Anarcho-Capitalist NEWS: Welcome to the Libertarian Party of Maryland

The Republican and Democratic parties are coalitions of various interest groups and ideologies that shift over time. Rather than having fixed principles, their positions change to meet the needs of partisan competition. For example, as one party becomes more protectionist, the other reacts and becomes more free trade. Libertarians are different. We are a party of principles. We focus on those principles and build our party by attracting the people who believe in those principles. It isn’t that libertarians don’t have internal debates on issues or that there aren’t coalitions built around some ideas. We have spirited discussions over what libertarianism means and how it should be applied, but in the end, we are all committed to society based on libertarian principles. It is the core libertarian principles that unite us in a common approach to politics, public policy, and life.

The video touches on a few issues that demonstrate the different Libertarian perspective, including issues which have come to the forefront of national policy debates in recent years.

Marriage Equality. Who you can marry shouldn’t be a decision of government. You are free to choose who and how you marry. The national debate over marriage equality for gays has finally caught up to the Libertarian position. While the Democrats are now generally supportive of marriage equality, they only came to that position recently (their platform wasn’t changed until 2012). It has been a part of the Libertarian Party’s platform since its inception 40 years ago! Some Republicans are trying to catch up and not be on the wrong side of history. To understand the Libertarian approach, consider marriage equality in a broader context of themisuse of government to regulate many aspects of our personal relationships. The national Libertarian Party’s platform sets forth a broad liberty principle on this issue:

https://lpmaryland.org/learn/libertarians-were-different/issues-in-the-video/

Anarcho-Capitalist NEWS: Welcome to the Libertarian Party of Maryland

Anarcho-Capitalist NEWS: Welcome to the Libertarian Party of Maryland

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