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rjl+@pitt.edu (Richard J. Loether) writes:
: In article <Xqg7RB1w165w@topcat> topcat!tom@tredysvr.tredydev.unisys.com (Tom Albrecht) writes:
: >
: <Dr. John Perry is a candidate for the U.S. Senate from Pennsylvania on the
: <Libertarian party ticket.
: <
: <Dr. Perry is a pro-life, fiscally conservative alternative to Arlen Specter
: <and Lynn Yeakel.
: <
: <His overall philosophy of government is summed up in his statement:
: <"Government should promote and encourage strong families, individual
: <self-government, a high level of personal responsibility, and love of God
: <and His Law."
: 
: I would very much like to find a suitable alternative to Specter and 
: Yeakel.  As a Libertarian, I like the idea of voting for Perry but his
: statement that "Government should promote...love of God and His Law" to
: be profoundly troubling.  Could I get some clarification on this please?
: 

Well, considering that the original post came from Tom Albrecht, and that
"love of God and His Law" often means "let's impose the Leviticus laws on
adulterers, homosexuals, and the like", I'd say that this candidate is
probably backed by the Religious Right, and is only running in Libertarian
drag (and they're FAR from libertarian philosophy).

Running unknowns in local and state elections, and using misinformation,
distortion, and negative campaigning against those they oppose, has become
standard fare for the Religious Right.  Several articles I've read recently
show how they've spent the last ten years moving in the lower levels of
politics, and the recent Republican Convention has shown that they can't
be written off.  They're not crackpots, they're about as moderate as the
Ayatollah, and they're playing to win.
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