The Libertarian Party of Mississippi is the
Mississippi
Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Miss ...
affiliate of the
U.S. Libertarian Party. The Chair is Vicky Hanson, Laz Austin is Vice Chair, Zach Britt is Secretary, and the Treasurer is Brian Keller.
Platform
The Libertarian Party of Mississippi holds the same platform as the
U.S. Libertarian Party. Some of the key tenets are:
*
Limited government
In political philosophy, limited government is the concept of a government limited in power. It is a key concept in the history of liberalism.Amy Gutmann, "How Limited Is Liberal Government" in Liberalism Without Illusions: Essays on Liberal Th ...
* Fiscal management
* Individual responsibility
* A world at peace
* Protection of
civil liberties
* A
Laissez-faire
''Laissez-faire'' ( ; from french: laissez faire , ) is an economic system in which transactions between private groups of people are free from any form of economic interventionism (such as subsidies) deriving from special interest groups ...
economic system
* A maximization of personal
liberties
Liberty is the ability to do as one pleases, or a right or immunity enjoyed by prescription or by grant (i.e. privilege). It is a synonym for the word freedom.
In modern politics, liberty is understood as the state of being free within society f ...
* An uninhibited right to
bear arms
The right to keep and bear arms (often referred to as the right to bear arms) is a right for people to possess weapons (arms) for the preservation of life, liberty, and property. The purpose of gun rights is for self-defense, including securi ...
* A
free market
In economics, a free market is an economic system in which the prices of goods and services are determined by supply and demand expressed by sellers and buyers. Such markets, as modeled, operate without the intervention of government or any ot ...
healthcare system
* A foreign policy of
non-interventionism
Non-interventionism or non-intervention is a political philosophy or national foreign policy doctrine that opposes interference in the domestic politics and affairs of other countries but, in contrast to isolationism, is not necessarily opposed t ...
* A system of domestic and foreign
free trade
Free trade is a trade policy that does not restrict imports or exports. It can also be understood as the free market idea applied to international trade. In government, free trade is predominantly advocated by political parties that hold econ ...
Electoral record
In 2017, Steve McCluskey was elected mayor of
McLain, Mississippi
McLain is a town in Greene County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 441 at the 2010 census, down from 603 at the 2000 census.
History Natural disasters
In early spring 2016, McLain had major flooding which closed many roads and t ...
, the state's first elected member of the Libertarian Party of Mississippi.
References
External links
Libertarian Party of MississippiHome
Mississippi
Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Miss ...
Political parties in Mississippi
Political parties established in 1990
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