الحزب الليبرتاري (الولايات المتحدة)
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| الرئيس | Nicholas Sarwark (AZ) |
| الأمين | Caryn Ann Harlos |
| تأسس | 11 ديسمبر 1971 |
| المقر الرئيسي | 1444 Duke St. Alexandria, Virginia 22314 |
| العضوية (July 2017) | ▲ 511,277[أ][1] |
| الأيديولوجية | Classical liberalism[2] Cultural liberalism[2] Economic liberalism[2] Fiscal conservatism[2] Laissez-faire[2] American libertarianism[3] Non-interventionism[4] |
| الانتماء الدولي | International Alliance of Libertarian Parties |
| الألوان | Gold-yellow |
| Seats in the Senate | 0 / 100 |
| Seats in the House | 0 / 435 |
| Governorships | 0 / 50 |
| State Upper House Seats | 0 / 1٬972 |
| State Lower House Seats | 3 / 5٬411 |
| Territorial Governorships | 0 / 5 |
| Territorial Upper Chamber Seats | 0 / 97 |
| Territorial Lower Chamber Seats | 0 / 91 |
| Other elected offices | 179 (2018)[5] |
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The Libertarian Party (LP) is a political party in the United States that promotes civil liberties, non-interventionism, laissez-faire capitalism and shrinking the size and scope of government.[6] The party was conceived at meetings in the home of David F. Nolan in Westminster, Colorado in 1971[7] and was officially formed on December 11, 1971 in Colorado Springs, Colorado.[7] The founding of the party was prompted in part due to concerns about the Nixon administration, the Vietnam War, conscription and the end of the gold standard.[8]
The party generally promotes a classical liberal platform, in contrast to the Democrats' modern liberalism and progressivism and the Republicans' conservatism. Gary Johnson, the party's presidential nominee in 2012 and 2016, states that the Libertarian Party is more culturally liberal than Democrats, and more fiscally conservative than Republicans.[9] Current fiscal policy positions include lowering taxes,[10] abolishing the Internal Revenue Service (IRS),[11] decreasing the national debt,[11] allowing people to opt out of Social Security[12] and eliminating the welfare state, in part by utilizing private charities.[13] Current cultural policy positions include ending the prohibition of illegal drugs,[14] advocating criminal justice reform,[15] supporting same-sex marriage,[16] ending capital punishment[17] and supporting gun ownership rights.[18] Many Libertarians believe in lowering the drinking age to 18.[19]
While it is the third largest political party in the United States, it currently has no members in Congress, governorships, or state legislative seats. There are 511,277 voters (0.46% of total) registered as Libertarian in the 30 states that report Libertarian registration statistics and Washington, D.C.[20] The Libertarian Party was the party under which the first electoral vote was cast for a woman (Tonie Nathan) for Vice President in the 1972 United States presidential election due to a faithless elector.[21]
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Notes
- ^ Only includes individuals who have registered Libertarian in the 31 jurisdictions that allow registration with the Libertarian Party. Jurisdictions include Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Washington, D.C., Florida, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Utah, West Virginia and Wyoming.
References
- ^ Winger, Richard (July 27, 2017). "New Voter Registration Nation Totals". ballot-access.org. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
- ^ أ ب ت ث ج "Ideological Third Parties and Splinter Parties".
- ^ Rothbard, Murray Newton (1978). For a New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto. p. 153.
Even more remarkably, the Libertarian party achieved this growth while consistently adhering to a new ideological creed—"libertarianism"—thus bringing to the American political scene for the first time in a century a party interested in principle rather than in merely gaining jobs and money at the public trough
- ^ "Libertarian Party opposes further intervention in Iraq".
- ^ "Elected Officials". Retrieved August 9, 2018.
- ^ "Current Issues". Libertarian Party. Archived from the original on مايو 7, 2015. Retrieved مايو 5, 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ أ ب "David Nolan Reflects on the Libertarian Party on its 30th Anniversary". Colorado Freedom Report.
- ^ Murphy, Michael Patrick (2004). The Government. iUniverse. p. 555. ISBN 978-0-595-30863-7.
- ^ Julie Ershadi (April 30, 2013). "Gary Johnson: I'm More Conservative and More Liberal Than Both Parties". Roll Call.
- ^ "Taxes". Libertarian Party. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
- ^ أ ب "Platform". Libertarian Party. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
- ^ "Social Security". Libertarian Party. Archived from the original on أكتوبر 3, 2013. Retrieved أكتوبر 13, 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Poverty and Welfare". Libertarian Party. Archived from the original on أكتوبر 5, 2013. Retrieved أكتوبر 13, 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Crime and Violence". Libertarian Party. Archived from the original on أكتوبر 3, 2013. Retrieved أكتوبر 13, 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Crime and Justice". Libertarian Party. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
- ^ "Libertarians say marriage equality only one step toward ending legal discrimination" (Press release). Libertarian Party. June 10, 2011.
- ^ "2016 platform".
- ^ "Gun Laws". Libertarian Party. Archived from the original on أكتوبر 8, 2013. Retrieved أكتوبر 13, 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Lowering the Drinking Age". Libertarian Party of Minnesota. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "August 2017 Ballot Access News Print Edition". ballot-access.org.
- ^ Boaz, David (August 29, 2008). "First Woman". Cato @ Liberty. Cato Institute.
Further reading
- Epstein, David A. (2012). Left, Right, Out: The History of Third Parties in America. Arts and Letters Imperium Publications. ISBN 978-0-578-10654-0.
- Boaz, David; Kirby, David (October 18, 2006). "The Libertarian Vote" (PDF). Policy Analysis. Cato Institute.
- Kirby, David; Boaz, David (January 21, 2010). "The Libertarian Vote in the Age of Obama" (PDF). Cato Institute. Policy Analysis.
External links
- LP.org (Official Website)
- Libertarian (party) at the Open Directory Project
- Libertarian Party Platform Archive
- April 1, 2016 Libertarian Party Presidential Debate
- Ballot Access of Libertarian Party Presidential Candidates 1972 - 2016
Previous presidential candidates campaign sites
- Gary Johnson 2012 web site
- Archive of 2004 LP presidential candidate web site at the Wayback Machine (archived نوفمبر 5, 2004)
- Archive of 2000 LP presidential candidate web site
- Archive of 1996 LP presidential candidate web site at the Wayback Machine (archived نوفمبر 5, 1996)
- Archive of 1996 LP vice presidential candidate web site at the Wayback Machine (archived نوفمبر 5, 1996)