HOW DOES ONE BECOME A MEMBER?
Formal membership in the LP begins by taking
the Basic Orientation on Liberal Democracy (BOLD). This is a seminar
that involves talks on the national situatoin, a presentation on
the Party's program of government and history, and (most importantly)
a discussion on the Liberal Democratic Ideology. In the KALIPI version
of the BOLD, there is also a youth situationer.
Although a prerequisite, attending the BOLD does
not automatically make one a Liberal. It is up to the person
to decide whether he or she will take that final step and take his
or her Oath as a Liberal. Indeed, there are several BOLD attendees
who have begged off from taking the Oath, usually because these
persons have not yet fully decided whether to participate fully
with a political party. Such a decision is respected by the LP.
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