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==Political Orientation==

==Political Orientation==

Although many of the Institutie's political positions are shared by [[social conservative]]s, the Institute's brand of [[Conservatism]] leans [[Libertarian]]. For this reason, the Institutes's takes a [[laissez faire]] approach to marriage, calling the federal marriage amendment “unnecessary, anti-federalist, and anti-Democratic.<ref>http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=6379</ref>”   

Although many of the Institutie's political positions are shared by [[social conservative]]s, the Institute's brand of [[Conservatism]] leans [[Libertarian]]. For this reason, the Institute takes a [[laissez faire]] approach to marriage, calling the federal marriage amendment “unnecessary, anti-federalist, and anti-Democratic.<ref>http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=6379</ref>”   

The Institute also supports the total abolishment of several federal agencies including the agencies of [[Department of Commerce| Commerce]], [[Department of Education| Education]], [[Department of Energy| Energy]], [[Department of Agriculture| Agriculture]], [[Department of Labor| Labor]], [[Department of Interior| Interior]], [[Department of Transportation| Transportation]] and [[Veteran]]s Affairs. Cato also supports the privatization of several federal services, including [[Social Security]].   

The Institute also supports the total abolishment of several federal agencies including the agencies of [[Department of Commerce| Commerce]], [[Department of Education| Education]], [[Department of Energy| Energy]], [[Department of Agriculture| Agriculture]], [[Department of Labor| Labor]], [[Department of Interior| Interior]], [[Department of Transportation| Transportation]] and [[Veteran]]s Affairs. Cato also supports the privatization of several federal services, including [[Social Security]].