American Government
Section: L
Group 7
Katie Ward
“America’s largest third party”
Founded in 1971
Believe in total liberty based on classical laissez faire ideology
Party platform adopted in May 2008
They seek a “world of liberty.; a world in which all individuals are sovereign
over their own lives and no one is forced to sacrifice his or her values for the
benefit of others.”
(pro- drug legalization, pro-choice, pro-gay marriage, etc)
www.politics1.com/parties.htm
BAILOUTS-
CIVIL LIBERTIES-
Believe bailouts are
always bad for the
taxpayer , for the
economy and for the
business. Rewarding
the mismanagement of
American corporations
with a taxpayersubsidized lifeline does
nothing to encourage
reform or fix the
problems that pushed
the companies to
failure. They prolong
the inevitable collapse
of companies suffering
from extreme
mismanagement and
poor investments.“A
bailout is a perverse
transfer from poor tax
payers to rich
taxpayers.”
"The defense of the
country requires that we
have adequate intelligence
to detect and to counter
threats to domestic
security. This requirement
must not take priority
over maintaining the civil
liberties of our
citizens. The Bill of
Rights provides no
exceptions for a time of
war. Intelligence agencies
that legitimately seek to
preserve the security of the
nation must be subject to
oversight and
transparency." Libertarian Party
Platform, Section
3.1 (adopted: May
2008) (Abide
specifically by the Bill of
Rights)
THE WARS"We support the
maintenance of a sufficient
military to defend the
United States against
aggression. The United
States should both
abandon its attempts to
act as policeman for the
world and avoid
entangling alliances." Libertarian Party
Platform, Section
3.1 (adopted: May
2008)
www.bobbarr.org
Regarded as one of the most conservative member of Congress.
Described as "the idol of the gun-toting, abortion-fighting, IRShating hard right wing of American politics.”
On December 12, 2006 he became a regional rep. on the
Libertarian National Committee.
In 2008, former Congressman Bob Barr (R-GA) and former US
Senator Mike Gravel (D-AK) both switched to the LP and
campaigned for the party's Presidential nomination -- and Barr
won the nomination.
Represented the 7th District of Georgia
in the U.S. House of Representatives
from ‘95-’03. Served as a senior member
of the Judiciary Committee, as ViceChairmen of Gov. Reform Committee,
and as a member of the Committee on
Financial Services. Now practices law
with the Law Offices of Edwin Marger,
and runs a Consulting Firm, Liberty
Strategies LLC in Atlanta, Ga.
I hope President Obama will seek legislation curtailing the
dramatic expansion of federal wiretapping power signed
into law last July when former President Bush signed
legislation expanding the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance
Act (FISA) that now makes every international phone call
or e-mail by or to any person in the United States subject to
warrantless surveillance.“ - Praised executive orders
signed by President Obama that ordered closure of
military district center in Guantanamo on 1/23/09
Brianne Page
Patrick Buchanan - columnist, political analyst for MSNBC, chairman of The
American Cause foundation, and an editor of The American Conservative.
The America First Party was founded in 1944, but a new America First Party was formed in
2002 by Pat Buchanan supporters who expressed disgust over the way he was treated by the
leadership of the declining Reform Party. The main focus of the party is to put America and all
its citizens first by electing candidates who will restore morality, ethics, common sense, and
service to public service, and will return our Constitution to its proper place in our Republic.
Members of the America First Party hold to beliefs such as preserving and
protect the people of the United States and our sovereignty, promoting
economic growth and independence, encouraging the traditional values of
faith, family, and responsibility, ensuring equality before the law in
protecting those rights granted by the Creator, and to clean up the
corrupted political system
Carton Robinette
USA chairman: Sam Webb
Main issues are centered around getting economic
and racial equality and equality among the
working classes. They seek to end the conflict in
Iraq and Afghanistan and create peace. Their focal
point is advertisement towards African
Americans, as they advocate racial equality and
promote an end to racism, with a center around
historical African American communists.
Became chairman in 2000. He is a proponent of socialism and
democracy.
He has written a book called Reflections on Socialism.
Traveled to china, the UK, Cuba, and Vietnam to meet with
communist and socialist leaders, and represented the CPUSA at
Athens, Greece meeting of world communist leaders
"To me, money is...what most of us have too little of, notwithstanding
the efforts of the Bush Administration. We're all still waiting for that
money to trickle down.“- quote taken from an interview with him in
2007
Patrick White
•The Veterans Party of America is based in St. Petersburg, Florida
and was founded in 2003.
•The party’s main purpose is to "give political voice for the first time
since 1776, to the men and women who were willing to give the
ultimate sacrifice for this country. No longer will they have to grovel
and beg and fill out paperwork for years just to get what they
proudly earned and were promised."
•The VPA is not restricted to only veterans, but also the families of
veterans can join.
•The Veterans Party wants to represent the rights and needs of
veterans across the political spectrum -- which is why the party's top
priority is improving the lives of those who served.
http://www.politics1.com/parties.htm
Sarah Adames
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The Democratic Party works in the interests of
protecting working class families. The party’s current
plants involve ending the war in Iraq, managing the
economy and creating new jobs, providing affordable
healthcare and a good education to all Americans, no
matter their economic status.
Founded by Thomas Jefferson in 1792, the Democratic
Party did not think that having wealth was a
requirement for a person to rule. It was thusly known
as the “party of the common man.” The party also
prides itself in bringing together persons of different
races, religions, sexual orientations, etc in the hopes of
having a more unified nation.
