch]

well we got 12,000 for our petition andpaid 300 for a professional press release serious folks do not waste your time on this ,i learned

This is not a waste of time.