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- INTRODUCTION
-
- The Libertarian Party is the third-largest political party in the
- United States, running candidates for public office at all levels of
- government. The LP supports individual liberties, the free market,
- less government, lower taxes, and a non-interventionist foreign
- policy.
-
- This FAQ tells how to get more information about the LP, how to
- contact the LP online, and how to become a member.
-
- GETTING AN INFORMATION PACKET
-
- To receive a free information packet in the mail, call 800-682-1776
- and leave your name, address, and telephone number, or send this
- information in a message to "lphq@digex.net".
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- GETTING INFORMATION VIA FTP
-
- Information about the Libertarian Party may be obtained via anonymous
- FTP from the following sites:
-
- Host Directory Description
- ftp.lp.org /pub/lp/ general LP information
- ftp.digex.net /pub/access/lphq/ info from the LP national office
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- GETTING INFORMATION VIA THE WORLD-WIDE WEB
-
- The Libertarian Party maintains a WWW home page at:
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- http://www.lp.org/lp/
-
- The following URLs may be useful for people seeking or creating links to
- specific information:
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- http://www.lp.org/lp/program/ the national LP Program
- http://www.lp.org/lp/platform/ the national LP Platform
- http://www.access.digex.net/~lphq/ info from the LP national office
- http://www.lp.org/lp/lp-aff.html info from LP state affiliates
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- LIBERTARIAN PARTY NATIONAL OFFICE
-
- The Libertarian Party maintains a national office in Washington, DC.
- Contact this office for questions about membership, changes of
- address, and publications and other materials available for purchase.
-
- Libertarian Party Voice: 202-543-1988
- 1528 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE Fax: 202-546-6094
- Washington, DC 20003 E-Mail: lphq@digex.net
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- LIBERTARIAN PARTY NEWS
-
- "Libertarian Party NEWS" is the monthly newspaper of the LP. To
- subscribe or for change of address, contact the national office. For
- editorial matters, letters to the editor, and advertising information
- contact:
-
- Libertarian Party News Voice: 404-536-5243
- PO Box 3391 Fax: 404-287-0800
- Gainesville, GA 30503 E-Mail: 71610.3614@compuserve.com
-
- MEMBERSHIP FORM
-
- To become a dues-paying member of the Libertarian Party, print out,
- fill in, and return this form together with $25 (or you may charge your
- dues to a credit card). You will receive 12 issues of the LP News and
- a bonus copy of Libertarianism in One Lesson.
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- Name___________________________________________________________
- Address________________________________________________________
- City_________________________________ State_____ Zip___________
- Phone (home)______________________ (work)______________________
- E-mail address_________________________________________________
- Employer_________________________ Occupation___________________
-
- The Libertarian Party is the party of principle. To publicly affirm
- what we believe -- and to ensure that our party never strays from our
- principles -- we ask our members to proudly sign this statement:
-
- I do not believe in or advocate the initiation of force as a means
- of achieving political or social goals.
-
- _____________________________________________
- [signature required for membership only]
-
- Please enclose a check or money order (no corporate checks please)
- for $25 payable to "Libertarian Party", or provide the following
- information to authorize billing to your credit card:
-
- [ ] Visa [ ] Mastercard
- Account #_____________________________ Exp. Date______________
- Signature______________________________________________________
- [signature for credit card payment]
-
- Send this form and payment to:
-
- Libertarian Party
- 1528 Pennsylvania Avenue SE
- Washington, DC 20003
-
- (Government Mandated Notices: The Federal Election Commission requires
- political committees to report the name, mailing address, and occupation
- and name of employer for each individual whose contributions aggregate
- in excess of $200 in a calendar year. The IRS requires us to print
- "contributions are not tax-deductible" on all fundraising appeals.)
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