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| − | The '''Libertarian Party''' is an [[United States|American]] political [[party]] advocating [[libertarian]] political views (although many libertarians are not members of the Libertarian Party). It has existed since 1971 and reached its peak in popularity in the 1980 election, receiving only about 1% of the vote. This political party | + | The '''Libertarian Party''' is an [[United States|American]] political [[party]] advocating [[libertarian]] political views (although many libertarians are not members of the Libertarian Party). It has existed since 1971 and reached its peak in popularity in the 1980 election, receiving only about 1% of the vote. This political party has permanent ballot status in only 27 out of 50 states and runs candidates in all 50. |
==Platform== | ==Platform== | ||
Revision as of 11:08, July 7, 2007
The Libertarian Party is an American political party advocating libertarian political views (although many libertarians are not members of the Libertarian Party). It has existed since 1971 and reached its peak in popularity in the 1980 election, receiving only about 1% of the vote. This political party has permanent ballot status in only 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.