Free Marriage

The Idaho state legislature is going to give a go at, and likely succeed in making marriage be a government defined contract between a man and a woman AND making sure that those damn fagots can't see each other in hospital rooms or enter into insurance contracts together or any other legal blessings we ideal couples enjoy.

My initial reaction was that I want to create Idahoans For Marital Purity (IMP). This organization should hold a meeting or two and write lots of letters to the editor. We in the IMP group need to help further refine the concept of what a government allowable marriage should be. Immature children should not be marrying, so we need to push to make sure both parties are at least 21, but 25 would be much better... perhaps 21-25 with parental permission.

Then, since marriage is sanctified by GOD for procreation, nobody over, say 65 should get married, cuz what's the point? We might even push to make sure they are of the same race, or their skin tone is within an acceptable color range.

Meanwhile, with the purity police working that side of things, the Libertarians ought to counter them step-for-step. About the time the debate hits the state house, we can arrange a public debate, on radio or TV with the IMP vs the IDLP.

Now that I've had all day to think about this, I still like the idea. The gay-bashing succeeded in (I think) 11 states on election day. It has a very good chance here. I think we can stop it. I want to try. What we need most, to get started, is a leader for IMP ... and a member or two...

- Ted Dunlap

2006 national LP Convention

Portland, Oregon has been selected by the LNC as the site of the Libertarian Party's 2006 convention. The date has yet to be selected but will be late June or early July.

The Idaho LP has secured 5 seats already, based on the votes Michael Badnarik received from our voters. The remaining fraction (typically the larger one) of our delagate allocation will be determined by the number of members we have relative to the rest of the Libertarian Party of the USA.

This is a great opportunity for many of us to participate on a national level as Portland is a reasonable drive from nearly anywhere in Idaho, making this the most affordable national convention for us in...perhaps ever.

Ted Dunlap

P.S. The allocation of delegates according to our national bylaws:

Each affiliate party shall be entitled to send delegates to each Regular Convention on the following basis:

One delegate for each 0.1 percent, or fraction thereof, of the total Party membership in that affiliate; provided that at least one such delegate must be a resident of that State or District.

One delegate for each 0.25 percent, or fraction thereof, of the votes cast nationwide for the Libertarian Party candidate in the most recent presidential election, cast in that affiliate's state.