Collective Responsibility -v- Individual Responsibility.

[Radar]

I knew he added the pledge so the feds would know the LP wasn't intent on a violent overthrow of the government, though in my eyes, I would see a violent overthrow of our government as an exercise of our unalienable rights described in the Declaration of Independence and also it wouldn't be the initiation of force, but rather using defensive force against those who are already using force against us.

I don't consider taking over the American government and forcing it to return to the one described in the Constitution by eliminating everything not specifically enumerated to be terrorism. I consider it to be patriotism.

The Black Panthers and the Weather Underground killed innocent people and wanted to dismantle the government without rebuilding it.

The pledge was more than just what David had originally intended though. It became a litmus test for members. It held people to a higher standard and laid out expectations. This way if someone runs as a Libertarian and says we need to kill babies to make soilent green, we can kick them out of the party and say their views don't mesh with ours.