Stonewall Libertarians on the Issues

View Animation: The Philosophy of Liberty

The Libertarian Platform states the following: "We defend each person's right to engage in any activity that is peaceful and honest, and welcome the diversity that freedom brings. The world we seek to build is one where individuals are free to follow their own dreams in their own ways, without interference from government or any authoritarian power." What does this mean to you as a GLBT taxpayer in Arizona, USA? Below are some specific positions on issues related to social, economic, domestic, and foreign policy. Or check out the full text of the party platform here.

Social Policy:

Consistent with our philosphy's emphasis on personal liberty, our ideas about social policy are characterized by a "live and let live" mentality. This makes the party a unique home for the gay community, who for so long has had to fight for its place within the two major parties.

Economic Policy:

Economic policy in a libertarian world is based on the concept of the free market as the engine that drives our progress as a society. With our focus on individual liberties, this translates into "laissez-faire" policies that seek to maximize the potential of each individual in the system. We also advocate the abolition of the income tax as an unconstitutional coercion of private wealth.

Domestic Policy:

We view immigration as a victimless crime and call for an end to the insanity of the current policy. We advocate an immediate end to wasteful "pork" spending that serves only to enrich the elite. As a violation of both personal and economic liberty, the Drug War is both unjust and unwinnable. We also call for an end to this failed prohibition.

Foreign Policy:

Our forefathers believed in non-interventionism for a reason, and we think this was wise. Recent history makes quite clear that no good can come of foreign entanglements.