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Libertarian Party of Illinois
Party Chairman	Val Vetter
Senate Leader	None
House Leader	None
Founded	1971
Political ideology	Libertarianism
National affiliation	Libertarian Party (United States)
Color(s)	a shade of Blue; Yellow
Web Site	www.lpillinois.org

The Libertarian Party of Illinois is the Illinois affiliate of the Libertarian Party. The state chair is Val Vetter. There are 7 Libertarian officeholders in Illinois.^[1]

Mission Statement

Libertarian Party of Illinois mission is: To elect Libertarians to office and move public policy in a libertarian direction.^[2]

Key Tenets of the Libertarian Party Platform

Key tenets of the Libertarian Party platform include the following:^[3]

• Adoption of laissez-faire principles which would reduce the state's role in economic government. This would include, among other things, markedly reduced taxation, privatization of Social Security and welfare (for individuals, as well as elimination of "corporate welfare"), markedly reduced regulation of business, rollbacks of labor regulations, and reduction of government interference in foreign trade.
• Protection of property rights.
• Minimal government bureaucracy. The Libertarian Party states that the government's responsibilities should be limited to the protection of individual rights from the initiation of force and fraud.
• Civil libertarianism: Support for the protection of civil liberties, including the right to privacy, freedom of speech, freedom of association, and sexual freedom.
• Opposition to civil rights laws that regulate the private sector, such as affirmative action and non-discrimination laws.
• Support for the unrestricted right to the means of self-defense (such as gun rights, the right to carry mace, pepper spray, or tasers etc).
• Opposition to the censoring and the engineering of foreign radio pathways.
• Abolition of laws against "victimless crimes" (such as prostitution, driving without a seatbelt, use of controlled substances, fraternization, etc.).
• Opposition to regulations on how businesses should run themselves (e.g., smoking bans)
• A foreign policy of free trade and non-interventionism.
• Support for a fiscally responsible government including a hard currency (commodity-based money supply as opposed to fiat currency).
• Abolition of all forms of taxpayer-funded assistance (welfare, food stamps, public housing, Health care, etc.)
• A belief that abortion is a personal issue, and should not be part of government.^[4]

State Affiliates ^[5]

• Bond-Fayette County Libertarians
• Champaign County Libertarian Party
• DuPage Libertarians
• Fox Valley Libertarian Party
• The Libertarian Party of Chicago
• Libertarian Party of Cook County-Northwest
• Libertarians of Western Illinois University
• McHenry County Libertarian Party
• McLean Libertarians
• Metro-Lakeland Libertarians
• Northern Illinois University Libertarians
• Outright Libertarians of Illinois
• Rockford Area Libertarians
• Rock Valley College Libertarians

Libertarian Party of Illinois Vote Total History 2000-2008

2008 Campaigns

2006 Campaigns

2004 Campaigns

2002 Campaigns

2000 Campaigns

References

1. ^ http://www.il.lp.org/campaigns/officeholders.php]
2. ^ [1], State Organization Committee meeting. January 18, 2009
3. ^ National Platform of the Libertarian Party, Official Website of the Libertarian National Committee. Retrieved on July 25, 2006
4. ^ http://www.lp.org/platform
5. ^ Illinois Local Chapters

External links

• Libertarian Party of Illinois
• Libertarian Party (United States)
• Libertarian Party of Chicago
• The Nolan Chart
• The Cato Institute
• The Heartland Institute
• The Sam Adams Alliance
• The Illinois Policy Institute