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Frost

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A candidate that voluntaryists could support?
« on: December 27, 2009, 07:07:07 PM »
Suppose that someone ran for office promising to only vote no, on everything. Would this avoid the moral problems of working in the system? Seems to me that it would.
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Re: A candidate that voluintaryists could support?
« Reply #1 on: December 28, 2009, 01:57:29 AM »
What if it was a vote to Repeal a law or In favor of legalizing pot? voting no every time isn't that answer , My opinion on voting if you are already registered to vote you might as well , so for the people in NH I think they should vote for the other free staters even if they aren't Voluntarists.
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Re: A candidate that voluintaryists could support?
« Reply #2 on: December 28, 2009, 02:00:08 AM »
Politician's promise? No thanks.

How about a contract? Then maybe.
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Re: A candidate that voluintaryists could support?
« Reply #3 on: December 28, 2009, 02:01:06 AM »
Quote from: atomiccat on December 28, 2009, 01:57:29 AM
What if it was a vote to Repeal a law or In favor of legalizing pot? voting no every time isn't that answer , My opinion on voting if you are already registered to vote you might as well , so for the people in NH I think they should vote for the other free staters even if they aren't Voluntarists.
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I like Shaw's idea too.

I'll still vote for the least of 10 evils though.
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Re: A candidate that voluintaryists could support?
« Reply #4 on: December 28, 2009, 03:19:11 AM »
Quote from: atomiccat on December 28, 2009, 01:57:29 AM
What if it was a vote to Repeal a law or In favor of legalizing pot?

The goal is to end the state, not tweak the politician scribble.
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Re: A candidate that voluintaryists could support?
« Reply #5 on: December 28, 2009, 03:20:51 AM »
Quote from: John Shaw on December 28, 2009, 02:00:08 AM
Politician's promise? No thanks.

How about a contract? Then maybe.

It would be trivial to examine their voting record for consistency.
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Re: A candidate that voluntaryists could support?
« Reply #6 on: December 28, 2009, 05:32:32 AM »
Quote from: Frost on December 27, 2009, 07:07:07 PM
Suppose that someone ran for office promising to only vote no, on everything. Would this avoid the moral problems of working in the system? Seems to me that it would.

The problem isn't the candidates, the problem is the system. Doesn't matter who you're voting for, the system stays the same; mandatory and enforced with (the threat of) violence.
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Re: A candidate that voluntaryists could support?
« Reply #7 on: December 28, 2009, 03:43:37 PM »
Quote from: Dionysus on December 28, 2009, 05:32:32 AM
Doesn't matter who you're voting for, the system stays the same; mandatory and enforced with (the threat of) violence.

True, even if we elected a hand full of these people the result may be more government as it would require more earmark bribes to pass legislation. However it could also be a wrench in the system to some extent and also might have PR utility.
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Re: A candidate that voluntaryists could support?
« Reply #8 on: December 28, 2009, 05:30:59 PM »
Voluntaryists should learn to support the lesser of all possible evils without confusing it with good.
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Re: A candidate that voluintaryists could support?
« Reply #9 on: December 28, 2009, 05:32:43 PM »
Quote from: Frost on December 28, 2009, 03:20:51 AM
Quote from: John Shaw on December 28, 2009, 02:00:08 AM
Politician's promise? No thanks.

How about a contract? Then maybe.

It would be trivial to examine their voting record for consistency.

It would be safer to back it with a contract. Gambling is for suckers.
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Re: A candidate that voluintaryists could support?
« Reply #10 on: December 30, 2009, 04:46:18 PM »
Quote from: John Shaw on December 28, 2009, 05:32:43 PM
It would be safer to back it with a contract. Gambling is for suckers.

Place some money in escrow and they get it back at the end of their term if they only voted no?
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