TIM KAINE
Tim Kaine is the Democratic governor of Virginia. In
2009, he was chosen by Barack Obama to become the
chairman of the Democratic National Committee
(DNC).
April 1, 2009: Governor Kaine congratulates President
Obama on passing the Making Work Pay Tax Cut. This
plan will give $800 a year in tax relief to working
families by decreasing the amount of deductions in
their payrolls.
April 2, 2009 & April 3, 2009: Kaine respectively
praises the House of Representatives and the Senate
for passing President Obama’s Budget Plan. This
legislation will make investments in education,
healthcare, infrastructure, and renewable energy
sources.
April 10, 2009: Governor Kaine announces the $ 1.7
million granted to veterans suffering from head
injuries and stress disorders related to combat. The
Virginia Wounded Warrior program will be funding this
project.
Virginia Ouzts
Outsourcing
American
Jobs
• end outsourcing of American jobs
• Stop giving private contracting
jobs in places like Iraq, and Mexico
to U.S companies who outsource to
avoid paying taxes.
• Shrink gap between men and
women by raising women’s wages
• Bush administration proposed to
close gap by lowering men’s
wages
United States
Military
Environment
• “opposed invasion of Iraq which was sold to us with
lies and misleading information.”
• Want smaller presence in Middle East and support
independence from Middle Eastern Oil
• Do not approve of genetically modified food
• Believe hormone filled foods are responsible for U.S
obesity.
• Believe environment challenged by swelling
population
• Push for stricter illegal immigration laws
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Former Vice Presidential
nominee of Reform Party
Former Presidential
nominee of New
American Independent
Party
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Proposed simpler taxation
structure
Reduction of military
presence overseas
Believed gun ownership
should be addressed at
state level
Cameron Fitzgerald
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The Constitutional Party is the 3rd party, and
like the Democratic and Republican Party, it
has a presidential candidate every 4 years.
Baldwin the candidate in 2008. This party
wants to restore our government to its
constitutional limits and our law to Biblical
foundations. It was stated by a member of this
party on 4/7/09 that this party could be the
new home for conservatives.
Baldwin is a member of the
Constitutional Party. He has a radio
talk show on the issues of politics as
well as Christianity. He is a great man
who has been to several Bible colleges
and earned a bachelors and doctorate
in theology. Other occupations
include being an author, and a
newspaper and internet columnist.
Laura Wilson
The DSA was formed when The New American Movement (NAM) and the
Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee (DSO) merged in 1983.
The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is the largest socialist
organization in the United States.
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"We are socialists because we reject an international e
conomic order sustained by private profit, alienated l
abor, race and gender discrimination, environmental
destruction, and brutality and violence in defense of
the status quo.”
“We are socialists because we share a vision of a hu
mane international social order based both on democ
ratic planning and market mechanisms to achieve eq
uitable distribution of resources, meaningful work, a
healthy
environment, sustainable growth, gender and racial
equality, and
non-oppressive relationships."
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2007Llewellyn challenged Rudy Giullani on Health
care issues. Giuliani charged that the health car
e programs pushed by the Democratic
frontrunners reflected unAmerican and socialist values.
Llewellyn
argued that Democrats are the most procapitalist and pro-corporate
party in the world.
Tyler Donald
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Founded in 1995 in
Monterey, California.
Marcus Denoon is the
founder.
Gail Lightfoot is the
Libertarian Prime
Minister.
Believe adults should
have the right to own,
grow, sell, buy, or even
trade marijuana legally.
Tyler Donald 4/13/09 POLS
sec. L
Cam Short
As a recent addition to the
Republican party, Michael Steele is
the newly elected Chairmen to the
Republican National Committee.
Steele , who actually grew up in a
family of democrats, pursued his
republican duties and eventually was
elected to the GOPAC in 2007.
Steele’s plan of action for all
Republican’s has a lot to do with the
outreach of African Americans and
Hispanics to aide the diversity in all
republican. Make better use of the
Web and other technology to spread
the GOP message to college students
and small businesses, make sure
Republicans in Congress and around
the country have as consistent a
message as possible, and take on the
Democrats and the media directly
when they mischaracterize GOP
positions.
Brittany Howard
The Green Party:
Cynthia McKinney
Cynthia McKinney began
her career in politics when
her father submitted her
name as a write-in for the
Georgia State House. Since
then, she has been an activist
against the Gulf War, Al
Gore, The 9/11 Commission,
and the treatment of
Hurricane Katrina victims.
She has petitioned the
government to release the
official reports on the deaths
of Martin Luther King and
Tupak. In 2006, she
introduced articles of
impeachment against
President Bush. These
articles also charged Dick
Cheney and Condoleezza
Rice with dereliction of duty.
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The Green Party’s formation began in 1984.
However it did not truly gain notoriety until 1990
when Jim Sykes ran for Governor of Alaska.
Ralph Nader ran for the presidency in 1996 and
2000 under the Green Party ticket.
In the 2008, Cynthia McKinney ran for the
presidency. She received less than 1% of the
popular vote.
Greens believe in: Grassroots Democracy,
Social Justice and Equal Opportunity, Ecological
Wisdom, Non-violence, Decentralization,
Feminism, and Global Responsibility.
Recently, the Green party has been outspoken
against the War Against Terrorism, and in favor
of Universal Healthcare.
Katie Ward
Cam Short
Brianne Page
Carlton Robinette
Sarah Adames
Donald Tyler
Cameron Fitzgerald
Brittany Howard
Virginia Outz
Laura Wilson
Patrick White