Libertarian Party in 2020 Conventions
On Abortion:
Individuals own their bodies; can't violate those rights
Individuals own their bodies and have rights over them that other individuals, groups, and governments may not violate.
Individuals have the freedom and responsibility to decide what they knowingly and voluntarily consume, and what risks they accept to their own health, finances, safety, or life.
Source: Libertarian Party Platform for 2018-2020 National Convention
Jul 4, 2018
On Budget & Economy:
Voluntary funding & Balanced Budget Amendment
We oppose any legal requirements forcing employers to serve as tax collectors. We support any initiative to reduce or abolish any tax & oppose any increase on any tax for any reason. To the extent possible, we advocate that all public services be funded
in a voluntary manner. Government should not incur debt, which burdens future generations without their consent. We support the passage of a "Balanced Budget Amendment" to the U.S. Constitution, provided that the budget is balanced exclusively by
cutting expenditures, and not by raising taxes.
A free and competitive market allocates resources in the most efficient manner. Each person has the right to offer goods and services to others on the free market. The only proper role of government in
the economic realm is to protect property rights, adjudicate disputes, and provide a legal framework in which voluntary trade is protected. All efforts by government to redistribute wealth, or to control or manage trade, are improper in a free society.
Source: Libertarian Party Platform for 2018-2020 National Convention
Jul 4, 2018
On Civil Rights:
Oppose government aid to or attack of any religion
We support full freedom of expression and oppose government censorship, regulation, or control of communications media and technology.
We favor the freedom to engage in or abstain from any religious activities that do not violate the rights of others. We oppose government actions which either aid or attack any religion.
Source: Libertarian Party Platform for 2018-2020 National Convention
Jul 4, 2018
On Civil Rights:
State licensing any marriage is illegitimate practice
Government does not have the authority to define, promote, license, or restrict personal relationships, regardless of the number of participants. Consenting adults should be free to choose their own sexual practices and personal relationships.
Until such time as the government stops its illegitimate practice of marriage licensing, such licenses must be granted to all consenting adults who apply.
Source: Libertarian Party Platform for 2018-2020 National Convention
Jul 4, 2018
On Crime:
Repeal all victimless crime laws: gambling, drugs, sex
We favor the repeal of all laws creating "crimes" without victims, such as gambling, the use of drugs for medicinal or recreational purposes, and consensual transactions involving sexual services.
We oppose the prosecutorial practice of "over-charging" in criminal prosecutions so as to avoid jury trials by intimidating defendants into accepting plea bargains.
The Libertarian Party supports the decriminalization of prostitution.
We assert the right of consenting adults to provide sexual services to clients for compensation, and the right of clients to purchase sexual services from consenting sex workers.
Source: Libertarian Party Platform for 2018-2020 National Convention
Jul 4, 2018
On Immigration:
No unreasonable constraints in crossing political boundaries
Political freedom and escape from tyranny demand that individuals not be unreasonably constrained by government in the crossing of political boundaries.
Economic freedom demands the unrestricted movement of human as well as financial capital across national borders.
Source: Libertarian Party Platform for 2018-2020 National Convention
Jul 4, 2018
On Jobs:
No required unions; no occupational licensing laws
We favor repealing any requirement that one must join or pay dues to a union as a condition of government employment.
We advocate replacing defined-benefit pensions with defined- contribution plans, as are commonly offered in the private sector, so as not to impose debt on future generations without their consent.
Libertarians support the right of every person to earn an honest and peaceful living through the free and voluntary exchange of goods and services.
Accordingly, we oppose occupational and other licensing laws that infringe on this right or treat it as a state-granted privilege. We encourage certifications by voluntary associations of professionals.
Source: Libertarian Party Platform for 2018-2020 National Convention
Jul 4, 2018
On Principles & Values:
Challenge cult of omnipotent state, defend individual rights
We challenge the cult of the omnipotent state and defend the rights of the individual. We hold that all individuals have the right to exercise sole dominion
over their own lives, and have the right to live in whatever manner they choose, so long as they do not forcibly interfere with the equal right of others to live in whatever manner they choose.
Source: Libertarian Party Platform for 2018-2020 National Convention
Jul 4, 2018
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