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[[Category:American Political Parties]] | [[Category:American Political Parties]] | ||
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The Libertarian Party (formed in 1971) is an American political party advocating libertarian political views (although many libertarians are not members of the Libertarian Party). In terms of Presidential elections, the party reached its peak in popularity in 1980, receiving only about 1% of the vote[1]. However in terms of political activity (number of candidates, access to the ballot, and elected office holders), the Libertarian Party is the third-largest political party in America. They are active in all 50 states and have more than 200,000 registered voters. Most Libertarian Party elected officials are in office at the local level of government.[2] The party has permanent ballot status in 27 out of 50 states and runs candidates in all 50.
Platform
The Libertarian Party exercises fiscal conservatism and social liberalism. They are supportive of the concept of individual liberty. Many Libertarian leaders are conservative because of their support of the Second Amendment, personal responsibility and states rights. A majority of them are against the War in Iraq and believe that the United States should be neutral in foreign policy, and also that the United States should not be involved in the United Nations. They do not believe that the government should be involved in issues such as abortion and homosexual marriage.