I am with ya brother, its getting close to convention time and the factions are lining up. Are we going to be the party of principle and line up behind a strong platform and a strongly libertarian candidate or are we going to line up with a weak platform and a candidate who may also be weak concerning long held libertarian principles. I personally believe that with a strong platform, and that means one that has an end means or end goals, that the delegates as a whole could get behind a Barr, Root, or Gravel ticket and still preserve what our party stands for. But…. if we get the notopian platform and a moderate candidate then the party will be ripe for overtaking by people that are not in the least bit libertarian. I am just one person with an opinion, but that’s how I see it. Everyone should remember that Mr. Barr did not wait for our platform to change before he sought us out…he came on board knowing what we as the party of principle stand for. I can accept that moderate or radical candidates for the lp will “soft pedal” our message to the media as in the way Mr. Barr has spoken lately, but if you totally screw up the underlying principles that are contained in our platform THEN the lp is in trouble.

He not only accepts the legality of medical cannibis, he is actively campaigning for it legally. His legal background certainly means he knows the laws and the fact that he was an ex-drugwarrior for the reason that he can persuade the enforcers of these drug war much better and has authority. Also, making it a state issue, where the federal government cannot override it, gives more freedom for people.
The override of the state drug law policy was started by CLinton and Janet Reno was/is really some vicious woman! (as we can see in this video).

Kubby and wife and children really look very nice. They must have had quite an experience. Newly Ron Paul and Barney Frank have introduced a medical cannabis bill.

Im sure Kubby doesnt like to makeany attacks, largely because it could come to the detriment of the party—-but does he put party above the issues? Its become clear that Barr does NOT fully support ending the War on Drugs. Do you or Kubby want Barr representing his position as the Libertarian position? I’d suggest Kubby get up and make a forceful speech denouncing such nanny-statism.

Not to mention—he doesnt have as many skeletons in his personal closet. He’s had one wife, never had an abortion, and hasnt radically changed his political worldview over the past 2 years. Also, contributing tens of thousands of dollars to neo-cons is pretty bad too, as well support for the FairTax.

All in all—-the guy is pro-libery, but shouldnt be seated at the head of the table. If Barr’s conversion is honest, and i’m not convinced it is, then he should spend the next 4 years working to advance Liberty—and then run for President.

Im a Liberty Activist, affilliated with the Constitution Party—but who also worked in Ron Paul’s campaign and works with the Libertarians in my local and state areas.
But—I do view Barr as a detriment, both to my party and to the larger Liberty movement. Barr is not a good spokesman for said movement—because he just has too many skeletons. I’d rather split the “Paul vote” 2 ways (between Baldwin and Ruwart, or Baldwin and Kubby) than split the “Conservative Paul vote” 2 ways (Barr and Baldwin) and leave the “Left-Paul vote” at home.

So I have more than one interest here. I worked closely with Libertarian-leaning Greens during the Ron Paul campaign to try and reach out to young Leftists and college-students in general. Although i’m DEFINETLY on the right-end of the spectrum, I see the Liberty Movement as running across the breadth of the political spectrum.

No, it’s just that a conversion should be a true conversion. If Barr claims to have changed his stance on the War on Drugs, yet he still supports the illegality of heroin and acid, and he supports giving aid to Columbia in fighting their drug war, and he won’t call for a definite withdrawal from Iraq, and he supports implementing a new 30% tax on everyone, then it is safe to question his conversion.