That's a pledge a majority of LP News readers would apparently be happy to sign. The party should drop the membership statement, they countered, because it is confusing to most people, drives away potential members, and is too philosophically doctrinaire. The pledge is a concise statement of our beliefs. A party is like an army and every army needs a rallying point. Without it, all you have is a mob.
Membership requires a commitment to the party's principles.
If a person isn't willing to make such a commitment, he or she can still vote for Libertarian candidates or contribute to the party on single-issue grounds. I strongly feel the current statement is too vague and subject to the wildest of interpretations. It is basically a political urine test. The party's opinion seems to be that everyone is the Unabomber until the signed statement is received. Just wanting to join the party should be enough to show that one seeks change within the system.