About libertarian party of michigan / Michigan Libertarian-Party

The Libertarian Party of Michigan was founded in Taylor, Michigan on an evenning in June of 1972.

Where did these founding members come from?

Goldwater supporters. Karl Hess's rhetoric inspired many citizens in a country torn over the Vietnam War. Defining liberty and its defense becomes more than academic when you have a draft card in one hand and a rifle in the other. Later, many supporters became active in Young Americans for Freedom and College Republicans.

Objectivists. Ayn Rand and Nathaniel Brandon had split and the two sides didn't always talk with each other. Many people had awakened to politics through Rand's writings. Brandon's psychological insights fed the quest for a very personal freedom.

Austrian School economists. The clear logical writings of Von Mises, Hayek, Bastiat and other free market advocates convinced many people that politics was a useful tool in the fight to reverse the encroachment of socialism into our lives. The popular saying at the time--"If we can put a man on the moon, we can eliminate poverty"--terrified those of us who realized the havoc unlimited social spending could cause.

The Libertarian Party is centered around a consistent philosophy of economic and personal freedom. The left tends to supports personal freedom while tending to oppose economic freedom. The right tends to do the opposite, supporting economic but not personal freedom.

Too often, it seems that we must pick one freedom and lose another. You may like candidate-A because he will lower taxes, but at the same time he supports controlling your personal behavior. Voters are frequently faced with the problem of taking one step forward on one issue but taking two steps back on another issue. This situation is commonly called "voting for the lesser of two evils." With options as bleak as they are, many voters are simply staying home.

The Libertarian Party is the answer to that wasted vote syndrome. The Libertarian Party offers the voters a consistent support of all of our liberty and freedom that makes our country great. The Libertarian Party, regardless of the issue, supports economic and personal freedom. The rights of life, liberty, and the persuit of happiness are the central core of the Libertarian Party.

Our homepage is:

mi.lp.org"